McIntyres

McIntyres Wet Cans: Chicken review

Name: McIntyres Wet Cans: Chicken
Brand: McIntyres

46.5/100Average

WetAdult

Flavour

Plain 400g tins in beef or chicken, both in our Average band. The vagueness of the list puts them there more than the analysis under it. Only 4% of each can carries a species name, and the cereals go unnamed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs already doing well on it with every reason to stay
Owners who want a plain tin with a short list
Dogs that drink little. Each can is 78% moisture
A dog that alternates between red meat and poultry
Any build, fed by bodyweight from the smallest breeds up

Worth watching

Only 4% of the meat named, so neither tin will pin down a food trigger
Unnamed cereals, so wheat or maize cannot be ruled out, and carbohydrate runs above the wet typical
Various sugars on both tins

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

How this scores

How we score

46.5/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. If you are chasing a suspected food trigger, these labels give you nothing to check against.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Beef 46.7
Chicken 46.5

All two Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Nutritional balance reads Excellent; the distance to the wet shelf's middle is made of names this label does not give.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives40%
of which chicken4%
CerealsNot named.
Derivatives of vegetable originAlmost anything grown and processed.
Minerals
Various sugars

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, manganese and iodine, a shorter list than the beef.

Named ingredients

Transcribed from the pack panel: Meat and Animal Derivatives 40% (including 4% Chicken), Cereals, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Minerals,Various Sugars. The website prints this differently:Meat And Animal Derivatives (40%), Chicken (4%), Cereals, Derivatives Of Vegetable Origin, Minerals, Various Sugars

Against the range

Energy: 102 kcal per 100g; 106 in the beef.
Additive panel: No iron, copper or selenium printed; All three on the beef.

The lighter tin of the pair; otherwise the same food.

Both tins share one short recipe: meat and animal derivatives at 40% with 4% given to the species on the label, then cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, minerals and various sugars. Four of the five entries are umbrella terms, so the named 4% is the only fixed point.

The analysis is identical, with protein at 36.8% and fat at 29.1% of dry matter. The two printed additive panels differ, and the maker's website shows a third.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

102 kcal/100g

Protein

8.1%

Fat

6.4%

Fibre

0.4%

Ash

2.7%

Moisture

78%

Dry weight

Protein

36.8%

Fat

29.1%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

12.3%

Carbs

20%

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

84%

Added water

9.6%

Carbs

5.8%

Other

0.6%

Pricing & size