Wilko

Wilko Natures Best Dry Senior review

Name: Wilko Natures Best Dry Senior
Brand: Wilko

34.5/100Average

DryAdultSenior

An everyday senior kibble in our Average band that names more inside its category headings than most at this price. The senior tuning is modest but real: fat comes down, and a joint pair is printed with percentages. Cereals still do most of the carrying.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs on a gentler ration, with fat declared at 6.5%
Joint entries quantified: chondroitin at 0.025%, glucosamine at 0.05%
Dogs that have eaten grain all their lives without a murmur
Feeding an adult and a senior from the same bag
A prebiotic, with chicory extract at 0.1%

Worth watching

Wholegrain wheat at 15%, the entry to check for a wheat-sensitive dog
Glucosamine from molluscs and crustaceans, and unnamed fish on the list
Carbohydrate estimated at 57.1% of dry matter against 46.2% typical

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

How this scores

How we score

34.5/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The label asks 185 to 320 grams a day for a dog of 12kg to 25kg; a lean older dog still running about may need more than that.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Wilko Natures Best Dry Senior 34.5

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Structure holds it back, nothing alarming: much of the recipe sits under category headings, and what is declared is declared properly.

What's in it

Wholegrain barley37%An unglamorous grain doing an honest job: fibre, selenium and copper.
Wholegrain wheat15%Binds well and most dogs eat it for years, though it is behind more intolerances than any other grain.
Meat and animal derivatives14% chickenChicken is the only animal named.
Chondroitin0.025%Declared inside the meat heading.
Chicory extract0.1%Inulin for the gut bacteria.
Peas5%
Minerals
Oils and fats1.5% poultry fat
Fish and fish derivativesNo species and no percentage, so the bag is not fish free.
Brewers yeast; molluscs and crustaceans (glucosamine)0.5%, 0.05%The glucosamine's shellfish origin is the thing to check.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with every mineral dosed in plain forms, zinc as an oxide and selenium as sodium selenite.

Calories are not declared, so the energy figure is an estimate.

Named ingredients

Cereals (Wholegrain Barley 37%*, Wholegrain Wheat 15%*), Meat and Animal Derivatives (Chicken 14%, Chondroitin 0.025%), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (Chicory Extract 0.1%*), Vegetables (Peas 5%*), Minerals, Oils and Fats (Poultry Fat 1.5%*), Fish and Fish Derivatives, Yeasts (Brewers Yeast 0.5%*), Molluscs and Crustaceans (Glucosamine 0.05%). *Natural ingredients.

Against the range

One cereal-led senior kibble. Wholegrain barley at 37% and wheat at 15% carry it, chicken is the only animal named inside the meat heading, and moisture is not declared, so the dry-matter figures assume 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

316 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

6.5%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

7.1%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

57.1%

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

29%

Carbs

56.9%

Veg

6.6%

Oils

2.3%

Other

5.2%

Pricing & size