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James Wellbeloved Senior Grain Free Dry: Turkey review

Name: James Wellbeloved Senior Grain Free Dry: Turkey
Brand: James Wellbeloved

51.7/100Good

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

51.7/100Good

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

Turkey

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 starch
Dried potatoes24%Edges ahead of the meat on this label.
Dried turkey protein23.5%The only named meat.
Tomato pomace5%
Poultry fatBird not named.
Dried peas, whole linseed3.5%, 3.1%
Turkey gravy, alfalfa meal, pea fibre, chicory pulpChicory pulp in place of the lamb's beet pulp.
Seaweed, dried carrots0.5% each
Minerals, fish oil, nettles, parsley, chicory extract, yucca extract0.1% chicory, 0.02% yucca
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.045%, 0.005%Printed with their percentages.

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.

Named ingredients

Pea starch, dried potatoes* (24%), dried turkey protein* (23.5%), tomato pomace* (5%), poultry fat*, dried peas* (3.5%), whole linseed* (3.1%), turkey gravy, alfalfa meal*, pea fibre*, seaweed* (0.5%), chicory pulp*, dried carrots* (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: Dried turkey protein 23.5%, behind potato; Lamb leads potato on the other.
Fat, dry matter: 10.3%; 10.9% on the lamb.
Fibre source: Chicory pulp; Sugar beet pulp on the lamb.
Bag sizes: 10kg only; The lamb also comes smaller.

The slightly leaner of the pair, for a dog that does better on poultry.

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

344 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

9.5%

Fibre

3.9%

Ash

6.9%

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

10.3%

Fibre

4.2%

Ash

7.5%

Carbs

56.3%

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

31%

Carbs

48.3%

Veg

10.6%

Oils

6.2%

Other

Pricing & size