Omni Sensitive Adult review

Two opposite forces settle this recipe into our Average band. Our ingredient reading is built to reward named animal protein, which a vegan recipe by definition cannot offer. The rest of the label pushes back: named plant ingredients, a percentage beside the yeast hydrolysate, a stated vegan DHA and an amino acid panel that fills the gaps a meat-free diet leaves open. The pillars split rather than settle: protein and processing reads Poor, transparency reads Good, and the typical adult dry food sits one band above this recipe. Read this as a recipe doing one specific job carefully, which is not the same as a middling all-rounder.

Ingredients, as declared: Sweet Potato, Peas, Lupin Beans, Potato Protein, Pea Protein, Rapeseed Oil, Beet Pulp, Flax Seed, Vegetable Gravy, Minerals, Brewer's Yeast, Carob Flour, Prebiotic FOS, Yeast Hydrolystate (0.5%, natural source of MOS & Beta Glucans), Apple, Vegan DHA Omega 3 Supplement (0.1%), Carrots, Tomatoes, Mixed Herbs (Thyme, Marjoram, Oregano, Sage, Parsley).

Sweet potato and peas lead, and lupin beans in third place are the choice that makes this recipe different. Lupin is a legume with a high protein content, and it is used here as the whole bean, not an extracted fraction. That lets the label reach a declared 25.0% protein without leaning entirely on refined potato and pea protein, both of which do appear behind it.

The amino acid panel is where a sensitive plant-based recipe earns its keep. A dosed methionine entry covers what plant proteins are short of. Taurine at 1,500 mg and L-carnitine at 250 mg per kilo replace what an ordinary bowl takes from meat. L-threonine and L-tryptophan at 200 mg each are the two most often added where gut lining and settled behaviour are the goal.

The digestive side is built in layers, not sprinkled on. Beet pulp is the fermentable fibre and prebiotic FOS feeds the gut's own bacteria. The yeast hydrolysate at 0.5% has its purpose printed beside it on the label, MOS and beta glucans. Brewer's yeast adds B vitamins on top, and carob flour is a traditional binder in recipes aimed at loose stools.

Rapeseed oil supplies the bulk of a declared 11.0% fat, flax seed brings plant omega 3s, and the vegan DHA supplement at 0.1% supplies the long-chain form that plants otherwise cannot reach. That last entry matters more than its size suggests, because a dog converts flax omega 3 to the active forms slowly, so a recipe with no fish in it needs the direct source as well.

The tail is short and mostly named, which is rare. Apple, carrots and tomatoes sit at trace level, and the herb mix is broken out into thyme, marjoram, oregano, sage and parsley rather than hidden behind the word herbs. Vegetable gravy is the exception and names nothing. The analysis leaves out ash and moisture, so the dry matter conversions other foods offer are not available here.

£6.60 a kilo across the range, in bags of 2kg, 6kg and 10kg.

A 15kg adult dog in moderate condition needs roughly 246 grams a day to reach about 840 kcal (110 × bodyweight^0.75, the standard maintenance estimate), which lands at £1.62 a day. For dogs between 10kg and 20kg the label's own table asks 177 to 297 grams, so let the waistline judge it.