McAdams

McAdams Sensitive Medium/Large Breed review

Name: McAdams Sensitive Medium/Large Breed
Brand: McAdams

60.6/100Good

DryAdult

A short, readable list for dogs with a sensitive gut: one animal, no grain and omega 3 from algae in place of fish. Turkey with its fat and gravy is declared at 64.5%. It reads in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium and large dogs with unsettled stomachs
Narrowing down a food reaction, with turkey the single meat
Dogs kept away from fish oil
Grain-free feeding, as sweet potato and tapioca do the starch work

Worth watching

New Zealand green lipped mussel is in the recipe, so it is not free of every marine ingredient
The 64.5% includes fat and gravy, so it measures more than lean meat

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

How this scores

How we score

60.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults. Neither calcium nor moisture is declared, so feed to the label's table and let the waistline settle any difference.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

McAdams Sensitive Medium/Large Breed 60.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Around the middle of the shelf's band: the recipe does its job well, but the meat headline counts fat and gravy and the starch runs high.

What's in it

Whole British free range turkey with turkey fat and gravy64.5%One named species. Turkey is mild and digests easily.
Sweet potato25%Starch with fibre and micronutrients.
Tapioca6.5%Nearly all starch.
LentilsFibre, plant protein and B vitamins.
Minerals, vegetable fibres
Algae oilThe long-chain omega 3s, without a fish on the label.
Prebiotics: FOS, MOS0.15% eachFood for the gut bacteria.
Yucca extract, dried marigold, Irish seaweed, dried orange0.03% seaweed
New Zealand green lipped musselA shellfish.
Camomile, carrots, cranberries, spinach, tomatoes, lavender, rosemary

Vitamins A, D3 and E, every trace mineral given a dose, and mixed tocopherols as the natural preservative.

No calcium figure is declared on this label.

Named ingredients

Whole British Free Range Turkey with Turkey Fat and Gravy (64.5%), Sweet Potato (25%), Tapioca (6.5%), Lentils, Minerals, Vegetable Fibres, Algae Oil, Prebiotics (FOS (0.15%), MOS (0.15%)), Yucca Extract, Dried Marigold, Hand Cut Irish Seaweed (0.03%), Dried Orange, New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel, Camomile, Carrots, Cranberries, Spinach, Tomatoes, Lavender, Dried Rosemary.

Against the range

Turkey, with its fat and gravy, is the only animal at 64.5%, bound by sweet potato at 25% and tapioca at 6.5% with no grain. Algae oil supplies the omega 3s. Moisture is not declared, so the dry-matter figures assume 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

366 kcal/100g

Protein

21%

Fat

14%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

22.8%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

49.5%

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

0.1%

Carbs

33.4%

Veg

0.6%

Oils

64.8%

Other

1.2%

Pricing & size