Ruff's Recipes

Ruff's Recipes Dry Food: Cosy Chicken Casserole review

Name: Ruff's Recipes Dry Food: Cosy Chicken Casserole
Brand: Ruff's Recipes

54.3/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Four home-cooking recipes on one frame, all in our Good band, so let the meat on the front decide. A fresh named meat at 30% sits on a grain-free base, behind which comes a long tail itemised down to the chamomile. The Homely Fish Pie is the only one with no bird in it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners who like a label that itemises everything
Dogs kept off grain
Older and stiffening dogs, glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin each at its own percentage
Dogs that must avoid birds, via the Fish Pie
Rotation feeders, the base staying put between chicken, game, fish and lamb

Worth watching

Poultry oil on three of four, the bird never named
Moderate protein once the fresh meat's water has gone
Carbohydrate at 50.0% to 52.7% of dry matter, above the 46.2% typical

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

How this scores

How we score

54.3/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The bags ask 200 to 355 grams for a dog of 12kg to 25kg depending on the recipe; where that and the waistline disagree, the waistline wins.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Hearty Game Stew 65.2
Homely Fish Pie 60.1
Cosy Chicken Casserole 54.3
Rustic Lamb Hotpot 52.8

All four Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Fresh meat that cooks down and starch a little above the norm hold all four where they are; the itemised label and printed joint blend stop them slipping.

What's in it

Freshly prepared chicken, turkey gravy, chicken liver37% (30%, 4%, 3%)Fresh weight, most of it water the oven drives off.
Dried sweet potatoNo grain.
Dried whole peas10%
Potato proteinPlant protein lifting the analysis.
Poultry oilNo bird named.
Alfalfa, minerals3% (alfalfa)
Dried carrot, dried parsnip, flaxseed, chicory root extract0.5% down to 0.3%Carrot declared as the equivalent of 4% fresh.
Herbs and botanicals, seaweed down to valerian root0.2%Each printed to the third decimal place; nothing at that level changes how a dog feels.
Joint support blend: glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin0.1%Broken open at 0.034%, 0.034% and 0.024%.
Dried apple, dried blueberry

Trace minerals chelated with protein hydrolysates, each with a figure, selenium from selenised yeast, and taurine at 1000mg with methionine at 2000mg.

Named ingredients

Chicken & Turkey (37%) (including Freshly Prepared Chicken 30%, Turkey Gravy 4%, Chicken Liver 3%), Dried Sweet Potato, Dried Whole Peas (10%), Potato Protein, Poultry Oil, Alfalfa (3%), Minerals, Dried Carrot (0.5% equivalent to 4% Carrot), Dried Parsnip, Flaxseed (0.5%), Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Prebiotic FOS) (0.3%), Dried Herbs & Botanicals (0.2%) (Seaweed 0.05%, Nettle 0.02%, Rosemary 0.015%, Bay 0.015%, Dill 0.015%, Mint 0.015%, Oregano 0.015%, Thyme 0.015%, Chamomile 0.01%, Turmeric 0.01%, Reishi Mushroom 0.005%, Valerian Root 0.005%), Dried Apple, Joint Support Blend (0.1%) (including Glucosamine 0.034%, MSM 0.034%, Chondroitin 0.024%), Dried Blueberry.

Against the range

Meat: Chicken and turkey 37%; Game, lamb or fish on the others.
Fat, dry matter: 12%; 9.8% on the lamb to 13% on the game.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 51%; 50% to 52.7% across the range.

For a dog that has never met the less common meats, the gentlest way in.

Each recipe opens with a freshly prepared named meat at 30%, topped up with a gravy and an organ to reach the headline. No dried meat meal follows, so protein settles between 23.9% and 26.1% of dry matter. Dried sweet potato and whole peas bind all four with no grain, potato protein sits just behind, and a long itemised tail runs down to valerian root. Three recipes use poultry oil; the fish uses rapeseed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

355 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

11%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

51%

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

33%

Added water

Carbs

45.9%

Veg

8.3%

Oils

4.6%

Other

4.1%

Pricing & size