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My Pet Says Grain Free Adult Light: Trout with Salmon, Sweet Potato & Asparagus review

Name: My Pet Says Grain Free Adult Light: Trout with Salmon, Sweet Potato & Asparagus
Brand: My Pet Says

61.9/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

A light kibble for adult dogs with weight to lose that keeps the meat at half the food. Each label accounts for that half animal by animal, which few light foods bother to do. Both sit in our Good band, so choose on the protein your dog enjoys.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog being slimmed down, with L-Carnitine dosed at 480mg and 500mg
Grain-free homes. Sweet potato and potato carry the starch
Older dogs stiffening up: glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 170 mg/kg each
Owners who want half the bag shown as named animal
Two dogs on different proteins, as the fish and the turkey share one plan

Worth watching

An omega 3 supplement with no source on the turkey, so it is not confirmed fish free
Trout and salmon together in the fish recipe, two species where you might want one
A dog in hard work will need a fair amount to hold condition

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

How this scores

How we score

61.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs, written around medium sizes. This is a food for bringing weight down, so start at the lower end of the feeding guide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Turkey 66.4
Trout 61.9

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Very little separates the two, and the turkey's larger dried share gives it the edge on protein and processing.

What's in it

Trout and salmon: fresh trout 30%, dried salmon 11%, fresh salmon 4%, salmon oil 3%, salmon stock 2%50%The dried salmon does much of the work once the water has gone.
Sweet potato24%Set high here.
Potato, peaspeas 6%
Beet pulpThe fibre.
Pea protein, potato proteinPlant protein behind the fish.
LinseedPlant omega 3 beside the salmon oil.
Minerals, vitamins, vegetable stock, asparagusasparagus 0.3%A token appearance from the asparagus.
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate170 to 125 mg/kgDoses printed, which separates a real inclusion from a claim on the bag.
FOS, MOS96 mg/kg, 24 mg/kgPrebiotics, small enough to read as a nudge.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, L-Carnitine at 480mg, and zinc, iron, manganese, copper and iodine dosed per kilo.

Two fish species, trout and salmon, so it does not isolate a single fish.

Named ingredients

Trout & Salmon 50% (including Freshly Prepared Trout 30%, Dried Salmon 11%, Freshly Prepared Salmon 4%, Salmon Oil 3%, Salmon Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (24%), Potato, Peas (6%), Beet Pulp, Pea Protein, Linseed, Potato Protein, Minerals, Vitamins, Vegetable Stock, Asparagus (0.3%), Glucosamine (170 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), FOS (96 mg/kg), MOS (24 mg/kg). Vitamins: Vitamin A 15,000 IU, Vitamin D3 2,000 IU, Vitamin E 95 IU. Provitamin: L-Carnitine 480mg. Trace Elements: Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 50mg, Iron (Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 50mg, Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 35mg, Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 5mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 1mg.

Against the range

Animal: Trout and salmon; Turkey alone in the other.
Fat, dry matter: 8.7%; 9.8% in the turkey.
Protein, dry matter: 27.2%; 29.3% in the turkey.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 51.6%; 47.9% in the turkey.
Omega 3: Salmon oil at 3%; An unnamed supplement in the turkey.

If fish suits your dog, this is the one to choose, and it is the lighter of the two.

Both recipes declare 50% named animal and break it down into fresh, dried and stock shares: trout with salmon, or turkey. There is no grain; sweet potato leads the plant side, with potato, peas and beet pulp behind.

Fat is held to 8.7% and 9.8% of dry matter, and both carry L-Carnitine with a printed dose, plus glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane and chondroitin sulphate at the same levels. What varies is the fish, the dried share and the omega 3 source.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

340 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

51.6%

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

48%

Added water

2.4%

Carbs

47.2%

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size