Wainwright's

Wainwright's Grain Free Mature Trays: Turkey with Vegetables review

Name: Wainwright's Grain Free Mature Trays: Turkey with Vegetables
Brand: Wainwright's

75.5/100Excellent

WetAdultSenior

An Excellent grain-free turkey tray tuned for an older dog. Turkey carries it at 68%, and glucosamine and chondroitin join the list at 0.05% each with the vegetable and herb tail unchanged from the adult tray.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs still eating well; this is a full-strength recipe
Owners after declared joint support, both figures printed
Dogs kept off cereal, with sweet potato, peas and squash carrying the starch
Turkey fans. It is lean, easily digested, and older dogs tend to take to it
Medium, large and giant dogs, the span the maker lists

Worth watching

No percentages on the seaweed, alfalfa, apple and flaxseed oil at the tail
A rich tray at 140 kcal per 100g, so a quieter older dog needs its portion watched
A modest joint dose at 0.05% each; any prescribed supplement should carry on

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

How this scores

How we score

75.5/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium to giant adults and seniors. The label asks 493.8 to 790 grams a day for a dog of 12kg to 25kg, so weigh portions against an older dog's slower day.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 75.5

All one Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

A senior label that asks the owner to give up nothing, sitting right where good adult wet food sits.

What's in it

Turkey68%Lean and easy on most digestions. Fat still converts to 32.3% of dry matter, so the recipe has not been stripped back.
Sweet potato4%Leads the small plant side.
Dried peas, dried carrots2.5% and 1%The label puts these at the equivalent of 8% fresh each.
Butternut squash1%
Minerals, dried alfalfa, apple
Dried seaweedIodine and minerals.
Dried herbs: parsley, rosemary, fennel, marigold
Flaxseed oil, chicory root powder0.05% chicoryChicory as a prebiotic fibre.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.05% eachThe mature addition. A printed figure shows they were added on purpose.
Yucca extract0.005%

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, copper and iodine, every one carrying a dose.

Named ingredients

Turkey (68%), Sweet Potato (4%), Dried Peas (2.5%, equivalent to 8% peas), Dried Carrots (1%, equivalent to 8% carrots), Butternut Squash (1%), Minerals, Dried Alfalfa, Apple, Dried Seaweed, Dried Herbs (Parsley, Rosemary, Fennel, Marigold Flowers), Flaxseed Oil, Chicory Root Powder (as a source of Prebiotic Fructo-oligosaccharide) (0.05%), Glucosamine (0.05%), Chondroitin (0.05%), Yucca Extract (0.005%)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

140.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

11%

Fat

10%

Fibre

0.7%

Ash

4.5%

Moisture

69%

Dry weight

Protein

35.5%

Fat

32.3%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

14.5%

Carbs

15.4%

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

68%

Added water

14%

Carbs

6.5%

Veg

7.1%

Oils

0.3%

Other

4.1%