McAdams

McAdams Sensitive Small Breed: Turkey review

Name: McAdams Sensitive Small Breed: Turkey
Brand: McAdams

60.4/100Good

DryAdult

A small-bite turkey kibble for sensitive little dogs, with one land animal and an algae oil where most recipes put fish. Our scoring places it in the Good band. The turkey figure of 64.5% includes the fat and gravy, so lean meat is only part of it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults whose digestion prefers a quiet life
A food trial, since turkey is the only meat in the bag
Little dogs kept off fish. Algae oil carries the omega 3s
Owners who want a short list they can read in one go

Worth watching

Green lipped mussel on the list, a shellfish
One figure covers turkey, its fat and its gravy

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

How this scores

How we score

60.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed adults; the label asks 75 to 100 grams a day for a 5 kg dog. Neither calcium nor moisture is declared, so the dry matter figures rest on an assumed moisture.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 60.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Mid Good: an honest, checkable label on a recipe of ordinary richness, with a starch share that runs a touch high.

What's in it

Whole British free range turkey with turkey fat and gravy64.5%Meat, rendered fat and cooking liquor under one figure. Turkey is rarely the meat a dog has already reacted to.
Sweet potato25%Fibre and micronutrients as well as starch.
Tapioca6.5%Starch and little more.
LentilsProtein and fibre.
Minerals, vegetable fibres
Algae oilLong chain omega 3s without a fish in the recipe.
Prebiotics: FOS, MOS0.15% eachFood for the bacteria in the large intestine.
Yucca extract, dried marigold, hand cut Irish seaweedYucca for odour; seaweed, at 0.03%, for iodine.
Dried orange, New Zealand green lipped mussel, camomileThe mussel is a shellfish.
Carrots, cranberries, spinach, tomatoes, lavender, dried rosemaryTrace level.

Every trace element carries a figure, zinc and iron at 48 mg per kilo down to selenium at 0.19 mg, and mixed tocopherols do the preserving.

No calcium or moisture on the analysis, so our dry matter column assumes a moisture figure.

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 is the only land animal on the label, declared at 64.5% together with its fat and gravy. Sweet potato at 25% and tapioca at 6.5% make up most of the rest, and algae oil supplies the omega 3s in place of fish. There is no grain anywhere.

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