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Orlando Gourmet Pate Cartons: Beef Pate with Vegetables review

Name: Orlando Gourmet Pate Cartons: Beef Pate with Vegetables
Brand: Orlando

60.9/100Good

WetAdultSenior

Flavour

Smooth, very moist pates in two versions, both in our Good band, and chicken leads each of them. The carton sold as beef is 36% chicken and 4% beef. What is printed is unusually open, with a percentage against every entry.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that like a soft, spoonable texture with no chunks
Owners who want a figure beside every named ingredient
Plenty of protein without much fat: 46.9% of dry matter in the beef carton
Grain-free homes, as neither carton names a cereal
A dog that drinks too little

Worth watching

The beef carton is mostly chicken, so it is no help to a dog kept off poultry
Only the entries with a percentage are listed, and the rest of each carton is not itemised
Light cartons, so a medium or large dog gets through several a day

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

How this scores

How we score

60.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The calories are estimated, so treat the portion guide as a starting point and weigh your dog after a couple of weeks.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Beef Pate 60.9
Chicken Pate 58.9

All two Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

A step behind the middle of a strong wet shelf, held back by short lists and very dilute recipes, while what is declared reads well.

What's in it

Chicken36%The larger animal part by far, in a carton sold as beef.
Beef4%Genuinely there.
Butternut squash2%
Green beans2%

Vitamins A and E, then copper, iron, manganese, zinc and iodine, each dosed on the panel.

Sold as beef, but chicken leads at 36%. Not for a dog avoiding poultry.

The list stops after four entries, so the rest of the carton is not described.

Named ingredients

36% Chicken, 4% Beef, 2% Butternut Squash, 2% Green Beans.

Against the range

Meat: 36% chicken, 4% beef; 40% chicken alone in the chicken carton
Protein, dry matter: 46.9%; 44.6%
Moisture: 85.3%; 84.3%
Energy, estimated: 57 kcal per 100g; 61 kcal per 100g

The wetter, lighter carton, with the higher protein conversion of the two.

Both cartons are chicken first and grain free, with two named vegetables at 2% each. Every printed entry carries a percentage, but the lists account for well under half of each carton: the water, minerals and anything else are not written down. Moisture runs at 85.3% and 84.3%, protein converts to 46.9% and 44.6% of dry matter, and ash and fibre both read on the generous side for a pate.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

56.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

6.9%

Fat

3.6%

Fibre

1.3%

Ash

2.3%

Moisture

85.3%

Dry weight

Protein

46.9%

Fat

24.5%

Fibre

8.8%

Ash

15.6%

Carbs

4.2%

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

60.4%

Added water

33.6%

Carbs

Veg

Pricing & size