McIntyres

McIntyres Adult Pouches in Gravy: Beef and Vegetables review

Name: McIntyres Adult Pouches in Gravy: Beef and Vegetables
Brand: McIntyres

46/100Average

WetAdult

Flavour

A box of single-serve pouches in gravy, four flavours on one recipe, and all four sit in our Average band. That band reflects a label written in categories, with only 4% of each pouch tied to the meat on the front. It says nothing about how the food will suit your dog.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A small dog or light eater, with each pouch a serving in itself
Dogs that ignore the water bowl, at 82% moisture
Dogs that tire of one taste, with four flavours that feed the same
Older dogs who take to soft food in gravy
A gentle bowl, with fat at 5.5% as fed

Worth watching

Only 4% tied to the named species, so none suits an elimination diet
Fish oil on all four labels
Various sugars on every list, with no figure

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

How this scores

How we score

46/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs. A bigger dog gets through a good many pouches a day, so a light eater or small dog suits the format best.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Beef 46.0
Chicken 46.0
Lamb 46.0
Poultry 46.0

All four Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Read as numbers this is a lean, meat-forward pouch; the distance from the typical wet food is in what the label tells you.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives41% (including 4% beef)Any warm-blooded land animal, in any proportion. Beef tends to win over a dog that picks at poultry.
Derivatives of vegetable origin (chicory)0.08%A prebiotic gesture.
Dried carrots and dried peas1% (equal to 6.4% fresh)
Minerals
Oils and fats (fish oil)0.15%A token amount, but fish all the same.
Various sugarsNo figure; gravy of this kind leans on it for colour and taste.

A short dosed panel: vitamin D3, vitamin E, zinc and iodine.

Only 4% is tied to the named species, so this pouch cannot anchor an elimination diet.

Named ingredients

The pack prints a SEPARATE composition for each variety in the box (transcribed from the back-of-pack panel): With Beef & Vegetables in Gravy: Meat and Animal Derivatives (41% including 4% Beef), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (0.08% Chicory), Vegetables (1.0% Mix of Dried Carrots & Dried Peas, equivalent to 6.4% Mix of Carrots & Peas), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.15% Fish Oil), Various Sugars. With Chicken & Vegetables in Gravy: Meat and Animal Derivatives (41% including 4% Chicken), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (0.08% Chicory), Vegetables (1% Mix of Dried Carrots & Dried Peas, equivalent to 6.4% Mix of Carrots & Peas), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.15% Fish Oil), Various Sugars. With Lamb in Gravy: Meat and Animal Derivatives (42% including 4% Lamb), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (0.08% Chicory), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.15% Fish Oil), Various Sugars. With Poultry in Gravy: Meat and Animal Derivatives (42% including 4% Poultry), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (0.08% Chicory), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.15% Fish Oil), Various Sugars. What the website publishes instead (one merged list for the whole box), Meat And Animal Derivatives (41%), Beef (4%), Derivatives Of Vegetabile Origin, Chicory, Vegetables, Mix Of Dried Carrots & Dried Peas (1%), Mix Of Carrots & Peas (6%), Minerals, Oils And Fats, Fish Oil, Various Sugars, Chicken (4%), Lamb (4%), Poultry (4%)

Against the range

Named meat: Beef 4%; Chicken, lamb or poultry at 4%
Vegetables: Carrot and pea mix; Chicken yes; lamb and poultry none
Meat and animal derivatives: 41%; 42% in the lamb and poultry

The strongest-smelling of the four, worth trying on a dog that picks at poultry.

Four flavours of 100g pouch on one recipe. Meat and animal derivatives make up 41% or 42%, with 4% named as beef, chicken, lamb or poultry. Chicory, fish oil at 0.15% and various sugars finish every list, and only the beef and chicken add a carrot and pea mix.

The analysis is the same for all four: protein at 44.4% of dry matter, carbohydrate at an estimated 11.1%, and moisture at 82%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

85 kcal/100g

Protein

Fat

5.5%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

82%

Dry weight

Protein

44.4%

Fat

30.6%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

11.1%

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

64.2%

Added water

21.6%

Carbs

11.3%

Veg

1.6%

Oils

0.5%

Other

0.8%