Nature's Way

Nature's Way Light Mature Recipe review

Name: Nature's Way Light Mature Recipe
Brand: Nature's Way

54.7/100Good

DryAdultSenior

The brand's gentler bowl, aimed at dogs that have slowed down and rounded out, and it sits in our Good band. Fat is kept to 10% and fibre lifted to fill a hungry dog up. The chondroitin is printed at a proper dose, which most light foods never bother with.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs. One label covers mature and adult feeding
Dogs with a little weight to lose
Stiff hipped veterans, with chondroitin at 1923 mg/kg and glucosamine and MSM alongside
Owners who like a grain in the bowl: brown rice at 20%, oats behind it
A digestion grown fussy with age, helped by beet pulp, brewer's yeast and prebiotic MOS and FOS

Worth watching

Carbohydrate at 52.7% of dry matter, which is how the calories come down
Protein gentle at 21%, so a dog visibly losing muscle may need more
Salmon oil on the list, so it is not fish free

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

How this scores

How we score

54.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A dog on a slimming plan belongs at the lower end of the bag's 150 to 250 gram range for 15kg to 25kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Nature's Way Light Mature Recipe 54.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named chicken, a real joint dose and a complete panel carry it; the high carbohydrate is the price of a light recipe.

What's in it

Chicken, dried chicken, chicken fat, chicken liver38% (12%, 20%, 3.5%, 2.5%)The dried share is what survives the oven as protein. A modest meat block by design.
Brown rice20%Keeps its bran.
Potato, harvest oats
Beet pulpBulk that makes a smaller meal feel like a meal.
Brewer's yeastB vitamins, and it makes a plain kibble taste of something.
Salmon oilMarine omega 3, used most readily on skin, coat and joints.
Minerals, dried seaweedSeaweed for iodine.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitinchondroitin 1923mg/kgOnly chondroitin has a figure. Both joint compounds come from animals.
Prebiotic MOS, prebiotic FOS
Dried dandelion, marigold, peppermint, yucca schidigera extractThe label's flourish.

Vitamin E is generous at 475 mg per kilo, and copper is kept light at 14 mg, which suits an older liver.

Named ingredients

38% Chicken consisting: Chicken (12%), Dried Chicken (20%), Chicken Fat (3.5%), Chicken Liver (2.5%), Brown Rice (20%), Potato, Harvest Oats, Beet Pulp, Brewer's Yeast, Salmon Oil, Minerals, Dried Seaweed, Glucosamine, MSM, Chondroitin (1923mg/kg), Prebiotic MOS, Prebiotic FOS, Dried Dandelion, Dried Marigold, Dried Peppermint, Yucca Schidigera Extract

Against the range

One light kibble for older and heavier dogs. A 38% chicken block, split into its parts, leads into brown rice, potato and oats, with fat held at 10% and fibre lifted to 4.5%. Chondroitin carries a printed dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

328.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

21%

Fat

10%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22.8%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

4.9%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

52.7%

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

60.5%

Carbs

33.4%

Veg

0.3%

Oils

4.1%

Other

1.7%

Pricing & size