Lakes Collection

Lakes Collection Lakes Heritage Small Breed: Chicken with Herbs review

Name: Lakes Collection Lakes Heritage Small Breed: Chicken with Herbs
Brand: Lakes Collection

67.7/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

The brand's grain-free thinking in a kibble a little dog can manage, as chicken or salmon, both in our Good band. Each declares more than half its content as named animal, and both come out richer and meatier than the standard range they grew from.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small adult dogs, the only size these are sized for
Little dogs with strong opinions about dinner, at 15% fat
Small bowls kept free of cereal
A straight choice of bird or fish with the rest of the recipe unchanged
No added artificial colours or preservatives

Worth watching

Energy dense, so weigh a small dog's portion
Headline meat figures that count stock and oil as well as flesh
An omega 3 supplement with no source named

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

How this scores

How we score

67.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult dogs. The label's table stops at 15kg, and a really small dog eats well under half of that portion, so weigh it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 67.7
Salmon 67.6

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The two finish level, so pick whichever animal your dog does better on.

What's in it

Freshly prepared chicken27%Most of its water stays behind in the oven.
Dried chicken26%Almost as much concentrated chicken as fresh.
Chicken stock2%Counted in the 55% headline.
Sweet potato26%
Peas7%
Beet pulp, potatoBeet pulp does the fibre.
Linseed, omega 3 supplementPlant omega 3; the supplement's source is not named.
MineralsNo individual doses.
Herbs: marjoram, basil, oregano, sage, thyme, parsley0.3%
FOS, MOS96 mg/kg and 24 mg/kg

Named ingredients

Chicken 55% (including Freshly Prepared Chicken 27%, Dried Chicken 26% & Chicken Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (26%), Peas (7%), Beet Pulp, Potato, Linseed, Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Herbs (0.3% including Marjoram, Basil, Oregano, Sage, Thyme, Parsley), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 96 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 24 mg/kg). No Added Artificial Colours & Preservatives Naturally preserved using rosemary extract.

Against the range

Animal: Chicken 55%; Salmon and trout 53% in the other.
Protein, dry matter: 31.5%; 29.3% in the salmon.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 39.2%; 42.4% in the salmon.
Energy: 371 kcal per 100g; 376 in the salmon.

The meatier of the two on the analysis, with chicken the only animal named.

Both recipes declare more than half their content as named animal and print the fresh and dried split, leaning harder on dried than the brand's standard range. Sweet potato, peas and potato replace cereal, with beet pulp for fibre and linseed for plant omega 3.

Fat sits at 15% in both. Prebiotics are dosed at 96 mg/kg FOS and 24 mg/kg MOS, a 0.3% garnish names each bag, and rosemary extract does the preserving. Minerals are declared without individual doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

371 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

15%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

39.2%

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

29%

Added water

26%

Carbs

42%

Other

Pricing & size