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My Pet Says Grain Free Adult Light: Turkey, Sweet Potato and Cranberry review

Name: My Pet Says Grain Free Adult Light: Turkey, Sweet Potato and Cranberry
Brand: My Pet Says

66.4/100Good

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

66.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

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

Turkey

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

Turkey: fresh turkey 27%, dried turkey 21%, turkey stock 2%50%The heavier dried share is why it leads the pair on protein.
Sweet potato16%
Potato, peaspeas 8%
Beet pulp
LinseedPlant omega 3.
Omega 3 supplementNo source named.
Minerals, vitamins, vegetable stock, cranberrycranberry 0.2%
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate170 to 125 mg/kgDosed, as on the trout.
FOS, MOS96 mg/kg, 24 mg/kg

Vitamins A, D3 and E, L-Carnitine at 500mg, and zinc, iron, manganese, copper and iodine per kilo, with selenium added at 0.3mg.

The omega 3 supplement has no named source, so this is not a confirmed fish-free bag.

Named ingredients

Turkey 50% (including Freshly Prepared Turkey 27%, Dried Turkey 21% & Turkey Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (16%), Potato, Peas (8%), Beet Pulp, Linseed, Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Vitamins, Vegetable Stock, Cranberry (0.2%), 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 500mg. Trace Elements: Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 50mg, Iron (Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 50mg, Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 35mg, Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 15mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 1mg, Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.3mg.

Against the range

Dried meat: 21% dried turkey; 11% dried salmon in the trout.
Protein, dry matter: 29.3%; 27.2% in the trout.
Plant protein: None added; Pea and potato protein in the trout.
Calcium, dry matter: 1.63%; 1.2% in the trout.

The meatier of the pair on protein, with no plant protein isolates on the list.

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

343 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

9.8%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

47.9%

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

29%

Added water

21.8%

Carbs

42.6%

Other

6.6%

Pricing & size