Nature's Way

Nature's Way Grain Free Adult: Chicken Recipe review

Name: Nature's Way Grain Free Adult: Chicken Recipe
Brand: Nature's Way

66.1/100Good

DryAdult

Good, with transparency reading Outstanding, and a big declared meat share with a tidy back half. The dried chicken matches the fresh, which is the arrangement you want to see. Carbohydrate converts to 38.6% of dry matter, well under the 46.2% typical of adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Chicken-loving adults, with the meat share broken into its four parts
Dogs steadier off grain
Busy dogs that burn through dinner, at 18% fat and 375 kcal per 100 grams
A dog starting to stiffen up. Glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM each get a declared line
Owners who like the fat named: chicken fat, not a generic animal fat

Worth watching

Salmon oil keeps it off a fish-free list
No calcium figure anywhere, so keep it to the adults it is written for
Generous fat suits a working dog better than a steady one

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

How this scores

How we score

66.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The bag asks 170 to 285 grams a day for a dog of 10kg to 20kg; start in that range and let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken Recipe 66.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

One named bird written out part by part carries it; a thin fibre figure and an unquantified herb blend are small drags on a recipe built the right way round.

What's in it

Chicken: fresh 26%, dried 26%, fat 6%, liver 2%60%Dried matched to fresh, so the protein is not flattered by water weight. Liver brings B vitamins, copper and iron.
Sweet potato23%Releases its energy more gently than white potato.
Potato13%
Beet fibreKeeps stools firm.
Linseed, sunflower oilPlant omegas and vitamin E.
Salmon oilThe marine omega 3, and the reason fish is in the recipe.
Minerals, vitamins, yucca extract
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitinEach with its own declared percentage. Glucosamine is generally from shellfish and chondroitin from cattle cartilage.
Mixed herbs: thyme, marjoram, sage, basil, parsley, oreganoNamed, never quantified.
Prebiotic MOS, FOS

Copper, iron and zinc at 48mg/kg each, manganese at 33mg/kg, iodine and selenium as sodium selenite, with vitamins A, D3 and E.

No calcium figure on the label, so it does not suit a growing puppy.

Named ingredients

60% Chicken consisting: Chicken (26%), Dried Chicken (26%), Chicken Fat (6%), Chicken Liver (2%), Sweet Potato (23%), Potato (13%), Beet Fibre, Linseed, Sunflower Oil, Salmon Oil, Minerals, Vitamins, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Glucosamine (.017%), MSM (.017%), Chlondroitin (.01%), Mixed Herbs consisting: Thyme, Majoram, Sage, Basil, Parsley, Oregano, Prebiotic MOS, Prebiotic FOS.

Against the range

Chicken makes up 60% of the recipe, written out as 26% fresh, 26% dried, 6% fat and 2% liver. Sweet potato at 23% and potato at 13% stand in for grain, and the joint and prebiotic extras are printed on the label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

375 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

19.6%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

38.6%

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

67.7%

Carbs

27.7%

Oils

4.6%

Pricing & size