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Husse Opus Farm review

Name: Husse Opus Farm
Brand: Husse

54.9/100Good

DryAdult

Opus Farm is Husse stepping up a gear and reaching our Good band. Chicken comes first, there is no grain anywhere, and carbohydrate estimates at 25.0% of dry matter, roughly half the 46.2% typical of adult dry food. The supporting list is short and every entry has a job.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A plain grain-free bowl without an exotic protein
Working and sporting dogs. Protein is declared at 38.0% and fat at 20.0%
Any size from toy to giant, all covered by the one recipe
Owners who like a short ingredient list with nothing added for decoration

Worth watching

Salmon oil is in the recipe, so the bag is not fish free
Animal fat and hydrolysed animal protein give no species, so chicken cannot be treated as the only animal

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

How this scores

How we score

54.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyAverage

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. It is a rich recipe, so start at the lower end of the label's feeding range and adjust by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Husse Opus Farm 54.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis earns most of the score, and the label's unnamed entries and missing chicken percentage hold it back.

What's in it

ChickenFirst on the list, though no percentage is given.
Potato, dried peasThe starch, with no grain. Peas bring protein and fibre along with their carbohydrate.
Animal fatSpecies not named.
Linseed, vegetable fibresLinseed for plant omega 3.
Hydrolysed animal proteinOnly a family name. Broken down far enough that most sensitive dogs handle it comfortably.
Yeast, salt
Salmon oilThe marine omega 3, and the reason this bowl is not fish free.
Dried whole eggsHigh quality protein.
Fructo-oligosaccharides0.3%For the gut.
Lecithin, sea algae, rosemarySea algae brings iodine and trace minerals; rosemary is a natural antioxidant.

A fully dosed panel, with iron at 201 mg/kg, zinc from two sources, manganese at 63 mg/kg and selenium at 0.20 mg/kg; calcium works out at 1.41% of dry matter.

Named ingredients

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

Against the range

One grain-free recipe for adults of every size. Chicken leads, potato and dried peas carry the starch, and protein is declared at 38.0% as fed. Moisture is not printed, so the dry matter figures assume 8% and the energy figure is worked from the analysis.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

383.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

38%

Fat

20%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

41.3%

Fat

21.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

25%

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

43.1%

Carbs

42.5%

Veg

2.9%

Oils

6.1%

Other

5.5%

Pricing & size