James Wellbeloved

James Wellbeloved Puppy Dry: Turkey & Rice review

Name: James Wellbeloved Puppy Dry: Turkey & Rice
Brand: James Wellbeloved

58.6/100Good

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Flavour

Four puppy recipes on one frame, so a pup that does not agree with chicken can move to lamb, turkey or fish without changing anything else. Transparency reads Outstanding on every bag. Three sit in our Good band and the fish a step back in Average.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies whose protein is still being worked out
Homes that prefer named grains to a grain-free swap
A printed prebiotic: chicory extract at 0.25% in all four
Puppies of every size, on a chart from the smallest to the largest breeds

Worth watching

Fish oil or dried fish protein in every bag, so none suits a fish-free trial
Calcium at 1.63% of dry matter on three bags, and no analysis at all on the turkey

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

How this scores

How we score

58.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. For a pup heading for 30kg or more, ask your vet about portions given the calcium figure.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Chicken 64.4
Turkey 58.6
Lamb 57.4
Fish 49.5

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

Three bags sit level with the typical puppy food; the fish's smaller meat share puts it a step behind, and modest meat shares hold protein and processing back across the range.

What's in it

Dried turkey protein24%The second largest meat share.
White rice16%
Naked oats, brown riceunstated, 15%
Pea protein, poultry fat
Whole linseed3.5%
Turkey gravy
Sugar beet pulp, alfalfa meal, pea fibre, mineralsPea fibre adds a little bulk.
Seaweed, fish oil0.5%, unstated
Chicory extract, yucca extract0.25%, 0.02%

A short dosed panel of vitamins D3 and E with trace minerals.

No analytical panel is published, so protein, fat, ash and calcium are all unknown. Ask James Wellbeloved before feeding a large-breed pup.

Named ingredients

Dried turkey protein* (24%), white rice* (16%), naked oats*, brown rice* (15%), pea protein, poultry fat*, whole linseed* (3.5%), turkey gravy, sugar beet pulp*, alfalfa meal*, pea fibre*, minerals, seaweed* (0.5%), fish oil, chicory extract* (0.25%), yucca extract* (0.02%). *Natural ingredient.

Against the range

Meat: Dried turkey protein 24%; Second to the chicken's 30%.
Analysis: Not published; Printed on the other three.
Energy: 382 kcal per 100g; 384 to 385 on the others.

Turkey for a pup off chicken, bought without the numbers the other bags give.

Four bags on one frame: a named dried meat protein first, then rice with naked oats or barley, then pea protein. Poultry fat is the added fat in all four, and no bird is named.

Whole linseed at 3.5% to 3.9% and fish oil sit on every list, so plant and marine omega 3 arrive together. Chicory extract at 0.25% and seaweed at 0.5% close each label. Only the lead protein changes.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

382 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

28.5%

Carbs

62%

Veg

1.9%

Oils

3.7%

Other

3.9%

Pricing & size