Symply

Symply Adult Large Breed review

Name: Symply Adult Large Breed
Brand: Symply

62.7/100Good

DryAdult

The brand's usual construction pushed harder for a big dog. Close to half the recipe is chicken with every share printed, and the joint supplements come with real figures, not a promise on the front. Sweet potato, whole oats and potato split the starch almost evenly. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults, the size the kibble and feeding table are written for
Stiffness or wear in the joints: glucosamine and MSM at 1,660 mg per kilo each, chondroitin at 1,210
A meat-led bowl, with chicken at 49.3%
Dogs that suit a little less starch

Worth watching

Close to half the recipe is chicken, which rules it out for a chicken-sensitive dog
Salmon oil and whole egg, so neither fish free nor single protein
No energy figure printed, so our number is an estimate

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

How this scores

How we score

62.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed adults; the label asks 290 grams for a 30kg dog and 450 grams for a 50kg one. Portion by condition as well as by the table.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Symply Adult Large Breed 62.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Consistently sound and never spiky, lifted by a named meat share and joint supplements with figures beside them.

What's in it

Chicken: fresh 26%, dried 18%, fat 3.7%, gravy 1.6%49.3%The dried share does the proper work once the oven has driven off the water.
Sweet potato13%Fibre and vitamin A that plain potato lacks.
Whole oats11.7%Soluble fibre, easy to digest once cooked.
Potato11.5%
Pea starch, peas, alfalfa
Salmon oil0.8%The marine omega 3s, for coat and joints.
Whole eggA small amount of very complete protein.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin1,660 to 1,210 mg/kgNumbers against all three, so you can judge them.
Cranberry, carrot, apple, broccoli, marigold, bilberry, spinach
Fructooligosaccharides, peppermint0.04%

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc dosed twice, part as an amino acid chelate the dog absorbs more readily, plus copper, iodine and selenium.

Named ingredients

49.3% Chicken (Fresh Chicken 26%, Dried Chicken 18%, Chicken Fat 3.7%, Chicken Gravy 1.6%), Sweet Potato (13%), Whole Oats (11.7%), Potato (11.5%), Pea Starch, Peas, Alfalfa, Salmon Oil (0.8%), Whole Egg, Glucosamine (1,660 mg/kg), MSM (1,660 mg/kg), Chondroitin (1,210 mg/kg), Cranberry, Carrot, Apple, Broccoli, Marigold Flower, Bilberry, Spinach, Prebiotics - Fructooligosaccharides (0.04%), Peppermint.

Against the range

One recipe for large adults. Chicken is declared at 49.3% and itemised down to the gravy. Protein converts to 27.2% of dry matter and carbohydrate to 45.7%, just under the typical adult dry food, with calcium at 1.52%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

353.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

45.7%

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

49.2%

Added water

1.6%

Carbs

45.4%

Veg

1.7%

Oils

0.8%

Other

1.3%