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James Wellbeloved Senior Grain Free Dry: Lamb & Veg review

Name: James Wellbeloved Senior Grain Free Dry: Lamb & Veg
Brand: James Wellbeloved

51.5/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Flavour

A gentle grain-free kibble for dogs entering their later years, in lamb or turkey, and both sit in our Good band. Fat and energy are kept moderate on purpose. The joint pair is printed with its percentages, which plenty of senior foods leave vague.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs easing off their peak, on moderate fat with a dosed joint pairing
Dogs kept off grain. Dried potatoes and pea starch carry the carbohydrate
Two generations from one bag, as both recipes are listed for adults and seniors
One named meat protein per bag, lamb in one and turkey in the other

Worth watching

Poultry fat with no bird named, plus fish oil, in both, so neither suits a strict exclusion diet
Pea starch first and carbohydrate above half of dry matter: a starch-led kibble

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

How this scores

How we score

51.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The turkey comes only in a 10kg bag, so check the size before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Turkey 51.7
Lamb 51.5

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A starch-led build takes nutritional balance down, and nothing about that stops the range feeding an older dog gently from a readable label.

What's in it

Pea starchHeads the list.
Dried lamb protein23.5%Water already out, so a gram carries more protein than fresh meat. The only named meat.
Dried potatoes22.6%Grain's job, done without grain.
Tomato pomace5%Fibre.
Pea protein, poultry fatThe fat does not name its bird.
Whole linseed3.2%Plant omega fats.
Lamb gravy, dried peas, sugar beet pulp, alfalfa meal2.6% peas
Seaweed, dried carrots0.5% eachRead nicely, weigh little.
Pea fibre, minerals, fish oil, nettles, parsley, chicory extract, yucca extract0.1% chicory, 0.02% yuccaChicory is a prebiotic nudge.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.045%, 0.005%Dosed on the label.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc as a glycine chelate, the form picked for absorption, and the other trace minerals as sulphates and oxides.

Poultry fat further down means the lamb recipe is not poultry free.

Named ingredients

Pea starch, dried lamb protein* (23.5%), dried potatoes* (22.6%), tomato pomace* (5%), pea protein, poultry fat*, whole linseed* (3.2%), lamb gravy, dried peas* (2.6%), sugar beet pulp*, alfalfa meal*, seaweed* (0.5%), dried carrots* (0.5%), pea fibre*, 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: Dried lamb protein 23.5%; Turkey at the same 23.5% on the other.
Fat, dry matter: 10.9%; 10.3% on the turkey.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 53.6%; 56.3% on the turkey.
Fibre source: Sugar beet pulp; Chicory pulp on the turkey.

If red meat is what your dog does best on, this is the one to take.

Pea starch opens both lists, and each recipe keeps to one named meat, supplied dried at 23.5%. Dried potatoes and peas stand in for cereal, with tomato pomace at 5% and whole linseed for fibre and omega fats.

Both print glucosamine at 0.045% and chondroitin at 0.005%, with chicory extract at 0.1% and zinc as a chelate. Poultry fat and fish oil sit in both recipes. What varies is small: the beet pulp or chicory pulp, and a fraction of fat.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

341 kcal/100g

Protein

20.3%

Fat

10%

Fibre

4.1%

Ash

8.2%

Dry weight

Protein

22.1%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

8.9%

Carbs

53.6%

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

56.9%

Veg

7.5%

Oils

3.8%

Other

3.8%

Pricing & size