Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's Nature's Goodness Senior Dry review

Name: Sainsbury's Nature's Goodness Senior Dry
Brand: Sainsbury's

68.3/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A salmon-led, grain-free kibble for older dogs, sitting in our Good band. Most of the salmon arrives as meal, so protein converts to a strong 28.3% of dry matter for a later-life food. Glucosamine and chondroitin are written into the recipe with a figure each.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Senior dogs, and dogs just easing into their later years
Stiffening joints, with glucosamine and chondroitin each declared at 0.025%
A dog that does better on fish than red meat. Salmon is the only named animal content
One bag for a middle-aged dog and an older one
Owners keeping a dog off grain

Worth watching

Chicken fat and chicken gravy in a salmon-led bag
The joint pair is a supportive amount, no substitute for anything your vet has prescribed
Protein at 28.3% of dry matter is worth checking with your vet for a dog on moderate protein

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

How this scores

How we score

68.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of every size. The pack's guide for a 15kg dog runs from 145 to 335 grams a day, so let your dog's condition decide where in that range they sit.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Sainsbury's Nature's Goodness Senior Dry 68.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It sits well up inside its band on a label that names things, with transparency Outstanding and nutritional balance the one Average.

What's in it

Salmon meal21%Goes in already dried, so most of the headline survives cooking.
Freshly prepared salmon9%
Sweet potato, potatoThe binders, in place of grain.
Dried peas6%
Chicken fatSo the bag will not keep a dog away from chicken.
Dried beet pulp, chicken gravyGravy for palatability.
Linseed2%Plant omega 3 beside the fish.
Minerals, yeast products0.2% yeastYeast as a source of prebiotic MOS.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.025% eachSupportive amounts, the normal place for them on a senior bag.
Dried cranberry, dried blueberry, marigold, turmeric, dried spearmint

Vitamins A, D3 and E with iodine, copper, iron, manganese and zinc in the usual oxide and sulphate forms, all printed.

Chicken fat and gravy mean this is fish first, not single protein.

Named ingredients

Salmon (30%) (Salmon Meal 21%, Freshly Prepared Salmon* 9%), Sweet Potato*, Potato*, Dried Peas* (6%), Chicken Fat*, Dried Beet Pulp*, Chicken Gravy, Linseed* (2%), Minerals, Yeast Products (0.2%, as a source of Prebiotic MOS), Glucosamine (0.025%), Chondroitin (0.025%), Dried Cranberry*, Dried Blueberry*, Marigold Flower*, Turmeric*, Dried Spearmint. *Natural ingredients

Against the range

Salmon is declared at 30%, with 21% as salmon meal and 9% freshly prepared, so most of it stays in the finished kibble. Sweet potato and potato bind it, with dried peas and beet pulp for fibre and no grain on the list. Chicken fat and chicken gravy are also in the recipe, and moisture is not declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

364 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

46.7%

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

34.5%

Carbs

54.2%

Oils

5.3%

Other

6.1%

Pricing & size