James Wellbeloved

James Wellbeloved Junior Dry: Turkey And Rice review

Name: James Wellbeloved Junior Dry: Turkey And Rice
Brand: James Wellbeloved

59.7/100Good

DryPuppy

A turkey and rice kibble for large breeds in the long second half of growing up, and Good on our reading. Dried turkey protein leads at 24.5%, with brown and white rice behind it. The catch is that no analytical panel is published, so protein, fat and calcium all go unchecked.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed juniors, the size the recipe is written around
Joint support spelled out: glucosamine at 0.045% and chondroitin at 0.005%
Dogs that get on well with traditional grains
A decent working appetite, with energy declared at 391 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

No calcium figure on a bag for growing large breeds
Poultry fat and fish oil both leave the species unnamed

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

How this scores

How we score

59.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed juniors. Ask James Wellbeloved for the calcium figure, then work from the bag's chart by expected adult weight and current age.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 59.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Much of what holds it where it is comes from missing information: with no analytical panel, the protein and fat behind the recipe cannot be checked.

What's in it

Dried turkey protein24.5%The water has already gone, so this brings far more protein than an equal weight of fresh meat.
Brown rice, white rice17.5%, 14.3%Gentle, familiar grains.
Naked oatsUseful fibre and micronutrients on top of the starch.
Pea proteinHelps the total along without adding meat.
Poultry fatThe bird is unnamed: chicken, duck or goose could all be involved.
Whole linseed3.8%Plant omega 3.
Turkey gravy, alfalfa meal, beet pulp, pea fibre, minerals
Seaweed, fish oil0.5% seaweedIodine from the seaweed; marine omega 3 from an unnamed fish.
Nettles, parsley, chicory extract0.1% chicoryChicory is the prebiotic.
Glucosamine, yucca, chondroitin0.045% down to 0.005%Printed with percentages; yucca for stool odour.

Vitamins D3 and E with copper, iodine, iron, manganese and zinc, all dosed.

No analytical panel published: protein, fat, fibre, ash, moisture and calcium are all absent. Ask the maker for calcium.

Named ingredients

Dried turkey protein* (24.5%), brown rice* (17.5%), white rice* (14.3%), naked oats*, pea protein, poultry fat*, whole linseed* (3.8%), turkey gravy, alfalfa meal*, sugar beet pulp*, pea fibre*, minerals, seaweed* (0.5%), fish oil, nettles*, parsley*, chicory extract* (0.1%), glucosamine (0.045%), yucca extract* (0.02%), chondroitin (0.005%). *Natural ingredient.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

391 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

28.8%

Carbs

60.8%

Veg

2.5%

Oils

3.6%

Other

4.4%

Pricing & size