Optimum Pet Health

Optimum Pet Health Senior Trays review

Name: Optimum Pet Health Senior Trays
Brand: Optimum Pet Health

67.9/100Good

WetAdultSenior

Chicken at 65% leads, and the rest reads like a shopping list drawn up for an older dog. Salmon oil, two prebiotics, glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM, turmeric, dandelion root and two tyndallised cultures all carry a figure. The missing analysis limits what we can check, and the tray still finishes in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Seniors whose owners want joint support in the food itself
Delicate guts. The prebiotics and both named cultures are quantified
Close label readers, since nearly every entry after the chicken has its own figure
Dogs kept off grain: the plant side stops at peas and carrot
Small and medium dogs especially, as one tray goes a long way at this energy level

Worth watching

No analytical constituents on the label we have, so protein, fat and moisture cannot be checked
Fish arrives with the salmon oil
The additive panel and the ingredients list disagree on glucosamine. Trust the ingredients list
One tray size, so a small dog leaves half a tray for the fridge

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

How this scores

How we score

67.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A dog already on a vet's joint plan should stay on it, with this tray underneath.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Optimum Pet Health Senior Trays 67.9

All one Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The ingredients list earns the placement on its own, because without an analysis nothing here can be checked on dry matter.

What's in it

Chicken65%The only meat named. With no analysis printed, the figure has to be taken as given.
Dried peas, dried carrotThe whole plant side; nothing cereal based.
Minerals
Salmon oil0.1%Omega 3, and the reason this is not fish free.
Prebiotic MOS, prebiotic chicory0.1% eachBeta glucans at 0.03% and inulin at 0.06% declared inside them.
Glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM0.05%, 0.01%, 0.01%Modest supporting levels.
Dandelion root0.01%
Tyndallised L. helveticus HA-122 and L. paracasei HA-1080.005% eachNamed down to the strain.
Turmeric, dried melon juice0.005% eachSources of curcumin and superoxide dismutase.
Black pepper0.0005%There to help the turmeric along.

Vitamins C and E and zinc, with omega 6 and a glucosamine figure that does not match the ingredients list.

Energy is declared at 121 kcal per 100g against a typical 97 for wet food, so portions look smaller than usual.

Named ingredients

Chicken (65%), Dried Peas, Dried Carrot, Minerals, Salmon Oil (0.1%), Prebiotic MOS (0.1% including beta glucans 0.03%), Prebiotic Chicory (0.1% including inulin 0.06%), Glucosamine (0.05%), Chondroitin (0.01%), MSM (0.01%), Dandelion Root (0.01%), Tyndallised Lactobacillus helveticus HA-122 (0.005%), Tyndallised Lacticaseibacillus paracasei HA-108 (0.005%), Turmeric (0.005%, source of curcumin), Dried Melon Juice (0.005%, source of superoxide dismutase), Black Pepper (0.0005%).

Against the range

One tray: chicken at 65%, dried peas and dried carrot, then a long tail of named extras for an older dog, nearly all with a percentage. The label we have prints no analysis.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

121 kcal/100g

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

65%

Added water

20.9%

Carbs

8.1%

Veg

3.5%

Oils

0.1%

Other

2.4%