Leader

Leader Adult Small Breed review

Name: Leader Adult Small Breed
Brand: Leader

56/100Good

DryAdult

A Good-band chicken and rice kibble, pressed small enough for a little mouth. Dehydrated chicken heads the label at 26%, and the tail of the list carries more than most: chicory inulin, cranberry, beetroot, and both glucosamine and chondroitin. Fat at 14.0% suits the quick engine a small dog runs on.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breeds that do better on a dense little kibble
Chicken eaters, with the animal named outright
Busy little dogs. Energy is estimated at 357 kcal per 100g
An older small dog, as glucosamine and chondroitin are written into the recipe

Worth watching

Chicken supplies the meat and the fat, so a chicken reaction rules it out
The pack's feeding guide stops at 12kg, so a heavier small dog is portioned by eye

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

How this scores

How we score

56/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small-breed adults. Check your dog's weight against the feeding guide, which asks 132 grams at 10kg for a less active dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Leader Adult Small Breed 56.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A quarter of the bag as named chicken is a fair showing, held back by a rice and oat base that pushes carbohydrate above the usual dry level.

What's in it

Dehydrated chicken26%Already dried before mixing, so the figure on the front survives the cooking.
Brown rice, white riceGentle, familiar carbohydrate. Carbohydrate comes to an estimated 51.0% of dry matter.
Chicken fatThe fat source, and still chicken.
Dehulled oatsA little fibre.
Whole linseedPlant omega 3, which a dog converts slowly.
Minerals, alfalfa, hydrolysed liver protein
Yeast extract, chicory inulinInulin is the prebiotic, feeding the bacteria already in the gut.
Dried cranberries, dried beetroot, rosemary, ginger, turmeric
Glucosamine hydrochloride, Yucca schidigera, chondroitin sulphateNo amounts declared, so a small helping for the joints.

Zinc comes in twice, as 91 mg of the oxide and 187.5 mg of an amino acid chelate per kilo, and vitamin E at 233 iu doubles as the preservative.

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

356.6 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

24.4%

Fat

15.6%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

6.7%

Carbs

51%

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