Leader

Leader Adult Supreme Small Breed review

Name: Leader Adult Supreme Small Breed
Brand: Leader

59.1/100Good

DryAdult

Leader's chicken and rice in a smaller kibble, with the meat pushed a little higher to 29% dehydrated chicken. Because that chicken is already dried, the figure carries through into the baked kibble. It sits in our Good band, a dependable everyday food for a little dog that gets on with chicken.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults, with a feeding chart that starts at 1kg
Owners who want a short label that names what matters
Little dogs that are hard to please. Hydrolysed liver protein lifts the flavour
Active small dogs, fat at 16.0%
Grain-fed households: rice does the carrying and oats add fibre

Worth watching

Chicken meat and chicken fat, so no use for a chicken-sensitive dog
The liver protein names no species, a gap for an elimination trial
Carbohydrate estimated at 46.4% of dry matter
Joint ingredients with no amounts printed

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

How this scores

How we score

59.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed adults. Most dogs on it weigh far less than 15kg; the chart asks 132 grams for a quiet 10kg dog, so scale down from there.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Leader Adult Supreme Small Breed 59.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Steady more than exciting: named chicken and a fully dosed mineral panel on one side, a cereal base and one unnamed animal entry on the other.

What's in it

Dehydrated chicken29%Already dried, so the figure carries into the kibble.
Brown rice, white riceWhite is quick to digest; brown keeps its bran.
Chicken fatNamed to species, which is worth more than it sounds.
Dehulled oatsSoluble fibre.
Whole linseedPlant omega 3, converted slowly, so give the coat time.
Minerals, alfalfa
Hydrolysed liver protein, yeast extractPalatants. The liver is nutrient dense, but its animal is not named.
Chicory inulinA prebiotic fibre for the gut's friendly bacteria.
Dried cranberries, dried beetroot, rosemary, ginger, turmericFlavouring quantities.
Glucosamine hydrochloride, yucca schidigera, chondroitin sulphateThe joint pair has no amounts; yucca softens what the garden puts up with.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, and every trace mineral dosed, with zinc split between the oxide and an amino acid chelate.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated Chicken (29%), 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

A single small breed kibble on chicken and rice. Dehydrated chicken at 29% leads, two rices and dehulled oats form the base, and chicken fat is the named fat. A plant tail of linseed, alfalfa, chicory inulin and cranberries follows, with an undosed joint pair at the end.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

366.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

16%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

26.7%

Fat

17.8%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

6.7%

Carbs

46.4%

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

30.4%

Carbs

56.3%

Veg

1.8%

Oils

6.2%

Other

5.2%

Pricing & size