Lily's Kitchen

Lily's Kitchen the Ultimate Dinner: Chicken review

Name: Lily's Kitchen the Ultimate Dinner: Chicken
Brand: Lily's Kitchen

68.2/100Good

WetAdult

Flavour

Lily's Kitchen's special occasion shelf, from Outstanding at its best to Good for the two plated chicken dishes. Protein is the headline on every label, and the plated dishes are built from diced and shredded pieces you can see. These are short lists of recognisable food, and the analysis matches what the names promise.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dinner that feels like an occasion, on top of a steady everyday bowl
Dogs that eat with their nose first; the pieces are cubed and shredded, not pâté
Owners who want each animal given its own figure, beef steak at 55% down to salmon fillet at 5%
A high protein bowl. The duck and apple stew reaches 78.3% of dry matter
Homes avoiding grain: tapioca thickens the stews and the dishes declare no starch
Fussy eaters tired of one recipe, as six labels change both animal and garnish

Worth watching

Tuna oil on all three stews, fish included even where the name says none
Dairy in two plated dishes: Emmental with the Chicken, yoghurt with the Salmon
Small servings, so a bigger dog needs a lot of them for a full day
No calcium declared on any of the six labels

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

How this scores

How we score

68.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. If your vet has set a calcium target, ask Lily's Kitchen for the figure before ordering.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken Stew 83.2
Chicken Stew 80.8
Chicken Stew 79.4
Steak 71.2
Chicken 69.3
Chicken 68.2

Six recipes across Outstanding and Excellent and Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The stews are the stronger half, protein-dense and led by the quail egg recipe, while the plated dishes trail a little on the same short, honest lists.

What's in it

Chicken38%
Chicken breast17%All the meat here is chicken.
Diced courgette2%
Emmental cheese2%Dairy, one to note for a sensitive dog.
Peaches2%Garnish for a jaded eater.
Minerals
Mint, whole fennel seeds0.4%, 0.2%
AlgaeTrace elements.

Named ingredients

Chicken (38%), Chicken Breast (17%), Diced Courgette (2%), Emmental Cheese (2%), Peaches (2%), Minerals, Mint (0.4%), Whole Fennel Seeds (0.2%), Algae.

Against the range

Meat: Chicken 38%, breast 17%; The only dish whose meat is all chicken
Protein, dry matter: 61.1%; Up to 78.3% on the stews
Energy: 77 kcal per 100g; Among the lightest; the quail egg stew is 107

The plainest of the plated dishes, chicken through and through.

Two shapes share the shelf. Three 150g plated dishes give every animal its own figure and finish with diced vegetables, fruit and herbs, with no starch declared. Three 85g stews run chicken from 52% to 56% in their own stock, thickened with dried tapioca starch, with sunflower oil and tuna oil on all three.

Protein converts to between 61.1% and 78.3% of dry matter, and the carbohydrate estimate never passes 11.1%. Micronutrition comes from a mineral premix, and no label declares calcium.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

77 kcal/100g

Protein

11%

Fat

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

1.5%

Moisture

82%

Dry weight

Protein

61.1%

Fat

16.7%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

11.1%

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

55%

Added water

23%

Veg

8.4%

Other

13.5%

Pricing & size