Simpsons

Simpsons Premium Senior/Light review

Name: Simpsons Premium Senior/Light
Brand: Simpsons

48.8/100Average

DryAdultSenior

The lighter cousin of Simpsons' adult kibble, for dogs that have slowed down without wanting a smaller dinner. It earns our Average band. The trick is a lower fat figure with the protein left where it was, at 26.1% of dry matter, and L-carnitine added to help the body burn what remains.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs that no longer burn what they used to
A waistline managed without halving the bowl, at 330 kcal per 100g where typical adult dry runs at 357
Stiffening joints, with glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin in the recipe
An adult and a senior eating together from one bag
A named meat first, dried and deboned chicken

Worth watching

Chicken in the meat, the gravy and the fat
Salmon oil as the omega source, so not fish free
No amounts for the L-carnitine, vitamins or minerals

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

How this scores

How we score

48.8/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Simpsons puts a 15kg to 25kg dog at 180 to 265 grams a day; on a light food, let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Simpsons Premium Senior/Light 48.8

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Near the top of its band: the named meat, a sensibly low fat figure and the full set of extras outweigh a starch load at 50.0% of dry matter.

What's in it

Chicken: dried chicken, deboned chickenmin 35.5%The dried share holds up through the oven better than a fresh-meat headline.
Brown ricemin 31%The main carrier.
Maize, oatsFill the space the fat leaves.
Beet pulpGentle fibre.
Brewers yeast, dried eggEgg on the label.
Chicken gravy, chicken fat3%, 2%Fat kept low on purpose.
Salmon oil, linseedsThe essential fatty acids. Fish is in the bowl.
Minerals, vitaminsTwo words, no panel.
Yucca extract, cranberries, nucleotides, MOS, FOSPrebiotics carried over from the adult food.
L-carnitine, glucosamine, MSM, chondroitinL-carnitine moves fat to be burned; no quantity printed, so a passenger more than the engine.

Named ingredients

Chicken (min 35.5% Dried Chicken, Deboned Chicken), Brown Rice (min 31%) Maize, Oats, Beet Pulp, Brewers Yeast, Dried Egg, Chicken Gravy (3%) Chicken Fat (2%), Salmon Oil, Minerals, Linseeds, Vitamins, Yucca Extract, Cranberries, Nucleotides, Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), L-Carnitine, Glucosamine, MSM, Chondroitin. Naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols.

Against the range

One light kibble for adults and seniors. Chicken at a minimum of 35.5% leads as dried and deboned, brown rice at a minimum of 31% follows, then maize and oats. Fat is held to 10.0% with chicken fat at only 2%, and L-carnitine is added. Vitamins and minerals appear as two words with no panel behind them.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

330 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

10%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

50%

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

30.5%

Carbs

58.7%

Oils

4.5%

Other

6.3%

Pricing & size