Morrisons

Morrisons Chief Meaty Chunks in Gravy: Adult (12 x 100g) review

Name: Morrisons Chief Meaty Chunks in Gravy: Adult (12 x 100g)
Brand: Morrisons

41.9/100Average

WetAdult

Flavour

The supermarket's own-label chunks in gravy, five packs across adult, senior and worker recipes, all in our Average band. The species on the front is a fixed 4% inside a broad legal category. These tins have fed a great many dogs perfectly well.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Multi-dog homes, adult, senior and worker recipes sharing one construction
Dogs that like variety: beef, chicken, turkey, lamb and poultry
Dog food that comes home with the weekly shop
Dogs that eat better with gravy
A dog who does not drink enough, around four fifths of each serving being moisture

Worth watching

Only the 4% named species is fixed, so none can anchor an elimination diet
Various sugars on every label, for taste
Unnamed cereals in the 400g tins, and fish oil in the 100g packs

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

How this scores

How we score

41.9/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size, with one senior format. Daily portions run large on wet food, so many households pair it with a dry meal.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Adult (12 x 100g) 41.9
Senior (12 x 100g) 41.1
Worker Breed (24 x 400g) 39.0
Adult (12 x 400g) 33.1
Adult (24 x 400g) 33.0

All five Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The band reflects how modest the named meat share is, not any safety concern: the analysis is ordinary.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives, including 4% beef, chicken, turkey or poultry42%A legal category that can move from batch to batch; the named 4% is the fixed point.
Derivatives of vegetable origin: chicory0.08%A prebiotic, named and measured.
Minerals
Oils and fats: fish oil0.15%A genuine omega 3 source, at trace level.
Various sugarsFor palatability, with no amount given.

Vitamins D3 and E with iodine and zinc, each stated per kilogram.

Named ingredients

With Beef in Gravy - Meat and Animal Derivatives (42%, including 4% Beef), Derivatives of Vegetable origin (0.08% Chicory), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.15% Fish Oil), various Sugars, With Chicken in Gravy - Meat and Animal Derivatives (42%, including 4% Chicken), Derivatives of Vegetable origin (0.08% Chicory), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.15% Fish Oil), various Sugars, With Turkey in Gravy - Meat and Animal Derivatives (42%, including 4% Turkey), 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

Against the range

Meat and animal derivatives: 42%; 35% to 40% in the 400g tins.
Cereals: None; Listed in every 400g tin.
Protein, dry matter: 44.4%; 47.2% on the senior packs, 32.4% on the adult tins.

The adult pack with no cereal, and a far lower starch reading than the tins.

Every pack is built on meat and animal derivatives with the species on the front fixed at 4% inside it, then minerals and various sugars. The 100g packs add named chicory and fish oil with percentages and no cereal; the 400g tins add unnamed cereals.

Protein converts to between 32.4% and 47.2% of dry matter and fat to between 16.2% and 30.6%. No label declares energy, so those figures are our estimates.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

81.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

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

75%

Added water

25%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £2.44 (RRP)
Pack: 12 x 100g, approx. 4 kg (not stated in the product name; this total weight is derived from Morrisons' own price-per-kg)
A 15kg dog eats: 700 to 1100 g a day, 900 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.20

Wet food holds little energy per gram, so the label puts a 15 kg adult at 700 to 1100 grams a day.

Budget end of the market for a wet food, though the price runs ahead of what the analysis shows.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.