Iams

Iams Advanced Nutrition Senior Large Breed review

Name: Iams Advanced Nutrition Senior Large Breed
Brand: Iams

58.6/100Good

DryAdultSenior

The house recipe adjusted for age: fat down to 10%, protein held at 25%, and glucosamine printed for joints that have carried a heavy frame for years. Dried chicken and turkey lead, barley and maize do the carrying. It finishes in our Good band, level with the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

The big dog getting on in years, the very dog on the front of the bag
Older dogs softening round the middle; fat is held to 10% at 358 kcal per 100 grams
Joint support built into the food, with glucosamine declared at 0.045%
An older dog's teeth. Sodium hexametaphosphate at 0.35% softens tartar

Worth watching

Carbohydrate at 52.4% of dry matter against 46.2% typical for adult dry food
Pork fat as the added fat, for a dog with a pork sensitivity

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

How this scores

How we score

58.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult and senior dogs. Big dogs vary enormously at the same weight, so measure to the ribs you can feel, not the number in the column.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Iams Advanced Nutrition Senior Large Breed 58.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

An older big dog moving onto it is not settling for less than the market average; cereal-heavy construction holds it there, the trimmed fat and printed glucosamine aim it squarely at its dog.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkey25% (chicken 15%)The figure that counts, with its water already gone. Protein converts to 27.2% of dry matter.
BarleyThe pick of the grains, though it carries gluten.
Maize, maize flour
Fresh chicken10%Shrinks considerably in the oven.
Pork fatA named animal fat.
Dried beet pulp2.5%Fibre.
Chicken gravy, linseed
Minerals incl. sodium hexametaphosphate0.35%To soften tartar.
Fructooligosaccharides, brewer's dried yeast0.2% FOSA prebiotic and B vitamins.
Glucosamine from animal tissues0.045%A light touch, well short of a joint supplement, but printed.

Vitamins A, D3 and E dosed per kilo, with copper, iodine, iron, manganese, zinc at 115mg and selenium each listed.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey 25% (including chicken 15%), barley, maize, fresh chicken (10%), maize flour, pork fat, dried beet pulp (2.5%), chicken gravy, minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.35%), linseed, fructooligosaccharides (0.2%), brewer's dried yeast, glucosamine from animal tissues (0.045%).

Against the range

Dried chicken and turkey at 25% lead, with fresh chicken at 10% behind barley and maize. Pork fat holds fat to 10%, and glucosamine from animal tissues is declared at 0.045%. Moisture is not declared, so the dry matter figures assume 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

358 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

10%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

6.3%

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

6.8%

Carbs

52.4%

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

39.4%

Carbs

53.9%

Oils

3.4%

Other

3.2%

Pricing & size