Morrisons

Morrisons Grain Free Complete Senior Trays review

Name: Morrisons Grain Free Complete Senior Trays
Brand: Morrisons

75.5/100Excellent

WetAdultSenior

A chicken tray for older dogs that reaches our Excellent band, richer and denser than most wet food. Chicken is 60% of the tray and the only meat. Estimated carbohydrate is 8.0% of dry matter against a wet-food norm of 15.8%, and the joint additions come with printed percentages.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs with some joint wear
Dogs that have to keep off grain
An old dog that has lost condition. The tray packs 117 kcal into every 100g
One named meat and nothing behind a category term
Adults and seniors fed from the same stack of trays

Worth watching

Salmon oil, so the tray is not fish free
Rich at 34.0% fat in dry matter, so measure portions for a dog already round
The glucosamine source is not given, and it is usually shellfish

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

How this scores

How we score

75.5/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The pack's feeding table does not read sensibly for this tray, so portion from weight and condition.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Morrisons Grain Free Complete Senior Trays 75.5

All one Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Holding its own in strong company: the typical adult wet food reaches the same band.

What's in it

Chicken60%One animal, one number.
Dried potato4% (equivalent to 17% potato)
Dried peas, dried carrot1.5%, 0.65%Fibre, a little plant protein, and vitamin A from the carrot.
Minerals, potato starchThe starch is there for texture.
Salmon oil, sunflower oil0.2% eachThe salmon oil is the only other animal ingredient.
Dried tomato, dried chicory rootchicory 0.1%Chicory supplies inulin, a prebiotic fibre.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.03%, 0.01%Routine senior additions. A welcome extra on top of dinner, not a treatment.
Dried yucca schidigera0.015%
Dried blackcurrant, citrus extract, dried rosemary, dried pomegranate0.005% eachDecoration. The rosemary does more to keep the fat fresh.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron and manganese, all dosed.

Named ingredients

Chicken (60%), Dried Potato (4% Equivalent to 17% Potato), Dried Peas (1.5% Equivalent to 4.7% Peas), Minerals, Dried Carrot (0.65% Equivalent to 5.7% Carrot), Potato Starch, Salmon Oil (0.2%), Sunflower Oil (0.2%), Dried Tomato, Dried Chicory Root (0.1%, Source of Inulin), Glucosamine (0.03%) Dried Yucca Schidigera (0.015%), Chondroitin (0.01%), Dried Blackcurrant (0.005%), Citrus Extract (0.005%), Dried Rosemary (0.005%), Dried Pomegranate (0.005%)

Against the range

One grain-free senior tray with chicken as the only meat and a percentage printed beside every plant ingredient. Salmon oil is the only other animal-origin entry, and both joint additions carry a figure.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

117 kcal/100g

Protein

10%

Fat

8.5%

Fibre

Ash

3.5%

Moisture

75%

Dry weight

Protein

40%

Fat

34%

Fibre

Ash

14%

Carbs

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

23.7%

Carbs

13.1%

Veg

1.4%

Oils

0.4%

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.16 (RRP)
Pack: approx. 396 g (not stated in the product name; this total weight is derived from Morrisons' own price-per-kg)
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 645 to 790 g a day, 720 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.28

A 15kg dog gets through roughly 718 grams a day by our estimate, close to two trays.

Budget end of the wet market, and strong value for what is in the recipe.

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