James Wellbeloved

James Wellbeloved Adult Large Breed Dry: Lamb & Rice review

Name: James Wellbeloved Adult Large Breed Dry: Lamb & Rice
Brand: James Wellbeloved

60.5/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

A conventional cereal kibble for big dogs, with three of the four in our Good band and the fish a step down in Average. What sets it apart is the joint support: glucosamine and chondroitin are printed on every bag, alongside fish oil and whole linseed. Nothing exotic, and dependable for a steady large dog.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large and giant breeds. The range is written and portioned for nothing smaller
Owners who want joint support named on the label
Dogs that do well on cereals; rice, oats and barley carry the starch
A heavy eater, with 15kg bags across the range
Dogs that like a change of meat, as four proteins share one construction

Worth watching

Fish oil in every recipe, so none is fish free
Poultry fat in the lamb and fish too. No bag here suits a strict elimination trial
More cereal than meat in the bag, better for a steady dog than an athletic one
No full analysis on the lamb and turkey labels

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

How this scores

How we score

60.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed adults only. If gluten is being kept out of the bowl, note that barley is in all four.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Lamb 60.5
Turkey 60.2
Chicken 58.3
Fish 49.0

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

Three of the four sit close enough together that your dog's preferred meat is the better guide, with the fish a step behind.

What's in it

Dried lamb protein25%The joint largest meat share in the range.
BarleyCarries gluten.
Brown rice, white rice13% each
Naked oats
Poultry fatSo the lamb is not the only animal on the label.
Pea protein, whole linseed3.5% linseed
Lamb gravy
Sugar beet pulp, alfalfa meal, pea fibreFibre.
Seaweed, minerals, fish oil0.5% seaweed
Nettles, parsley, chicory extract, glucosamine, yucca extract, chondroitin0.1% down to 0.005%

Vitamins D3 and E with copper, manganese and zinc.

No full analysis on the label, so the table shows energy alone.

Named ingredients

Dried lamb protein* (25%), barley*, brown rice* (13%), white rice* (13%), naked oats*, poultry fat*, pea protein, whole linseed* (3.5%), lamb gravy, sugar beet pulp*, alfalfa meal*, pea fibre*, seaweed* (0.5%), minerals, fish oil, nettles*, parsley*, chicory extract* (0.1%), glucosamine (0.045%), yucca extract* (0.02%), chondroitin (0.005%). *Natural ingredient.

Against the range

Meat: 25% dried lamb protein; Matched by turkey; chicken 24%, fish 22%
Energy: 368 kcal per 100g; 371 to 373 on the others
Bag sizes: 10kg and 15kg; Turkey too; chicken and fish 15kg only

The strongest of the four on our scoring, and a useful change for a big dog bored of poultry.

Every bag opens with a dried meat protein, 22% on the fish and up to 25% on the lamb and turkey, followed by 13% brown rice, 13% white rice, naked oats and barley. Poultry fat, fish oil, whole linseed, glucosamine and chondroitin appear on all four labels.

What varies is the meat, the order of the cereals and how much analysis is printed. Chicken and fish publish a full panel; lamb and turkey give the energy figure only.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

368 kcal/100g

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

28.1%

Carbs

62.5%

Veg

1.5%

Oils

3.9%

Other

3.9%

Pricing & size