Morrisons

Morrisons Chief Meaty Pate review

Name: Morrisons Chief Meaty Pate
Brand: Morrisons

48.7/100Average

WetAdult

A smooth own-label pate with a strong animal share and very little the label will name. Meat and animal derivatives make up 60% of it, but only the 4% of beef, chicken or lamb is pinned to a species. It settles in our Average band on the wording, while nutritional balance reads Outstanding.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs whose teeth are not what they were. A pate asks nothing of them
Dogs that pick the chunks out and leave the rest
Owners who want a high animal share on the label
Low-starch feeding, with carbohydrate at an estimated 13.2% of dry matter
Rotating between beef, chicken and lamb on the same recipe

Worth watching

Only the 4% named species is fixed, so an exclusion diet cannot rest on it
Oils and fats as a category, with fish oil the one source named, so fish is in every version
Various sugars on the list, there for taste
No energy figure on the pack. Our 83 kcal per 100g is an estimate

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

How this scores

How we score

48.7/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. Portions run large on a light pate, so weigh the daily amount against your dog's condition.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Morrisons Chief Meaty Pate 48.7

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The analysis is sound; the score is held down by category terms, and only a label that says more would close the gap.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives60%A strong share, but a category term the maker can vary between batches.
Beef, chicken or lamb4%Inside the 60%. The only animal you can be certain of.
Minerals
Oils and fats (fish oil)0.2% fish oilFish oil is the one named source; the rest of the fat goes unsourced.
Various sugarsFor taste. No quantity given.
Derivatives of vegetable origin (chicory)0.1% chicoryChicory root is a prebiotic with soluble fibre.

Fish oil is in all three versions, worth knowing if you are excluding fish.

Named ingredients

With Beef - Meat and Animal Derivatives (60%, including 4% Beef), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.2% Fish Oil), Various Sugars, Derivatives of Vegetable origin (0.1% Chicory), With Chicken - Meat and Animal Derivatives (60%, including 4% Chicken), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.2% Fish Oil), Various Sugars, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (0.1% Chicory), With Lamb - Meat and Animal Derivatives (60%, including 4% Lamb), Minerals, Oils and Fats (0.2% Fish Oil), Various Sugars, Derivatives of Vegetable origin (0.1% Chicory)

Against the range

Beef, chicken and lamb versions share one construction: meat and animal derivatives at 60% with the named species at 4% inside it, fish oil at 0.2%, various sugars and chicory at 0.1%. There is no cereal entry on any of them.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

82.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

81%

Dry weight

Protein

47.4%

Fat

26.3%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

10.5%

Carbs

13.2%

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

100%

Pricing & size