Omni

Omni Chickpea & Potato Paté review

Name: Omni Chickpea & Potato Paté
Brand: Omni

43.9/100Average

WetAdult

A plant based dinner that says so from the first line of the label. Potatoes at 15% and chickpeas, 7% dried and equivalent to 14% before drying, lead a can with no meat or fish at all. Taurine and L-carnitine are added where meat would normally supply them.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners whose own plate is plant based and want the dog to join in
A household committed to plant based feeding: no animal ingredient appears anywhere
A dog that has tried the usual meats without ever settling, as every one of them is left out
Anyone who wants a label that adds up, with potatoes at 15%, chickpeas at 7% dried and green beans at 2% all printed
Dogs that suit a lighter bowl. Fat converts to 17.3% of dry matter

Worth watching

All the protein is from plants, and plant protein gives a dog less than the same figure from an animal
Carbohydrate estimated at 34.7% of dry matter against 15.8% for the typical adult wet food
Taurine and L-carnitine in the added panel show where a meatless recipe needs propping up
The copy suggests talking to your vet before a switch to plant based feeding, above all for a dog with a health history

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

How this scores

How we score

43.9/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs from toy breeds to giants. A 15 kg dog eats a little over two cans a day, so count cans before you order.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Omni Chickpea & Potato Paté 43.9

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Our scoring rewards named animal ingredients, and this can has none by design, so the score describes the recipe more than it faults how it is made.

What's in it

Potatoes15%Mostly starch. Worth knowing for a dog whose blood sugar needs watching.
Dried chickpeas7%Equivalent to 14% before drying. Fibre and some plant protein of their own.
Pea protein4%One of three refined plant proteins carrying the analysis.
Rapeseed oil2.5%A sound choice among vegetable oils.
Green beans, lupin beans powder2% each
Potato protein, minerals
Tomato powder1.25%
Chia seeds, dried brewer's yeast1% eachChia for plant omega 3, which is a different molecule from the omega 3 in fish. Yeast adds B vitamins.
Coconut oil0.5%
Dried seaweed, turmeric powder0.1%, 0.07%Seaweed for iodine; the turmeric is too little to taste.

Taurine at 150 mg and L-carnitine at 50 mg per kilo, the two a dog would normally get from meat, alongside vitamins A and D3, added amino acids and the usual trace elements.

No animal ingredient on the label: every gram of protein is from plants.

Named ingredients

Potatoes (15%), Dried Chickpeas (7% equivalent to 14% Chickpeas), Pea Protein (4%), Rapeseed Oil (2.5%), Green Beans (2%), Lupin Beans Powder (2%), Potato Protein, Minerals, Tomato Powder (1.25%), Chia Seeds (1%), Dried Brewer's Yeast (1%), Coconut Oil (0.5%), Dried Seaweed (Ascophyllum Nodosum) (0.1%), Turmeric Powder (0.07%)

Against the range

One plant based can with no animal ingredient anywhere on the label. Potatoes and chickpeas lead, pea protein, lupin and potato protein lift the analysis to 28.8% protein in dry matter, and rapeseed and coconut oil supply the fat. Nearly every ingredient carries a printed percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

96 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

7.5%

Fat

4.5%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

74%

Dry weight

Protein

28.8%

Fat

17.3%

Fibre

7.7%

Ash

11.5%

Carbs

34.7%

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.

Added water

Carbs

78.4%

Veg

1.3%

Oils

Other

8.3%

Pricing & size