Morrisons

Morrisons Chief Dry Worker Breed review

Name: Morrisons Chief Dry Worker Breed
Brand: Morrisons

20/100Poor

DryAdult

The biggest bag and the richest recipe in the Chief dry line, made for dogs that are out all day. It comes out in our Poor band, and that result comes from umbrella ingredient names. Nothing a working dog would notice in the bowl drives it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working and outdoor dogs, with the highest fat of the Chief dry recipes at 12.0% of dry matter
Multi-dog homes wanting one recipe and a bag that keeps up
Big dogs, as the table climbs to 650 grams a day at 50kg
Owners who want each vitamin and trace element printed with a figure

Worth watching

Beyond the 4% beef the meat names no species, so no use for an elimination plan
Cereals of no stated type, so a particular grain cannot be avoided
Protein at 21.7% and carbohydrate at 54.3% of dry matter, lean on protein for real work

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

How this scores

How we score

20/100Poor

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyPoor

ValuePoor

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. A dog doing a day's work needs the upper end of the maker's chart, so feed to the dog you have.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Morrisons Chief Dry Worker Breed 20.0

All one Poor. Typical dry food: Good.

The distance from the typical dry food is almost all about what the label withholds; that is a verdict on the panel, not on the dinner.

What's in it

CerealsNo grain named, and the mix can change between production runs.
Meat and animal derivatives22%A legal category for land-animal parts; it spans good and plain material without saying which.
Beef4%Inside the entry above. Palatable and digestible.
Oils and fatsSource not given, so animal or vegetable is anyone's guess.
Vegetables: dried peas0.5%Printed as equivalent to 4% peas.
Derivatives of vegetable origin
Minerals

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium as oxides and sulphates, all with printed doses.

No moisture declared, so the dry-matter figures assume 8% and the energy figure is our estimate.

Named ingredients

Cereals, Meat and animal derivatives (22%, including 4% beef), Oils and fats, Vegetables (0.5% dried peas, equivalent to 4% peas), Derivatives of vegetable origin, Minerals

Against the range

One large bag, the richest recipe in the Chief dry line. Cereals lead, meat and animal derivatives make up 22% with beef named at 4%, and oils and fats, a trace of peas and derivatives of vegetable origin follow. Almost nothing on the list names an actual ingredient, though every vitamin and trace element carries a dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

338.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

20%

Fat

11%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

7.5%

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

54.3%

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

22%

Carbs

51.2%

Veg

10.2%

Oils

13.1%

Other

3.6%

Pricing & size