Wolf Of Wilderness 'The Taste Of' Tins: The Taste Of Scandinavia review

All five tins finish inside our Excellent band, level with the middle of the adult wet shelf. Nutritional balance and transparency read Outstanding across the five, with protein and processing Excellent behind them and value Excellent throughout. The construction is why. The named animals add up to between 65.0% and 68.0% of the tin before the broth is counted, and the broth itself is declared with a percentage instead of appearing as water. The carbohydrate estimate tops out at 11.2% of dry matter against 15.8% for the typical adult wet food. Nothing meaningful separates the five, so your dog's preference is the better tie-breaker.

Ingredients, as declared: Chicken (45.0%, consisting of heart, meat, stomach, liver, neck, fat), broth (30.6%), reindeer (10.0%), salmon (10.0%), wild berries (2.0%, blueberries), minerals, salmon oil (1.0%), eggshell powder (0.5%), brewer's yeast (0.1%), wild herbs (0.1%, nettle, chamomile, fennel, caraway flour, yarrow), inulin (0.1%). Vitamin E (20 IU/kg), biotin (300 μg/kg), zinc [zinc sulphate, monohydrate] (25 mg/kg), manganese [manganese(II) sulphate, monohydrate] (1.4 mg/kg), copper [copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate] (1 mg/kg), iodine [calcium iodate, anhydrous] (0.75 mg/kg). The Savanna / The Outback, Vitamin D3 (200 IU/kg), vitamin E (20 IU/kg), biotin (300 μg/kg), zinc [zinc sulphate, monohydrate] (25 mg/kg), manganese [manganese(II) sulphate, monohydrate] (1.4 mg/kg).

Each tin follows the same idea with different cast members. A lead animal takes between 28.0% and 45.0%, one or two more animals follow with their own percentages, and broth takes between 27.3% and 30.6%. Nothing is left as a category term, which is unusual on a wet shelf where meat and animal derivatives is still the norm.

The animals are declared part by part, and the parts are the point. Hearts, livers, lungs, stomachs, rumen and necks are all named. These recipes are built on whole-carcass eating, not on lean muscle alone. Liver especially is nutrient dense, and it is a good deal of why such short added panels can still hold up.

The novelty is real, not decorative. Kangaroo is at 12.0% in the Outback, goat at 12.0% in the Savanna, reindeer at 10.0% in Scandinavia, cod at 10.0% in Canada and trout at 9.0% in the Mediterranean. A dog who has reacted to the everyday meats has a genuine set of fresh starts here, provided you read the animals sharing the tin as well.

Behind the animals, the supporting cast stays small and sensible. Eggshell powder at 0.5% supplies calcium, brewer's yeast at 0.1% brings B vitamins, inulin at 0.1% works as a prebiotic and wild herbs take another 0.1%. The oils change with the recipe, safflower on Canada, the Savanna and the Outback, salmon oil on Scandinavia and olive oil on the Mediterranean, which also carries rosemary at 0.1%.

The analysis holds steady across the five. Protein converts to between 43.2% and 49.0% of dry matter and fat to between 26.2% and 32.6%, with energy running from 102 to 112 kcal per 100g. These are rich, meat-heavy tins, so a dog moving onto them from a lighter wet food will need a smaller bowl than they are used to.

The added panels are brief and vary by recipe. Vitamin E at 20 IU per kilo and biotin at 300 micrograms appear on all of them, with zinc at 25 mg and manganese at 1.4 mg throughout. Copper at 1 mg and iodine at 0.75 mg go on Scandinavia, and vitamin D3 at 200 IU on the Savanna and the Outback.

Chicken at 45.0% is the real lead here whatever the name suggests, with reindeer and salmon at 10.0% each and salmon oil at 1.0% on top. Protein converts to 49.0% of dry matter, the highest of the five, and copper and iodine appear on this panel alone.

£4.01 a kilo, the same figure across all five tins.

For a 15kg adult dog in moderate condition, the usual estimate is about 840 kcal a day (110 × bodyweight^0.75). That comes to roughly 750 to 825 grams, or between £3.01 and £3.31 a day depending on the tin. The label's own table is wider still. For a 10kg dog it asks somewhere between 440 and 770 grams a day, and the figure moves with the recipe.