Lakes Collection

Lakes Collection Lakes Pioneer Sensitive Light: Fish with Rice review

Name: Lakes Collection Lakes Pioneer Sensitive Light: Fish with Rice
Brand: Lakes Collection

38.3/100Average

DryAdult

An Average-band light kibble on dried fish and rice, for bigger dogs carrying a little too much. Fat is held to 8.0% and energy to 341 kcal per 100g. The joint set arrives with printed figures.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium to giant adults on a weight watch
Dogs happier on fish than red meat, with dried fish the only animal protein
Heavier dogs with joints under load: glucosamine and MSM at 180 mg/kg each
A fuller bowl for the same energy, from beet pulp and pea fibre
Less smell from the garden, with yucca at 190 mg/kg

Worth watching

Chicken fat, so poultry is in the bag despite the fish on the front
Dried fish with no species attached
Carbohydrate estimated at 57.1% of dry matter against 46.2% for typical dry food
Protein declared at 21.0%, gentle for a working dog

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

How this scores

How we score

38.3/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium, large and giant adults. On a food chosen for weight control, start at the lower end of the label's table and weigh it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Fish 38.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Meat second on the list and starch doing more than half the work hold it a band under the dry shelf, while the light declarations do what a weight food should.

What's in it

Brown rice22%Ahead of the fish, which tells you the plan.
Dried fish20%Water already gone, so a fifth of the bag delivers real protein. Species not named.
Barley, oatsBarley rules out a gluten-free bowl, though the label says no wheat gluten.
White rice10%
Chicken fatWhere the fish story stops being the whole story.
Beet pulp, pea fibre4%Bulk that keeps a lighter portion feeling like a meal.
Brewer's yeast, minerals
Yucca schidigera extract190 mg/kgFor stool odour.
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate180, 180, 125 mg/kgA proper set of figures for dogs already asking a lot of their joints.

Not a poultry-free trial: chicken fat is the added fat.

Named ingredients

Brown Rice (22%), Dried Fish (20%), Barley, Oats, White Rice (10%), Chicken Fat, Beet Pulp (4%), Pea Fibre, Brewer's Yeast, Minerals, Yucca Schidigera Extract (190 mg/kg), Glucosamine (180 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (180 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg). Yucca Extract from natural sources, this plant extract is thought to help reduce stool odour. No Added Artificial Colours & Preservatives Naturally preserved using rosemary extract. Formulated without wheat gluten.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

341 kcal/100g

Protein

21%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22.8%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

57.1%

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

20%

Carbs

71.8%

Oils

3.9%

Other

4.3%

Pricing & size