Pooch & Mutt

Pooch & Mutt Wellbeing Skin & Coat Dry Food review

Name: Pooch & Mutt Wellbeing Skin & Coat Dry Food
Brand: Pooch & Mutt

62.8/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A grain-free herring kibble that treats a dull coat as a question about fats, and reads Good on our scale. Herring leads as fresh fish and as protein, with salmon oil and linseed at 3% each behind it. Nearly every entry on the label carries a number.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dry skin or a dull coat, with an oily fish leading and two oils behind it
Owners feeding a fish diet
Dogs kept off chicken, beef and lamb. None of them appears anywhere
Homes with dogs at several stages, puppy to senior, calcium at 1.33% of dry matter
Early joint stiffness, glucosamine and chondroitin both printed

Worth watching

Peas at 26%, level with the fresh herring
Collagen with no species given, if your dog must avoid one animal
Kelp brings iodine. Mention it to your vet if your dog is on thyroid medication

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

How this scores

How we score

62.8/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Coat changes are slow, so give a new bag a couple of months before you judge the shine.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Herring

The score, in context

Pooch & Mutt Wellbeing Skin & Coat Dry Food 62.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The oils carry the argument; peas sitting level with the fish and an unsourced collagen are what peg it back.

What's in it

Fresh herring26%An oily fish in its own right before any oil is added.
Peas26%Level with the herring, so doing structural work.
Herring protein15%
Potatoes, dried apple pulp15%, 7.3%
Salmon oil, fish gravy3% eachThe quick route to omega 3; the gravy is for flavour.
Linseed3%The plant omega 3, slower for a dog to convert.
Collagen1%The structural protein of skin. Bovine, porcine or marine, the label does not say.
Dried kelp0.2%Iodine, which the thyroid needs.
Psyllium, cranberries, glucosamine, chondroitin, FOS, MOS, yucca0.08% down to 0.01%
Milk thistle seeds, inactivated Lactobacillus acidophilus0.008%A traditional liver herb at a token level.

Named ingredients

Fresh Herring (26%), Peas (26 %), Herring Protein (15 %), Potatoes (15 %), Dried Apple Pulp (7.3 %), Salmon Oil (3 %), Fish Gravy (3 %), Linseed (3 %), Collagen (1 %), Dried Kelp (0.2 %), Psyllium Husk & Seeds (0.08 %), Dried Cranberries (0.04 %), Glucosamine (0.026 %), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.02 %), Fructo-oligosaccharides (0.019 %), Mannan-oligosaccharides (0.015 %), Mojave Yucca (0.01 %), %), Milk Thistle Seeds (0.008 %), Lactobacillus acidophilus HA-122 inactivated (15x10⁹ cells/kg).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

364.8 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

30%

Fat

14.4%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

44.5%

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

41%

Added water

Carbs

41%

Veg

7.5%

Oils

Other

4.5%

Pricing & size