Lakes Collection

Lakes Collection Lakes Heritage Grain Free Light: Trout with Sweet Potato review

Name: Lakes Collection Lakes Heritage Grain Free Light: Trout with Sweet Potato
Brand: Lakes Collection

61.2/100Good

DryAdult

A Good grain-free light kibble that is half trout and salmon, for adults that need to shed a little without losing interest in dinner. Fat is held to 8% and a joint package is printed with real doses, a thoughtful pairing on a food for heavier dogs.

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Our view

Likely to suit

An adult dog with a little to lose; energy is 340 kcal per 100g
Heavier dogs with complaining joints, given the printed glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin
Dogs kept off cereal
Medium to giant adults on a diet that still leads with fish

Worth watching

Trout and salmon make up all the animal content
Carbohydrate at 51.6% of dry matter, the usual result of taking fat out

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

How this scores

How we score

61.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium, large and giant adults. The label asks 135 to 225 grams for a dog of 10kg to 20kg, so weigh the portion and adjust by the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Trout

The score, in context

Trout 61.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Light foods usually pay for their lower fat somewhere, and this one kept its fish; carbohydrate is where the cost shows.

What's in it

Trout and salmon: fresh trout 30%, dried salmon 11%, fresh salmon 4%, salmon oil 3%, salmon stock 2%50%The dried salmon supplies much of the protein once the oven has taken the water from the fresh fish.
Sweet potato24%
Potato, peas6% peasNo wheat, maize, rice or barley anywhere.
Beet pulpFibre for a bowl that satisfies without adding much.
Pea protein, potato proteinProcessing by-products that hold protein steady while fat drops. Not all of the protein figure is animal.
Linseed, minerals
Asparagus0.3%The garnish that names the bag.
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate170, 170, 125 mg/kgA heavier dog carries more through every joint.
FOS, MOS96 mg/kg, 24 mg/kgPrebiotics.

Named ingredients

Trout & Salmon 50% (Including Freshly Prepared Trout 30%, Dried Salmon 11%, Freshly Prepared Salmon 4%, Salmon Oil 3%, Salmon Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (24%), Potato, Peas (6%), Beet Pulp, Pea Protein, Linseed, Potato Protein, Minerals, Asparagus (0.3%), Glucosamine (170 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170 mg/kg), Chondrotin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 96 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 24 mg/kg).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

340 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

51.6%

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

48%

Added water

Carbs

47.4%

Other

2.6%

Pricing & size