Solimo

Solimo Adult Medium & Large Breed: Rich In Lamb And Rice review

Name: Solimo Adult Medium & Large Breed: Rich In Lamb And Rice
Brand: Solimo

32.1/100Average

DryAdult

Flavour

Amazon's own-label kibble for bigger dogs, three flavours on one cereal-led frame with the named animal pinned at 14%. It is a plain everyday food that makes no grand claims, and a dog that thrives on plain food will do its job on it. The beef and chicken sit in our Poor band, the lamb and rice just into Average.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium and large adults on a simple everyday food
Multi-dog households, with a 20kg bag in every flavour
Dogs that hold weight easily; fat converts to a moderate 11.7% of dry matter
The classic lamb and rice pairing, with rice named at 16%

Worth watching

Cereals and most of the animal content named by category, so sources can change between batches
The named animal at 14%, too little to anchor an elimination diet
Carbohydrate at 52.8% to 53.9% of dry matter against 46.2% typical

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

How this scores

How we score

32.1/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults. The lamb is much denser than the other two, so re-weigh portions if you switch between flavours.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Rich In Lamb 32.1
Rich In Chicken 28.4
Rich In Beef 28.1

Three recipes across Average and Poor. Typical dry food: Good.

The gap to the typical dry food is about openness, not anything alarming; the lamb and rice has the edge, and the beef and chicken are a straight swap.

What's in it

Cereals16% riceThe only flavour to name its grain.
Meat and animal derivatives28% (14% lamb)Lamb is the only species pinned down. Derivatives cover organ meat, but not which parts or animals.
Oils and fatsNo source named.
Derivatives of vegetable origin: yucca schidigera0.01% yuccaYucca for stool odour, at a gesture's dose.
Seeds, minerals, algae, fruits
Yeasts: yeast cell walls0.06%MOS and beta-glucans, a modest gut-support inclusion.

A long panel printed with every dose, from vitamin A at 13000IU down to selenium, with minerals in ordinary forms such as zinc oxide and iron sulphate.

Named ingredients

Cereals (16% Rice), Meat and Animal Derivatives 28% (14% Lamb), Oils and Fats, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (0.01% Yucca Schidigera), Seeds, Minerals, Algae, Fruits, Yeasts (0.06% Yeast Cell Walls (source of Mannan-oligosaccharides and β-glucans)).

Against the range

Cereal: Rice named at 16%; Unnamed cereals on the others.
Peas: None; Dried peas at 4% on the others.
Energy: 406 kcal per 100g; 340 on the beef and chicken.

The pick of the three on our scoring, with smaller portions to match its density.

All three share one frame: cereals first, then a meat and animal derivatives fraction of 25% to 28% with the headline species pinned at 14%, oils and fats, and a long, fully dosed vitamin panel. Category wording means sources can shift between batches while the label reads the same.

Protein converts to 23.9% of dry matter and fat to 11.7% in every flavour. The lamb is the odd one out: it names its rice at 16%, drops the peas and is much denser at 406 kcal per 100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

406 kcal/100g

Protein

21.5%

Fat

10.5%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

11.7%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

53.9%

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

28%

Carbs

48.5%

Veg

3.9%

Oils

11.1%

Other

8.6%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £1.74 (RRP)
Pack: 5 kg, 20 kg (a 5 kg Pack-of-2, B0DX8GNMPH, also exists per the twister)
A 15kg dog eats: 235 to 305 g a day, 270 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.47

Much denser than the other two, so portions run smaller.

Budget end of the market for a dry food, though the analysis is modest even for that.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.