Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's Complete Nutrition Meaty Loaf with Tripe Selection review

Name: Sainsbury's Complete Nutrition Meaty Loaf with Tripe Selection
Brand: Sainsbury's

48.8/100Average

WetAdult

A firmer, denser tin than the brand's jellied lines, and a far better described one. Tripe and beef are named and numbered inside the 61% animal block, with no cereal and no added sugar on the list. It scores Average against a high wet-food line, and it is the pick of the brand's wet shelf.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that adore tripe, named here at 19% of the tin
Owners who like the meat itemised
Grain-avoiding households
Keeping added sugar out of the bowl, which the brand's jellied tins do not manage

Worth watching

Only part of the 61% is named; the rest is meat and animal derivatives
Salmon oil puts fish in the tin
Crude ash at 15.0% of dry matter, high for a wet food

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

How this scores

How we score

48.8/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size, with calcium at 1.5% of dry matter. A 15 kg dog needs a shade over two tins a day, so plan the pack count around that.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Tripe

The score, in context

Sainsbury's Complete Nutrition Meaty Loaf with Tripe Selection 48.8

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Strong construction for an everyday tin; the generic share of the meat and the vegetable derivatives entry keep it at Average.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivatives61%A category term, partly opened up.
of which tripe19%Ruminant stomach lining: rich, digestible and loved by picky eaters. It smells, which is the trade.
of which beef18%
Minerals
Salmon oil0.25%A finishing touch of marine fat, enough to put fish on the label.
Sunflower oil0.25%
Derivatives of vegetable origin: chicory0.03%A prebiotic, at a token level. The derivatives entry may cover other plants too.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, copper, manganese, iodine and selenium, all fully dosed.

Salmon oil is on the list, so this is not for a dog on a strict fish avoidance list.

Named ingredients

Meat and Animal Derivatives (61%: including Tripe 19% & Beef 18%), Minerals, Oils & Fats (Salmon Oil 0.25%, Sunflower Oil 0.25%), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (Chicory (as a source of the prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharide) 0.03%).

Against the range

A meaty loaf with 61% animal content, tripe at 19% and beef at 18% named inside it and the rest left as meat and animal derivatives. Salmon and sunflower oils carry percentages, chicory goes in as a prebiotic, and there is no cereal or added sugar.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

104 kcal/100g

Protein

8.5%

Fat

7.5%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

80%

Dry weight

Protein

42.5%

Fat

37.5%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

15%

Carbs

2.5%

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

57.4%

Added water

15%

Oils

10.3%

Other

17.2%

Pricing & size