Wainwright's

Wainwright's Grain Free Large Breed Adult Dry Food review

Name: Wainwright's Grain Free Large Breed Adult Dry Food
Brand: Wainwright's

61.6/100Good

DryAdult

A Good turkey kibble sized and supplemented for big dogs, with no cereal at all. Turkey is declared in four parts adding up to 34.5%, and the joint ingredients each get their own figure. Transparency reads Outstanding; the analysis itself is middle of the road.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults, the dog this bag is built and portioned for
A household off cereal: sweet potato and potato flake do the binding
Joint support you can actually see, each ingredient with its own figure
Dogs that thrive on turkey, with no second animal named
Fish-free homes. The omega 3 comes from linseed at 2%

Worth watching

Potato protein fairly high up the list
Joint doses of 0.02% and 0.014% are background support, not a clinical dose
An estimated energy figure, so weigh the first week of portions
Trace minerals as sulphates and oxides, which are taken up less well than chelates

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

How this scores

How we score

61.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed adults. A big dog eats well above the 15kg guide figure, so scale the portion up and let the waistline confirm it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Wainwright's Grain Free Large Breed Adult Dry Food 61.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A competently built kibble that holds nothing back on the label, even if the recipe breaks no new ground.

What's in it

Turkey meal22.5%Where most of the protein comes from.
Turkey fat, freshly prepared turkey5% eachThe fat brings energy; the fresh meat is largely water.
Turkey digest2%A palatant for a bowl seen every day.
Sweet potato33%Leads the plant side.
Potato flake, potato proteinBinding, and a vegetable protein boost.
Whole peas5%The better form: fibre and vitamins as well as protein.
Beet pulp, whole linseed3%, 2%Mixed fibre, and plant omega 3 that a coat takes a few weeks to answer.
Dried carrot, seaweed meal, chicory root extract0.5%, 0.5%, 0.1%
Broccoli, parsley, rosehip, thyme, spearmint, yuccaTrace level. Yucca works on the smell of what the dog leaves behind.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin0.02%, 0.02%, 0.014%Sensible insurance for a heavy frame; the evidence is mixed.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium all dosed openly, as sulphates, oxides and selenite.

Named ingredients

Turkey (34.5%) (Turkey Meal 22.5%, Turkey Fat 5%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%, Turkey Digest 2%), Sweet Potato (33%), Potato Flake, Potato Protein, Whole Peas (5%), Beet Pulp (3%), Whole Linseed (2%), Dried Carrot (0.5% equivalent to 4% Carrot), Seaweed Meal (0.5%), Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Prebiotic FOS) (0.1%), Dried Broccoli (0.05% equivalent to 0.39% Broccoli), Dried Parsley, Dried Rosehip, Dried Thyme, Glucosamine (0.02%), MSM (0.02%), Yucca Extract (0.02%), Chondroitin (0.014%), Dried Spearmint.

Against the range

One grain-free turkey kibble for large breed adults. Turkey makes 34.5% of the recipe across four printed entries, sweet potato at 33% does the starch, and glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin each carry a percentage near the foot of the list.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

336.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

12.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

48.9%

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

34.5%

Carbs

56.7%

Veg

5.3%

Other

3.5%

Pricing & size