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Tails.com Grain-Free Recipes in Gravy: Shepherd's Pie with Lamb, Potato & Peas review

Name: Tails.com Grain-Free Recipes in Gravy: Shepherd's Pie with Lamb, Potato & Peas
Brand: Tails.com

45.7/100Average

WetAdult

Flavour

A grain-free pair in gravy, chicken casserole and lamb shepherd's pie, both in our Average band. Each names its animal at 4% and leaves the rest of the meat to a category term, which is what holds the score down. The analyses are strong, and the two trays differ more than most pairs do.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that only settle to a meal when there is gravy
Choosing between poultry and red meat
Grain-free households: neither recipe names a cereal
Dogs that need their water intake propped up
Homes with dogs of different sizes, since the trays are listed for toy to giant

Worth watching

Only 4% of each tray is a named animal
Fish and fish derivatives on both labels, with no species
Different analyses, so swapping between them changes how far a portion goes

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

How this scores

How we score

45.7/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. Neither tray declares its calories, so treat the daily amount as a starting point and adjust by condition.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Shepherd's Pie 45.7
Country Casserole 44.6

All two Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The gap to the wet shelf is a gap in disclosure, as both trays carry strong printed analyses.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivativesA legal catch-all for the flesh and by-products of land animals. The animal behind the gravy can change between deliveries.
Lamb4%The only animal named.
Peas, potatoes4% eachPotato for body; peas add fibre and minerals.
Fish and fish derivativesNo species given. A strict avoidance plan should count it.
Minerals, yeast
Herbs, including rosemaryrosemary 0.1%Rosemary is there to stop the fats going rancid.

Vitamin D3 with iodine, zinc, manganese and copper, dosed identically on both trays.

Named ingredients

Meat and animal derivatives (including 4% lamb*), Vegetables* (including 4% peas and 4% potatoes), Fish and fish derivatives*, Minerals, Yeast, Herbs* (including rosemary 0.1%). *Natural Ingredients

Against the range

Named animal: Lamb, 4%; Chicken, 4%, in the casserole.
Fat, dry matter: 19.4%; 27.8% in the casserole.
Energy (estimate): 72 kcal per 100g; 79 kcal in the casserole.
Tray sizes: 300 g and 150 g; 300 g only for the casserole.

The leaner tray, and the 150 g size suits a small dog.

Both trays open on meat and animal derivatives with one animal named at 4%, then print shares for their vegetables, then fish and fish derivatives, minerals and yeast. No cereal appears on either label, and moisture is declared at 82.0% on both.

The analyses part company. The casserole converts to 55.6% protein and 27.8% fat in dry matter with almost no carbohydrate; the pie is leaner, at 50.0% protein, 19.4% fat and an estimated 16.7% carbohydrate.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

71.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

3.5%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

82%

Dry weight

Protein

50%

Fat

19.4%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

11.1%

Carbs

16.7%

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

58.4%

Added water

17%

Veg

15.5%

Other

9.1%

Pricing & size