James & Ella

James & Ella Cold-Pressed: Country Game review

Name: James & Ella Cold-Pressed: Country Game
Brand: James & Ella

76.7/100Excellent

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

Flavour

Three cold-pressed recipes made by low temperature pressing, two in our Excellent band and the Ocean Fish a step behind in Good. Each starts with dried, ground meat and uses sweet potato for the starch. The vitamin side is printed with doses.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that bolt their dinner. The pellets soften and fall apart in water
A puppy, an adult and a senior eating from one scoop
Dogs kept off wheat and other cereals
Owners who want the vitamin doses spelled out
One small dog or a whole kennel, with bags from 2.5kg up to 20kg

Worth watching

Green lipped mussel on all three labels, for a dog kept off shellfish
Duck meal behind the chicken in the Free-Run Chicken
Soya oil and an unnamed fish species in the Ocean Fish

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

How this scores

How we score

76.7/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Feed it like a dry food, with no freezer or defrosting, and check the second animal on the recipe you pick.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Free-Run Chicken 77.3
Country Game 76.7
Ocean Fish 63.3

Three recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named meats, a lower starch share and a printed vitamin panel lift two recipes clear of the typical cold-pressed food; the sweet potato lead keeps the ceiling where it is.

What's in it

Dried ground duck39%Dried, so worth far more fresh meat than the figure.
Sweet potato37%The engine on the plant side.
Peas6%
Beet pulp5%Gentle fibre.
Dried ground venison4%The second game animal.
Chicken oil4%Chicken, in a game recipe.
Green lipped mussel0.05%A sprinkle, honestly printed. Shellfish on the label.
Turmeric mixTurmeric, linseed oil, black pepper, yucca and apple cider vinegar.
Vitamins
Dried carrot, celery root, apple, sage, thyme, oregano, seaweed, fennel, nettle

Doses printed for vitamins A, D3, E, K, C and the B group, and for zinc, manganese, copper and iron; there is no separate trace element panel.

Chicken oil at 4% supplies the fat, worth registering if game was chosen to avoid chicken.

Green lipped mussel at 0.05% means shellfish is on the label.

Named ingredients

Dried Ground Duck 39%, Sweet Potato 37%, Peas 6%, Beet Pulp 5%, Dried Ground Venison 4%, Chicken Oil 4%, Green Lipped Mussel 0.05%, Turmeric Mix (Turmeric, Linseed Oil, Black Pepper, Yucca, Apple Cider Vinegar), Vitamins, Dried Vegetables (Carrot, Celery Root, Dried Herbs (Sage, Thyme, Oregano), Dried Fruit (Apple), Seaweed, Prebiotic, Yucca, Fennel, Nettle, Linseed Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Key ingredients highlighted on the page: Game (duck & venison), Sweet potato, Peas, Beet pulp, Green-lipped mussel, Oils, Turmeric, Yucca, Carrot, Apple cider vinegar, Seaweed

Against the range

Animals on the label: Duck, venison, chicken oil; Chicken and duck; fish.
Protein, dry matter: 35.4%; Level with the chicken; 37.1% on the fish.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 39.3%; 35.1% on the fish.

Two game animals in one bowl, though not for a dog that game was meant to keep off chicken.

Every recipe is built to one plan: dried, ground meat at the front, sweet potato as the carbohydrate, then peas and beet pulp. The meat went in dried, so 39% to 49% stands for a good deal more fresh meat. Carbohydrate sits under the cold-pressed typical on all three.

A tail of turmeric, herbs, seaweed and green lipped mussel follows on every label. The pellets are pressed at a low temperature and crumble in water where kibble swells.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

346 kcal/100g

Protein

32%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

10%

Moisture

9.5%

Dry weight

Protein

35.4%

Fat

9.9%

Fibre

4.4%

Ash

11%

Carbs

39.3%

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%

Carbs

48%

Oils

Other

3.9%

Pricing & size