Husse

Husse Hypoallergenic Digest Adult Large Breeds review

Name: Husse Hypoallergenic Digest Adult Large Breeds
Brand: Husse

56.5/100Good

DryAdult

The brand's lamb and rice idea pointed at a big dog. Two things set it apart: glucosamine and chondroitin written into the ingredients with a dose each, and a feeding table that starts at 25kg. Our reading is Good, level with the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults: the label's portions begin at 25kg
Heavier or older dogs whose joints could use the help
Sensitive digestion, with rice the only cereal and inulin doing the settling
Dogs kept clear of chicken and wheat
Owners who like taurine stated, at 1000 mg per kilo

Worth watching

Dried salmon and salmon oil, so not fish free
Animal fat and hydrolysed animal protein with no species, which limits the hypoallergenic wording
Calcium at 1.96% of dry matter, one to raise with your vet if minerals are watched

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

56.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult dogs. The table asks 225 to 350 grams at 25kg; use it for the size of dog the bag is written for and let shape fine-tune it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Husse Hypoallergenic Digest Adult Large Breeds 56.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Ordinary numbers for a kibble; the case for it is fit, for a big dog with a delicate stomach and stiffening joints.

What's in it

Dried lambWeighed dry, so it keeps its standing in the kibble. No percentage printed.
Brown rice, riceOne grain family; no wheat or maize anywhere.
Animal fatNo species named.
Dried salmon
Brewer's yeast, linseed2% linseedYeast carries B vitamins.
Hydrolysed animal proteinMakes the kibble worth eating. Again, no species.
Rice flour, salmon oil1% salmon oilRice flour as a binder.
Vegetable fibres, minerals, inulin, marine algae0.3% inulinInulin feeds the friendly bacteria.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate500 mg/kg eachCartilage components, not medicines. The stated dose is what makes them useful.

A full panel with taurine at 1000 mg, L-carnitine and vitamin C, plus lecithin at 1000 mg per kilo.

No moisture declared, so the dry-matter figures assume 8%; the energy figure is our estimate.

Named ingredients

Dried lamb, brown rice, rice, animal fat, dried salmon, brewer's yeast, linseed (2%), hydrolysed animal protein, rice flour, salmon oil (1%), vegetable fibres, minerals, inulin (0.3%, source of fructo-oligosaccharides), marine algae, glucosamine (500 mg/kg), chondroitin sulphate (500 mg/kg).

Against the range

A single lamb and rice kibble for large adults. Dried lamb leads, with brown rice, rice and rice flour the only cereal. Animal fat and hydrolysed animal protein name no species, and dried salmon and salmon oil bring fish in. Glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate sit in the ingredients at 500 mg per kilo each.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

355.6 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.9%

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.6%

Carbs

47.4%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

46.4%

Carbs

41.5%

Veg

Oils

6.1%

Other

5.1%

Pricing & size