Wainwright's

Wainwright's Small Breed Adult Dry Food: Lamb & Rice with Vegetables review

Name: Wainwright's Small Breed Adult Dry Food: Lamb & Rice with Vegetables
Brand: Wainwright's

58.1/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

One recipe in three proteins, scaled for little dogs, and all three sit in our Good band. Each keeps to a single named species, led by the dried form that carries the most protein per gram. The label puts a percentage against nearly everything, down to yucca extract at 0.02%.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small-breed adults; the feeding guide stops at 12kg
One protein at a time, a single named species per bag
Dogs steering round chicken, which no recipe uses
Owners who like a short label with the workings shown

Worth watching

Rice at 26% in every bag, with carbohydrate at 45.4% to 48.6% of dry matter
Maize protein in the lamb only

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

How this scores

How we score

58.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small-breed adults. Portions start at 25g a day for the smallest weights and reach 170g at the top of the guide, so weigh rather than scoop.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Turkey 61.2
Salmon 60.0
Lamb 58.1

All three Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Little separates the three, so let your dog's preferred meat decide.

What's in it

Dried lamb, freshly prepared lamb28%, 5%33% lamb in all; the dried share does the work.
Rice26%
Whole grain barley13%
Maize proteinA plant top-up to the protein figure, only in this recipe.
Rapeseed oil
Whole ground oats, beet pulp4.5% eachBeet pulp for firm stools.
Dried peas, linseed, dried carrots3%, 2%, 1%Linseed adds plant omega fats.
Seaweed, yucca extract0.2%, 0.02%Seaweed for iodine; yucca for stool odour.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium, every one dosed in print.

Maize protein appears here and in no other flavour, worth knowing for a maize-sensitive dog.

Named ingredients

Lamb (33%) (Dried Lamb 28%, Freshly Prepared Lamb 5%), Rice (26%), Whole Grain Barley (13%), Maize Protein, Rapeseed Oil, Whole Ground Oats (4.5%), Beet Pulp (4.5%), Dried Peas (3% equivalent to 12.5% Peas), Linseed (2%), Dried Carrots (1% equivalent to 8% Carrots), Seaweed (0.2%), Yucca Extract (0.02%)

Against the range

Meat: Lamb, 33%; Salmon 35%, turkey 36%.
Ash: 10%; 7.5% on the other two.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 45.4%; Lowest of the three; salmon reaches 48.6%.

The obvious first pick for a small dog already settled on lamb.

Each recipe keeps its animal content to one named species at 33 to 36%, mostly dried, with a 5% freshly prepared share as a garnish. Rice at 26% sits behind the meat in all three, then whole grain barley at 13 to 19% and whole ground oats at 4.5%.

Beet pulp, linseed at 2%, dried peas and dried carrots follow, each declared with its fresh equivalent, and seaweed and yucca close every list. Only the lamb adds maize protein.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

359 kcal/100g

Protein

25.5%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

10%

Dry weight

Protein

27.7%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

10.9%

Carbs

45.4%

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

33%

Carbs

60.5%

Veg

1.6%

Oils

2.9%

Other

Pricing & size