Natural Dog Food Company

Natural Dog Food Company Senior/Light review

Name: Natural Dog Food Company Senior/Light
Brand: Natural Dog Food Company

61.5/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A lighter version of a plain-list kibble, for older dogs and adults watching their weight, and in our Good band. Fat is held to 11.0% and the list is short enough to read at a glance. There is no added vitamin and mineral premix, which the brand says is deliberate.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs whose appetite is intact but whose engine has eased off
Adults losing a little weight. Energy runs below a typical dry food, so the bowl still looks like dinner
Every size from toy to giant on one label
Owners who want the whole list in one glance
A home where an older dog eats beside a younger adult

Worth watching

The 44% is two birds, so it cannot rule chicken out
No premix, so there are no mineral figures to check
Carbohydrate at 50.5% of dry matter, above the typical dry food
Fruits, vegetables and herbs as a 9% group with no names

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

How this scores

How we score

61.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Start from the bag's own table and expect a dog being kept light to settle a little under it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Natural Dog Food Company Senior/Light 61.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The declared poultry share earns most of the score, and the starch that fills the gap left by the lower fat holds it level with the shelf.

What's in it

Freshly prepared chicken25%Part of the 44% chicken and turkey headline.
Dried turkey16%Dried keeps its weight through cooking, so the finished protein leans more on turkey than the pack suggests.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy2% and 1%
Brown rice, oatsThe starch, filling the space the lower fat leaves.
Fruits, vegetables, herbs9% combinedNone of them named. The one place the label asks for trust.
Sugar beetFibre.
LinseedThe omega 3 source.
Brewers yeast

No vitamin or mineral premix is added. The brand says its Original range gets complete nutrition from the ingredients alone.

Named ingredients

44% Chicken & Turkey (includes 25% Freshly Prepared Chicken, 16% Dried Turkey, 2% Chicken Fat & 1% Chicken Gravy), Brown Rice, Oats, Fruits*, Vegetables*, Herbs*, Sugar Beet, Linseed, Brewers Yeast. *9% combined inclusion.

Against the range

One recipe, the lighter cut of the brand's plain list. Chicken and turkey make up a declared 44%, brown rice and oats carry the starch, and there is no added vitamin and mineral premix, by the brand's own choice.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

335 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25.3%

Fat

12.1%

Fibre

5.5%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

50.5%

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

42%

Added water

Carbs

35.9%

Veg

8.5%

Other

11.6%

Pricing & size