Marleybones

Marleybones: Chic Chicken review

Name: Marleybones: Chic Chicken
Brand: Marleybones

78.6/100Excellent

WetPuppyAdult

Flavour

Four recipes in a 390g carton, each led by one named meat at 60% and kept short and recognisable after it. The lower moisture makes for a smaller, more concentrated serving. The beef and the lamb sit in our Outstanding band, the chicken and the salmon a step below in Excellent.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that need a compact serving, with more calories in every gram than most wet food
One named meat leading the list, at 60% on three of the four
A puppy and an older dog in one house, as every carton covers all life stages
Fish eaters. Sassy Salmon is 42% salmon plus 18% white fish
Cereal-free homes: quinoa is a seed, and no wheat, rice or maize appears

Worth watching

No species behind the white fish in the Sassy Salmon
Fat at 35.7% of dry matter on the Boss Beef
A carton feeding guide that reads far above our estimate, so plan from the energy figures

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

How this scores

How we score

78.6/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Every carton is listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. There is no calcium figure, which only matters for a large-breed puppy, so ask before rearing one on it.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Lush Lamb 82.3
Boss Beef 82.0
Chic Chicken 78.6
Sassy Salmon 76.5

Four recipes across Outstanding and Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Matching the middle of the wet shelf is the everyday standard, and all four finish a little ahead of it.

What's in it

Chicken60%
Carrots6.5%
Peas4%In place of the sweet potato.
Quinoa3%
Broccoli, sage1.3%, 0.8%Sage is this carton's herb.
Chia, linseeds, hemp seeds0.6%, 0.5%, 0.3%
Chicory root, yucca

Every entry is dosed in print, with copper higher than on the red meats at 3.3mg per kilo.

Named ingredients

Chicken 60%, Carrots 6.5%, Peas 4%, Quinoa 3%, Broccoli 1.3%, Sage 0.8% Chia Seeds 0.6%, Linseeds 0.5%, Hemp Seeds 0.3%, Chicory Root, Yucca

Against the range

Fat, dry matter: 28.6%; Up to 35.7% on the beef.
Copper: 3.3 mg per kilo; 1.32 mg on the beef and lamb.
Energy: 120 kcal per 100g; 135 on the lamb.

The gentler choice for a dog that finds the red meat cartons too much.

Every carton follows one plan: a named animal at 60%, carrots at 6.5%, sweet potato or peas at 4%, quinoa at 3%, broccoli and a herb, then chia, linseed and hemp at garnish levels. Chicory root and yucca close each list.

Moisture is 72.0% on all four, lower than most wet food, so more of every gram is food. Fat runs from 28.6% to 35.7% of dry matter and carbohydrate from 6.4% to 17.9%, beef at the rich, low-starch end and salmon at the other.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

120 kcal/100g

Protein

11%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

72%

Dry weight

Protein

39.3%

Fat

28.6%

Fibre

7.1%

Ash

10.7%

Carbs

14.3%

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

60%

Added water

14.2%

Carbs

Veg

14.1%

Other

4.7%

Pricing & size