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Wild Pet Food Digest 80/20 Cold-Pressed: Blue Whiting review

Name: Wild Pet Food Digest 80/20 Cold-Pressed: Blue Whiting
Brand: Wild Pet Food

86.1/100Outstanding

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

Flavour

Three cold-pressed recipes pressed from one blueprint, four fifths animal and all in our Outstanding band. Insect protein shares the animal fraction with the headline meat, still a rare sight on a British label. Carbohydrate lands a long way below what a pressed pellet usually needs.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners after a clear animal share, named meat, liver and plasma making up the declared 80%
A low-starch bowl: sweet potato at 3% is the only starchy entry
Trying insect protein without giving up a named meat
Rotation between beef, blue whiting and chicken on an otherwise identical recipe
Fast eaters, since the pellets crumble in water and do not swell

Worth watching

Insect protein in all three, which rules out a strict single-animal elimination plan
Green lipped mussel powder in every recipe, for a home keeping shellfish out
Plasma, an animal blood protein many owners have not met

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

How this scores

How we score

86.1/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. The joint figures are printed without a basis, so read them as declared and not as a measured dose.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Free Run Chicken 86.5
Blue Whiting 86.1
Beef 85.4

All three Outstanding. Typical dry food: Good.

The three finish so close that your dog's preference is the sensible way to choose.

What's in it

Wild caught blue whiting46%The largest single animal entry on any Digest label.
Insect protein25%
Plasma5%Blood protein, so this fish recipe is not fish only.
Whole egg1%
Cold-pressed sunflower oil3%In place of an animal fat.
Carrot, sweet potato, kelp seaweed, spinach3% each
Ground chia seeds2.5%
Pumpkin, apple, blackcurrant1.5% down to 1%
Herb, botanical and superfood blend1%Includes green lipped mussel powder.
Natural probiotic (Bacillus velezensis)0.0023%

Glucosamine at 1000mg and chondroitin at 500mg, printed without the quantity of food they sit in.

Named ingredients

*Animal Ingredients - 80% - All dehydrated before weighing*, Wild Caught Blue Whiting 46%, Insect Protein 25%, Plasma 5%, Whole Egg 1%, *Fruit/Veggie/Superfood Blend - 20% - All dehydrated before weighing*, Cold-Pressed Sunflower Oil 3%, Carrot 3%, Sweet Potato 3%, Kelp Seaweed 3%, Spinach 3%, Ground Chia Seeds 2.5%, Pumpkin 1.5%, Apple 1.5%, Blackcurrant 1%, Herb, Botanicals & Superfood Blend 1% (Oregano 0.1%, Chicory Root 0.1%, Ginger 0.1%, Turmeric 0.1%, Black Pepper 0.1%, Echinacea Root 0.1%, Algae Omega 3 Powder 0.1%, Broccoli 0.1%, Green Lipped Mussel Powder 0.1%, Natural Probiotic (Gut Friendly Bacteria - Bacillus Velezensis) 0.0023%)

Against the range

Main animal: Blue whiting, 46%; Beef or chicken at 43% in the others.
Liver: None; 3% in the beef and chicken.
Added fat: Sunflower oil, 3%; Tallow or chicken oil in the others.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 19.2%; The highest of the three; 17.6% on the beef.

The pick for a dog that does better on fish than red meat or poultry.

Each recipe is 80% animal ingredients and 20% fruit, vegetables and botanicals, all weighed after dehydrating, so the percentages describe what went in. Insect protein at 25%, plasma at 5% and whole egg at 1% sit beside the headline meat or fish in all three.

The plant fifth is itemised down to a 1% herb blend that includes green lipped mussel powder. Protein converts to 50.5% to 51.6% of dry matter, and carbohydrate to 17.6% to 19.2% against 43.2% for the typical cold-pressed food.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

374 kcal/100g

Protein

47%

Fat

15%

Fibre

3.7%

Ash

9.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

50.5%

Fat

16.1%

Fibre

Ash

10.2%

Carbs

19.2%

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

36.1%

Carbs

1.5%

Veg

16.5%

Oils

1.5%

Other

44.4%

Pricing & size