Morrisons

Morrisons Grain Free Pate Trays: Beef with Chicken & Pork review

Name: Morrisons Grain Free Pate Trays: Beef with Chicken & Pork
Brand: Morrisons

69.3/100Good

WetAdult

Flavour

A smooth grain-free pâté built on four named meats, each with its percentage, and nothing starchy on the label. Both trays land in our Good band. For a dog that finds chunks hard work, a pâté solves that at once.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs and worn teeth
Hiding a tablet in dinner, which pâté manages better than gravy
Protein without bulk, at 55.6% of dry matter
Dogs that do badly on starch
Every animal named with a percentage, four of them

Worth watching

Four meats in both trays, so neither can support an elimination diet
Fish oils in the recipe, for a dog kept off fish
Turkey at 1% is a flavour note

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

How this scores

How we score

69.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The pack guide for a 10 to 20 kg dog runs from 750 to 1200 grams a day, so check the amount for your dog's weight before buying a supply.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Beef 69.3
Chicken 69.3

All two Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The meat declaration does most of the lifting, and a short additive panel and four animals in one tray hold it back from climbing further.

What's in it

Beef29.5%Leads, so red meat is the main flavour.
Chicken19%
Pork13.5%Little used in dog food, though no help here for avoidance.
Turkey1%A token.
Minerals
Fish oils0.15%Omega-3, and fish in the tray.
Chicory0.08%Inulin, a prebiotic fibre.
Blueberry, cranberry, parsley, rosemary, spinachGarnish.

Vitamins D3 and E with zinc, copper, manganese and iodine, all dosed per kilo, on a short panel.

Named ingredients

Beef* (29.5%), Chicken* (19%), Pork* (13.5%), Turkey (1%), Minerals, Fish Oils* (0.15%), Chicory* (0.08%), Blueberry*, Cranberry*, Parsley*, Rosemary*, Spinach*, *Natural Ingredient

Against the range

Meat order: Beef 29.5%, chicken 19%, pork 13.5%; Chicken 26%, beef 21%, pork 15% on the other.
Analysis: Identical; Same on both trays.

The red-meat tray of the pair.

Two smooth pâtés, each 63% named meat spread across beef, chicken, pork and turkey, with a percentage against every animal. There is no cereal, potato or pea, so protein converts to 55.6% of dry matter and carbohydrate to an estimated 3.3%.

The trays differ only in the order of the meats: beef leads one, chicken the other. Every entry carries a natural ingredient asterisk, a phrase with no legal definition behind it.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

79.6 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

10%

Fat

Fibre

0.4%

Ash

Moisture

82%

Dry weight

Protein

55.6%

Fat

27.8%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

11.1%

Carbs

3.3%

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

63%

Added water

22.1%

Veg

0.6%

Oils

0.1%

Other

14.1%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.33 (RRP)
Pack: approx. 300 g (not stated in the product name; this total weight is derived from Morrisons' own price-per-kg)
A 15kg dog eats: 750 to 1200 g a day, 975 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £3.25

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

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