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Pets at Home Complete Nutrition Mature Senior Wet: Turkey in Jelly review

Name: Pets at Home Complete Nutrition Mature Senior Wet: Turkey in Jelly
Brand: Pets at Home

38.2/100Average

WetAdultSenior

Flavour

Soft tins in jelly for an older dog, sitting in our Average band because so little of the animal content is tied to a named animal. The analysis is better than the label suggests: lean and protein rich, which suits a senior well. Plenty of older dogs eat this every day and do well on it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs who find dry food hard work and prefer something soft
A slightly overweight dog. Fat is a modest 13.9% of dry matter
Ageing dogs whose protein should not slip, at 44.4% of dry matter
Any size from toy to large, all from the one tin
Rotating beef, turkey and chicken to keep an older dog interested

Worth watching

Only 4% of the 33% animal block carries a species name, which rules all three out for an elimination diet
Various sugars on every label, with no source given
Unnamed cereals, and estimated carbohydrate at 27.8% of dry matter against 15.8% for the typical adult wet food
Light tins at 75 kcal per 100g, so a dog fed wet alone gets a large bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

38.2/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors from toy to large breeds. If you are watching an older dog's weight, note the various sugars and weigh the bowl.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Beef in Jelly 38.2
Chicken in Jelly 38.2
Turkey in Jelly 38.2

All three Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The three tins score identically, and the label's lack of names costs them more than the analysis does.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives (including turkey 4%)33%Turkey has the named 4%, and the rest of the block can vary without the label changing.
CerealsNo grain named. Wheat, maize, rice or barley could be in there, and they can rotate between batches.
Minerals
Various sugarsFor taste. The term covers anything from cane sugar to caramel, and it sits last on the list.

A short, fully dosed panel printed per kilo: vitamin D3 at 187 IU and vitamin E at 19 mg, with iron, iodine, manganese, zinc and copper. Cassia gum at 2800 mg sets the jelly.

Only 4% of the animal block carries a species name, so this tin cannot anchor an elimination diet.

Named ingredients

With Beef in Jelly:Meat and Animal Derivatives (33%, including 4% Beef), Cereals, Minerals, Various Sugars With Turkey in Jelly:Meat and Animal Derivatives (33%, including 4% Turkey), Cereals, Minerals, Various Sugars. With Chicken in Jelly:Meat and Animal Derivatives (33%, including 4% Chicken), Cereals, Minerals, Various Sugar.

Against the range

Named meat: Turkey, 4%; Beef or chicken at 4% in the other two.
Rest of the label: Identical; Same recipe, same analysis in all three.

Turkey runs leaner and lighter than chicken, which is why food for older dogs leans on it so often.

One recipe under three names. Each tin declares meat and animal derivatives at 33%, with 4% of it the named species: beef, chicken or turkey. Unnamed cereals, minerals and various sugars complete a four-entry list. The analysis is the same in all three, lean and protein rich, with protein at 44.4% and fat at 13.9% of dry matter, and estimated carbohydrate at 27.8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

75 kcal/100g

Protein

Fat

2.5%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

82%

Dry weight

Protein

44.4%

Fat

13.9%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

11.1%

Carbs

27.8%

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

99%

Added water

0.6%

Carbs

0.3%

Other

0.1%

Pricing & size