Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's Complete Nutrition Cans 24 Selection review

Name: Sainsbury's Complete Nutrition Cans 24 Selection
Brand: Sainsbury's

39.3/100Average

WetAdult

Sainsbury's everyday tin, bought by the case of twenty four, in our Average band because the label says so little. Beef at 4% is the only animal it pins down. Dogs have eaten tins built on this pattern for decades, and what you are buying is the maker's word more than a readable recipe.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dinner your dog already knows, from a shop that always has it
Homes with two or more dogs, with a whole case landing at once
Dogs that drink too little. Each tin is 82% moisture
Beef-minded dogs
A soft meal for a dog that has turned away from firmer food

Worth watching

Everything but the 4% beef is unnamed, too little for an elimination diet
No grain named, and carbohydrate at 25.0% of dry matter against 15.8% typical
Various sugars with no amount given

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

How this scores

How we score

39.3/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults from toy to giant. The label's feeding row reads 5000 grams a day for a 5kg dog, which is not usable, so feed by energy and condition.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Sainsbury's Complete Nutrition Cans 24 Selection 39.3

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Four legal categories give scoring very little to reward; this is not a health verdict, and the analysis behind it is ordinary.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives36%Includes 4% beef, the only part described. The rest can change between batches.
CerealsAny grain at all, and doing more than a bit part.
Minerals
Various sugarsFor taste and a sauce that looks the part. No amount printed.

Vitamin D3 and E with iron, zinc, manganese, iodine and copper, each dosed.

Named ingredients

Meat and Animal Derivatives (36%, including 4% Beef), Cereals, Minerals, Various Sugars.

Against the range

One recipe across the case: meat and animal derivatives at 36% with 4% beef, then cereals, minerals and various sugars. Moisture is declared at 82%, and carbohydrate converts to an estimated 25.0% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

78 kcal/100g

Protein

Fat

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

82%

Dry weight

Protein

38.9%

Fat

22.2%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

11.1%

Carbs

25%

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

36%

Added water

17%

Carbs

38.5%

Other

8.5%

Pricing & size