Morrisons

Morrisons Chief Meaty Chunks in Jelly: Adult (40 x 100g) review

Name: Morrisons Chief Meaty Chunks in Jelly: Adult (40 x 100g)
Brand: Morrisons

41.9/100Average

WetAdult

Flavour

The jelly half of Morrisons' own-label chunk shelf, three packs all in our Average band. Setting the chunks in jelly keeps the meal together in the bowl, which suits a dog that noses gravy aside. What holds the range back is how its animal content is declared.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that prefer chunks set in jelly to gravy
Two dogs of different ages, as the adult and senior tins are built the same way
Dog food on the same trip as the rest of the shopping
Rotation, with beef, chicken, turkey and poultry across the range
Dogs that take on little water elsewhere

Worth watching

Only the 4% species is pinned down, so no pack will carry an exclusion diet
Various sugars on every label, added for appeal
Unnamed cereals on the 400g tins, and fish oil in the 100g format
No energy declared, so the calorie figures are estimates

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 a senior tin. Portions look big because wet food is mostly water, and plenty of owners 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 (40 x 100g) 41.9
Adult (12 x 400g) 33.0
Senior (6 x 400g) 32.6

All three Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The gap from a typical adult wet food opens on the umbrella terms for the animal content, and a great many dogs have still eaten well out of tins like these.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives42%, including 4% of the named speciesThe highest declared share of the three.
Minerals
Oils and fats, including fish oil0.15%A real omega 3 source, and fish on the label.
Derivatives of vegetable origin, including chicory0.08%Chicory is a soluble prebiotic fibre.
Various sugarsNo quantity given.

A dosed panel of vitamin D3, vitamin E, iodine and zinc, and cassia gum at 1700mg per kilo setting the jelly.

The only pack with fish oil, and the only one without cereals.

Named ingredients

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

Against the range

Meat and animal derivatives: 42%; 33% on the 400g tins
Protein, dry matter: 44.4%; 32.4% and 33.3% on the tins
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 11.1%; 37.9% and 38.9% on the tins
Flavours: Chicken, turkey, beef, poultry; Beef, chicken, turkey on the tins

The most detailed label of the three and the strongest analysis.

Every pack is built on meat and animal derivatives, with only the named species fixed at 4% inside it. That single figure is what separates one flavour from the next. Various sugars are on all three labels with no quantity.

The 400g tins carry unnamed cereals and estimated carbohydrate well above the wet norm; the 100g format drops cereals and names chicory and fish oil. Protein converts to 32.4% to 44.4% of dry matter. Energy is not declared on any pack.

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: 40 x 100g, approx. 1.2 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

Budget end of the wet market, though a little dear for what the analysis shows.

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