Leader

Leader Adult Large Breed review

Name: Leader Adult Large Breed
Brand: Leader

56.5/100Good

DryAdult

A chicken and rice kibble for big adults that reads Good on our scoring. It opens on dehydrated chicken at 26%, protein that will not shrink in the oven. The tail runs from alfalfa and chicory inulin through warming spices down to glucosamine and chondroitin.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Big adults, the size the recipe and its feeding table were drawn around
Owners after chicken in its concentrated form
Tired large joints, with glucosamine hydrochloride and chondroitin sulphate on the label
Dogs that get on with rice and oats
A gut-friendly extra in chicory inulin
Dogs kept off fish. Whole linseed supplies the omega 3

Worth watching

No dose printed on either joint entry
Hydrolysed liver protein names no animal, so a strict chicken-only trial is out
Carbohydrate estimated at 56.7% of dry matter against 46.2% for typical adult dry food
No calcium figure, the one a big-dog owner most often looks for

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

How this scores

How we score

56.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adults. The label's table starts at 225 grams for a 20kg dog and climbs from there, so weigh your dog before setting the scoop.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Leader Adult Large Breed 56.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A rice-led shape and an undosed joint pair hold it back; honest naming everywhere else is what lifts it.

What's in it

Dehydrated chicken26%Arrives dry, as concentrated protein. Nothing here shrinks in the oven.
Brown rice, white riceDoing a great deal of the work.
Chicken fatNamed, which plenty of labels never bother with.
Dehulled oatsHusk off, easier going.
Whole linseedPlant omega 3 with its own fibre. No fish anywhere.
Minerals, alfalfa
Hydrolysed liver protein, yeast extractA palatant. The liver's animal is not given.
Chicory inulinThe entry most likely to do something a dog would notice.
Dried cranberries, dried beetroot, rosemary, ginger, turmeric, yucca schidigera
Glucosamine hydrochloride, chondroitin sulphateThe right pair for a large breed food, with no milligram figure on either.

A trace panel declared in full, zinc twice over as an oxide and a chelate, with tocopherol-rich extracts for preservation.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated Chicken (26%), Brown Rice, White Rice, Chicken Fat, Dehulled Oats, Whole Linseed, Minerals, Alfalfa, Hydrolysed Liver Protein, Yeast Extract, Chicory Inulin, Dried Cranberries, Dried Beetroot, Rosemary, Ginger, Turmeric, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Yucca schidigera, Chondroitin Sulphate.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

337 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

21%

Fat

10%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

23.3%

Fat

11.1%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

6.7%

Carbs

56.7%

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

27.5%

Carbs

58.7%

Veg

1.9%

Oils

6.4%

Other

5.4%

Pricing & size