Morrisons

Morrisons Grain Free Complete Cans: Beef with Chicken & Pork review

Name: Morrisons Grain Free Complete Cans: Beef with Chicken & Pork
Brand: Morrisons

69.8/100Good

WetAdult

Flavour

Short, meaty own-label cans, and both come out in our Good band. Named meat makes up 60% of each, and almost nothing else goes in: no cereal and next to no starch. A thin vitamin panel and a debated thickener are what hold them level.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that want meat first, with named meats declared to 60% of each can
A grain-free household. Neither recipe carries any cereal
Dogs that do poorly on starchy food
Some variety in red meat, as pork joins both recipes
Dogs that need more water into them, with moisture at 82%

Worth watching

Chicken in both recipes, so neither suits a chicken-sensitive dog
Fish oil on both labels
Cassia gum as the thickener, a texture ingredient that divides opinion

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

How this scores

How we score

69.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The profile is rich, so an active dog does well on it and a quieter one needs measured portions.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Beef 69.8
Chicken 69.8

All two Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Both cans keep pace with a strong wet food category without beating it, a solid result for an own-label tin.

What's in it

Beef26%Named and totalled, like every meat here.
Chicken24%
Pork10%Few dogs have met it, though chicken alongside spoils it for an avoidance plan.
Minerals
Fish oil0.2%The only omega 3 source.
Chicory root extract0.08%A little inulin for the gut bacteria.
Cranberry, rosemary0.01% eachRosemary at this level keeps the fat from turning.

A short panel: vitamin D3 with iodine, manganese and zinc, plus cassia gum at 2.6 g a kilo as the thickener.

Chicken at 24% sits inside a can sold as beef.

Named ingredients

Beef (26%), Chicken (24%), Pork (10%), Minerals, Fish Oil (0.2%), Chicory Root Extract (0.08%), Cranberry (0.01%), Rosemary (0.01%)

Against the range

Meat: Beef 26%, chicken 24%, pork 10%; Chicken 50%, pork 10% in the other can.
Animals: Three; Two in the chicken can.
Analysis: 50.0% protein, 33.3% fat in dry matter; Identical on the chicken can.

The pick for a dog that leans towards red meat.

Both cans declare 60% named meat, and both carry chicken and pork. There is no cereal, potato or pea, so estimated carbohydrate comes out at 2.8% of dry matter, with protein at 50.0% and fat at 33.3%. Fish oil, chicory root extract, cranberry and rosemary close each list, and the vitamin panel stops at D3.

The only thing that changes is how the 60% is split: three animals in the beef can, two in the chicken.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

84.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

82%

Dry weight

Protein

50%

Fat

33.3%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

11.1%

Carbs

2.8%

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

60%

Added water

23.8%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

0.2%

Other

15.9%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £2.71 (RRP)
Pack: 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: 800 to 1100 g a day, 950 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.57

Budget end of the market for a wet food, and fair value for the quality on offer.

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