Pooch & Mutt

Pooch & Mutt Wellbeing Health & Digestion Dry Food review

Name: Pooch & Mutt Wellbeing Health & Digestion Dry Food
Brand: Pooch & Mutt

61.2/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A grain-free salmon kibble for dogs whose insides need a quiet life, in our Good band. Every animal ingredient on the list is salmon, which is rarer on a shelf than it ought to be. That single-fish construction is the reason to buy it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A fish elimination diet, with no animal but salmon anywhere on the list
An unsettled gut. Psyllium husk at 0.8%, beet pulp at 1.5% and an inactivated Lactobacillus acidophilus culture
Dogs kept off chicken and the other land meats
Puppy to senior in one house, with calcium at 1.11% of dry matter
Owners who want the extras named and measured

Worth watching

Salmon through every animal entry, so a dog that turns its nose up at fish will not be won over
Estimated carbohydrate at 48.8% of dry matter, against the 46.2% typical
Protein at 26.7% of dry matter, a gentle figure better suited to a settled adult than a working dog

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

How this scores

How we score

61.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Check your dog takes to fish before you buy a big bag, as there is no other animal here.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Pooch & Mutt Wellbeing Health & Digestion Dry Food 61.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A clean single-fish construction pulls one way and gentle protein with a heavy starch share pulls the other, which for a dog with a temperamental stomach is the right way round.

What's in it

Fresh salmon25%Mostly water, which cooking removes.
Sweet potato22%None of the starch is cereal.
Salmon protein16.2%Supplies more of the finished kibble than the headline fish.
Potatoes, peas
Salmon oil, salmon gravy1.5% eachMarine omega 3, and still only salmon.
Alfalfa, dried beet pulp, linseed1.5% eachBeet pulp is the steadier fibre; linseed adds plant omega 3.
Dried parsley, brewer's yeast1% eachThe yeast's savoury note helps a reluctant eater start.
Psyllium husk and seeds0.8%Soluble fibre that soaks up water and firms things up.
Cranberries, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, MOS, FOS, yucca0.04% to 0.01%Joint inclusions well short of a treatment dose.
Lactobacillus acidophilus, inactivatedHeat treated on purpose, so it survives the oven.

Named ingredients

Fresh Salmon (25 %), Sweet Potato (22 %), Salmon Protein (16.2 %), Potatoes, Peas, Salmon Oil (1.5 %), Salmon Gravy (1.5 %), Alfalfa (1.5 %), Dried Beet Pulp (1.5 %), Linseed (1.5 %), Dried Parsley (1 %), Brewer´s Yeast (1 %), Psyllium Husk & Seeds (0.8 %), Dried Cranberries (0.04 %), Glucosamine (0.026 %), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.016 %), Mannaan-oligosaccharides (0.015 %), Fructo-oligosaccharides (0.01 %), Mojave Yucca (0.01 %), Lactobacillus acidophilus HA-122 inactivated (15x10⁹ cells/kg).

Against the range

One grain-free salmon kibble. Four entries carry an animal and all four are salmon: fresh fish, salmon protein, gravy and oil. Sweet potato, potatoes and peas carry the starch with no cereal. The digestive side is spread across psyllium, beet pulp, two prebiotics and an inactivated culture, and almost every minor entry has a percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

7.1%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

26.7%

Fat

13.3%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.9%

Carbs

48.8%

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

42.7%

Carbs

46.9%

Veg

1.5%

Oils

1.5%

Other

7.4%

Pricing & size