Riverwood

Riverwood Adult Large Breed Dry review

Name: Riverwood Adult Large Breed Dry
Brand: Riverwood

72.4/100Excellent

DryAdult

A grain-free kibble for big dogs, carried by three birds: dehydrated duck at 28%, turkey at 16% and pheasant at 4%. Peas do the binding, the joint supplements carry figures, and carbohydrate stays low for a large-breed recipe. It sits in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large and giant adults; the portions and recipe are built around them
Older big dogs feeling their hips: glucosamine sulphate at 240 mg/kg, chondroitin sulphate at 140 mg/kg
Dogs bored of chicken
A short plant side, with carbohydrate at 27.4% of dry matter

Worth watching

Every named animal is a bird, so no fallback for a poultry-reactive dog
Energy dense at 389 kcal per 100g; measure a steadier dog's portion
An adult maintenance food, not one for a large-breed puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

72.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large and giant adults. The label's table starts at 245 to 275 grams a day for a dog of 25kg to 30kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Riverwood Adult Large Breed Dry 72.4

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A meat-forward balance with real joint doses; the unnamed poultry fat and hydrolysed protein are what stop it going higher.

What's in it

Dehydrated duck28%Weighed dry, so the front-of-bag claim is what the bowl gets.
Dehydrated turkey16%
Yellow peas, yellow pea starch16%, 15%Legume binding, no cereal.
Poultry fat8%The bird is not named.
Dried apple pulp6%
Dehydrated pheasant4%The third bird.
Pea protein, hydrolysed protein2% eachThe hydrolysed protein names no source.
Spinach, evening primrose oil, carrots1%, 0.5%, 0.5%Evening primrose brings gamma linolenic acid.
Glucosamine, MOS, chondroitin, FOS240 mg/kg down to 100 mg/kgJoint pair a touch above the brand's standard adult recipes.
Yucca, marigold, nettle, spirulina, turmeric, citrus, cranberries, chamomile, cinnamon90 mg/kg down to 25 mg/kg

Vitamins A, D3 and E, choline chloride, zinc, iron, manganese, iodine, copper and selenium.

Calcium at 1.89% of dry matter is an adult level. Not written for a large-breed puppy.

Named ingredients

28% dehydrated duck, 16% dehydrated turkey, 16% yellow peas, 15% yellow pea starch, 8% poultry fat, 6% dried apple pulp, 4% dehydrated pheasant, 2% pea protein, 2% hydrolysed protein, 1% spinach, 0.5% evening primrose oil, 0.5% carrots, glucosamine sulfate: 240 mg/kg, mannan-oligosaccharides: 150 mg/kg, chondroitin sulfate: 140 mg/kg, fructo-oligosaccharides: 100 mg/kg, yucca schidigera: 90 mg/kg, marigold: 80 mg/kg, nettle: 80 mg/kg, spirulina: 35 mg/kg, turmeric: 30 mg/kg, citrus pulp: 30 mg/kg, cranberries: 30 mg/kg, chamomile: 25 mg/kg, cinnamon: 25 mg/kg.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

389 kcal/100g

Protein

38%

Fat

17%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

8.2%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

42.2%

Fat

18.9%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

9.1%

Carbs

27.4%

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

48%

Carbs

33%

Veg

7.6%

Oils

8.5%

Other

2.9%

Pricing & size