Husse

Husse Optimal review

Name: Husse Optimal
Brand: Husse

49.3/100Average

DryAdult

Average, and about as uncomplicated as feeding gets: chicken first, wheat and rice behind it. The extras are modest and sensible, with salmon oil for omega 3 and dried egg for a little high quality protein. At 402 kcal per 100g, the bowl does not need heaping.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium breed adults, the size the kibble and feeding table are written for
Dogs that do well on cereals
Some help for the coat from salmon oil and linseed
Buying one big bag at a time; 12 kg is the only size

Worth watching

Wheat second on the list, the cereal most often blamed for itchy skin or an unsettled gut
Salmon and salmon oil behind the chicken, so fish is on the menu
Animal fat and hydrolysed animal protein with no species named

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

How this scores

How we score

49.3/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium adult dogs. The label's span is wide, so let your dog's waistline settle where in it they belong.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Husse Optimal 49.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis is respectable for a recipe with wheat this high up; unnamed animal fats and a cereal in second place set the ceiling.

What's in it

ChickenNo percentage given. Palatable and consistent, and the meat behind the most reactions.
WheatBinds a kibble well; the one to weigh up for an intolerant dog.
RiceThe gentler cereal.
Animal fatNo species named.
Vegetable fibres, linseedCrude fibre stays low at 2.0%.
Hydrolysed animal proteinUnnamed too.
Salmon, salmon oilMarine omega 3.
Yeast, salt, fructo-oligosaccharides0.3%FOS for the gut's friendly bacteria.
Dried whole eggs
Potassium chloride, lecithin, sea algae, rosemary

Iron at 201 mg/kg, zinc from two sources, manganese and selenium all dosed in print, with clinoptilolite clay at 10 g/kg as an anti caking agent.

Named ingredients

Chicken, wheat, rice, animal fat, vegetable fibres, linseed, hydrolysed animal protein, salmon, salmon oil, yeast, salt, fructo-oligosaccharides (0.3%), dried whole eggs, potassium chloride, lecithin, sea algae, rosemary.

Against the range

A single chicken kibble for medium dogs, with wheat and rice behind the chicken and a short tail of extras that each have a job. The vitamin and mineral panel is fully dosed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

402 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

44.5%

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

44.3%

Carbs

42%

Veg

4.2%

Oils

Other

3.5%

Pricing & size