Innocent Hound

Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food: Gourmet British Duck review

Name: Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food: Gourmet British Duck
Brand: Innocent Hound

62/100Good

WetPuppyAdult

Flavour

Soft, unmistakably meaty pieces with 70% British meat at the head of every label, one animal per recipe, and all six sit in our Good band. The maker calls it air dried; in the bowl it behaves like a semi-moist food. Each list is itemised down to the herb.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that find hard biscuit heavy going
One named animal in the bowl
Rotating proteins across beef, lamb, pork, duck, chicken and salmon on one base
Puppies, adults and older dogs alike
Fussy eaters bored of dry food. The glycerine keeps each piece moist and mildly sweet

Worth watching

No calcium figure on any of the six
Fish only in the Wild Salmon Fishcakes, leaving five for a dog kept off it
Moisture dilutes the energy, so measure against the feeding guide from the first meal

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

How this scores

How we score

62/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Every recipe is listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. For a large breed puppy, ask Innocent Hound for the calcium figure before it becomes the main food.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Wild Salmon Fishcakes 68.1
Finest Pulled Pork 66.4
British Lamb Casserole 65.2
British Beef Stew 64.7
Gourmet Chicken Hotpot 62.4
Gourmet British Duck 62.0

All six Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The six finish close together, and what separates them is the analysis more than the shopping list.

What's in it

British duck70%
Dried sweet potato
Rapeseed glycerine
Minerals, dried carrot
Dried cranberry, dried chicory root1% each
Fibre, beet pulp
Dried rosemary0.5%

Taurine at 1,102mg and vitamin E at 189mg per kilo, the highest in the range, with trace elements and DL-methionine.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large breed puppy, ask Innocent Hound for it.

Named ingredients

British duck (70%), dried sweet potato, rapeseed glycerine, minerals, dried carrot, dried cranberry (1%), dried chicory root (1%), fibre, beet pulp, dried rosemary (0.5%)

Against the range

Carbohydrate, dry matter: 42.9%; One of the higher estimates; beef is 34.9%.
Energy: 306 kcal per 100g; Mid-table.
Vitamin E: 189mg per kilo; Highest of the six.

A sensible step away from chicken for a dog that has never met duck.

Six soft recipes, each opening on 70% of one British meat or fish, with rapeseed glycerine keeping the pieces tender. Sweet potato does most of the carbohydrate work; the lamb and the salmon swap dried potato for banana, apple and seaweed. Chicory root and beet pulp are on every list and no cereal is named anywhere.

Moisture is declared at 22% to 28%. Protein runs from 25.6% to 36.0% of dry matter and fat from 9.3% to 24.7%, and taurine is dosed on all six.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

306 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

13.9%

Fibre

Ash

7.7%

Moisture

22%

Dry weight

Protein

25.6%

Fat

17.8%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.9%

Carbs

42.9%

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

70%

Carbs

16.1%

Veg

3.4%

Other

10.5%

Pricing & size