James Wellbeloved

James Wellbeloved Adult Grain Free Dry: Fish & Veg review

Name: James Wellbeloved Adult Grain Free Dry: Fish & Veg
Brand: James Wellbeloved

42.3/100Average

DryAdult

Flavour

Three bags in our Good band and the fish a step below in Average, all on one grain-free frame. What sets the range apart is the dried meat protein at the top of each label, so the meat figure you read is already concentrated. Potato and pea starch do the binding.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs kept off wheat, rice, oats and barley
Owners who want a meat figure they can trust on sight
Households that rotate proteins across fish, lamb and turkey on the same base
Smaller dogs. Their turkey bag carries the range's largest declared meat share
Older dogs on the fish, the lamb or the standard turkey, where the joint pair is printed

Worth watching

Fish oil in all four, so no bag is fish free
Poultry fat even in the lamb and fish, which rules out a strict single-animal trial
Starch carries a good deal of the fish and standard turkey; the lamb has more meat in the bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

42.3/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults, with a small breed turkey for little mouths. The lamb is far richer than its siblings, so portion it carefully for a dog with a quiet routine.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Lamb 64.1
Turkey 57.3
Turkey 51.9
Fish 42.3

Four recipes across Good and Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Same frame on every bag; the lamb's far richer declared analysis is what carries it highest, and the fish trails a step behind.

What's in it

Dried fish protein24.8%Already dried, so the figure is worth more than the same number of fresh fish.
Dried potatoes24.1%Mostly starch, with some fibre and potassium.
Pea starchThe refined binding part of the pea.
Tomato pomace5%
Poultry fatThe one entry that never names its bird.
Fish stock, fish oilMarine omega 3, and more fish.
Whole linseed3.2%Omega 3 in its plant form.
Dried peas, sugar beet pulp, alfalfa meal, minerals2.4%
Seaweed, dried carrots, nettles, parsley0.5% eachSeaweed for iodine and trace minerals.
Chicory extract, glucosamine, yucca, chondroitin0.1% down to 0.005%A prebiotic fibre and a supporting joint dose.

Zinc as a glycine chelate, with copper, iron and manganese in sulphate and oxide forms.

Named ingredients

Dried fish protein (24.8%), dried potatoes* (24.1%), pea starch, tomato pomace* (5%), poultry fat*, fish stock, whole linseed* (3.2%), fish oil, dried peas* (2.4%), sugar beet pulp*, alfalfa meal*, minerals, seaweed* (0.5%), dried carrots* (0.5%), nettles*, parsley*, chicory extract* (0.1%), glucosamine (0.045%), yucca extract* (0.02%), chondroitin (0.005%). *Natural ingredient.

Against the range

Animal entries: All from the sea bar the poultry fat; Lamb and turkey bags lead with their own meat.
Protein, as declared: 21.0%; Lamb declares 40.0%.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 52.8%; Standard turkey 53.1%, small breed 46.2%.

The one to pick for a dog that likes fish, accepting more starch in the bowl.

Every bag opens with a dried meat protein, so the percentage is already what ends up in the kibble: 24.5% to 31.8% across the four. Dried potatoes and pea starch replace the cereals, and the carbohydrate stays: 52.8% and 53.1% of dry matter in the fish and standard turkey.

Poultry fat and fish oil run through all four recipes. Tomato pomace, whole linseed, seaweed and dried carrots sit behind the meat on each, with chicory extract and yucca in the small print. Glucosamine and chondroitin are printed on three labels; the small breed turkey leaves both off.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

349 kcal/100g

Protein

21%

Fat

10.8%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

8.1%

Dry weight

Protein

22.8%

Fat

11.7%

Fibre

3.9%

Ash

8.8%

Carbs

52.8%

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

24.8%

Added water

7.5%

Carbs

47.4%

Veg

7.9%

Oils

8.2%

Other

4.2%