Optimum Pet Health

Optimum Pet Health Senior Small-Medium Breeds review

Name: Optimum Pet Health Senior Small-Medium Breeds
Brand: Optimum Pet Health

65.1/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A gentle grain-free senior kibble for small and medium dogs, in our Good band. Chicken leads at 41%, the added fat is kept light, and the tail of the list is written for an older dog: joint entries, turmeric, krill and a full set of prebiotic fibres.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and medium dogs moving into their later years
Seniors softening around the middle, with fat at 14.0%
Stiffening joints. Glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM sit in the recipe, turmeric beside them
An ageing digestion: GOS, yeast cell wall, chicory and beet pulp all declared
Dogs whose only meat is chicken, printed as 25% fresh and 16% dried

Worth watching

Krill and fish oil, so it is not fish free
Carbohydrate near 43.9% of dry matter; the plant side carries a real share
Joint entries at the foot of the list with no dose, so the amounts are small

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

How this scores

How we score

65.1/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of small and medium size. A dog taking life easy often needs less than the maintenance figure, so let the waistline have the final word.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Optimum Pet Health Senior Small-Medium Breeds 65.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The label earns it: fresh and dried meat declared apart, minerals dosed in two forms each and the prebiotics itemised, with potato and pea holding nutritional balance back.

What's in it

Chicken: fresh meat, dried chicken41% (25% and 16%)The fresh share is mostly water; the protein reaches the kibble through the dried.
Dried potato flakes, dried sweet potatoes, green peasThe starch. No cereal in the bag.
Chicken fat6%The only added fat, kept light for a slower dog.
Chicken gravy3%
Dried beet pulpFermentable fibre.
Dried Antarctic krill, fish oil, linseed1% eachMarine and plant omega 3. The krill and fish oil put fish in the bag.
Minerals, dried brewers yeast
Dried chicory, yeast cell wall, GOS1% eachFOS, MOS and beta-glucans, each named. The label prints inulin as insulin.
Turmeric, seaweed, glucosamine, chondroitin, MSMJoint entries near the foot of the list with no dose printed.
Yucca, lemon balm, thyme, fenugreek, olive, rosehip, Lactobacillus

Every trace mineral comes twice, as a sulphate and an amino acid chelate, both dosed; selenium from selenised yeast, with taurine and generous vitamin E.

Named ingredients

Chicken (Of Which Fresh Chicken Meat 25% And Dried Chicken 16%) (41%), Dried Potato Flakes, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Green Peas, Chicken Fat (6%), Chicken Gravy (3%), Dried Beet Pulp, Dried Antarctic Krill (1%), Minerals, Fish Oil (1%), Linseed (1%), Dried Brewers Yeast, Dried Chicory (A Natural Source Of Fos And Insulin) (1%), Yeast Cell Wall (A Natural Source Of Mos And Beta Glucans) (1%), Gos (Galacto Oligosaccharides) (1%), Dried Curcuma Longa, Ascophyllum Nodosum, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulphate, Msm (Methylsulfonylmethane), Yucca Schidigera, Dried Melissa Officinalis, Dried Thymus Vulgaris, Dried Fenugreek, Olive Powder, Dried Rosehip, Lactobacillus Helveticus

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

350 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.6%

Fat

15.4%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.8%

Carbs

43.9%

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

45%

Carbs

39.7%

Veg

Oils

Other

7.3%

Pricing & size