Wainwright's

Wainwright's Small Breed Mature Dry Food review

Name: Wainwright's Small Breed Mature Dry Food
Brand: Wainwright's

58/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A turkey and wholegrain kibble for small dogs past their prime, and it keeps its promises simple. Most of the turkey goes in already dried, so the 33% on the front is close to what the kibble holds. Fat is held to 9.0%, and taurine, glucosamine and chondroitin are printed on the pack. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs in their mature years, the size and stage it is portioned for
Owners tracking a single meat: turkey is the only animal on the list
An older dog who needs to shed a bit, with fat declared at 9.0%
No fish anywhere. Linseed and rapeseed oil do the omega work
Taurine dosed at 1000mg and printed on the pack

Worth watching

Meat looks modest beside the grain, with carbohydrate estimated at 50.2% of dry matter
Gluten from whole grain barley at 21%
Glucosamine at 0.05% and chondroitin at 0.015%, a bonus and not a course of treatment

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

How this scores

How we score

58/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult and senior dogs. Go by the pack's own table, 90 to 175 grams for a dog between 5kg and 12kg, before any 15kg rule of thumb.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Wainwright's Small Breed Mature Dry Food 58.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

An open label lifts it, and the weight of grain is what keeps it in the middle of the shelf.

What's in it

Turkey: dried turkey, freshly prepared turkey33% (28%, 5%)Dried meat has lost its water before the mixer, so the figure is near what the kibble holds. Turkey runs leaner than chicken.
Rice26%
Whole grain barley21%Keeps its bran and germ. Brings gluten with it.
Beet pulp6.5%The fibre.
Whole ground oats4.5%
Rapeseed oilThe added fat.
Dried peas, dried carrots3%, 1%Printed as the equivalent of 12.5% fresh peas and 8% carrots. A fair way to write a label.
Linseed2%Plant omega 3, which a dog converts slowly. A coat takes weeks to answer.
Seaweed, yucca extract0.2%, 0.02%Seaweed adds iodine; yucca earns its place out in the garden.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.05%, 0.015%Gentle inclusions for ageing joints.

Taurine at 1000mg for the heart, with vitamins A, D3 and E and trace minerals as sulphates and oxide, iodine at 1mg.

Named ingredients

Turkey (33%) (Dried Turkey 28%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%), Rice (26%), Whole Grain Barley (21%), Beet Pulp (6.5%), Whole Ground Oats (4.5%), Rapeseed Oil, Dried Peas (3% equivalent to 12.5% Peas), Linseed (2%), Dried Carrots (1% equivalent to 8% Carrots), Seaweed (0.2%), Glucosamine (0.05%), Yucca Extract (0.02%), Chondroitin (0.015%)

Against the range

Turkey is the one animal on the list, at 33%, most of it dried. Rice, whole grain barley and oats carry the rest, and carbohydrate is estimated at 50.2% of dry matter against 46.2% for the typical adult dry food.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

324 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

9.9%

Fibre

4.2%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

50.2%

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

61.1%

Veg

1.4%

Oils

2.4%

Other

2.1%

Pricing & size