Winner

Winner High Energy review

Name: Winner High Energy
Brand: Winner

58.5/100Good

DryAdultSenior

The hardest-working recipe on the Winner label, in our Good band. Two dried meats in place of one fresh one lift protein to 28.0%, and estimated carbohydrate sits under the typical adult dry food at 43.2% of dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working and sporting dogs on their feet most of the day
Dogs whose condition slips on a standard adult kibble
Owners who want the protein written on the bag
Kennels feeding several adults and seniors from one label

Worth watching

Beef, chicken and an unnamed poultry fat, so it cannot clear a dog of either meat
Energy estimated at 338 kcal per 100g against 357 for typical adult dry food; the name is about the analysis

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

How this scores

How we score

58.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A dog genuinely working hard will eat more than the label's daily amount, so watch condition and feed up.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Winner High Energy 58.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis is what this food does best; the transparency gap is paperwork more than nutrition for a dog not on an elimination plan.

What's in it

MaizeDoes the starch work more or less alone.
Dehydrated beefDried before weighing, so it keeps its place in the finished kibble.
Dehydrated chicken
Poultry fatNo bird named.
Whole linseedPlant omega 3. Give a coat a few weeks to show it.
Beet pulpFibre, light at 2.4% of dry matter.
Minerals
Chicken digest, yeast extract
Chicory extractInulin, a prebiotic.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with copper, iron, zinc, manganese, selenium and iodine as sulphates and oxides, each with a printed figure; antioxidants and preservatives are listed with no figures.

Ash converts to 10.4% of dry matter, on the higher side, as dried meats bring bone minerals with them.

Named ingredients

Maize, Dehydrated Beef, Dehydrated Chicken, Poultry, Fat, Whole Linseed, Beet Pulp, Minerals, Chicken Digest, Yeast Extract, Chicory Extract.

Against the range

A maize-based kibble with dehydrated beef and dehydrated chicken behind the cereal and no oats in the middle of the list. No meat carries a percentage, and the poultry fat names no bird.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

337.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

9.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

13.2%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

10.4%

Carbs

43.2%

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

52.1%

Carbs

40.7%

Veg

0.3%

Oils

3.4%

Other

3.5%

Pricing & size