Yarrah

Yarrah Senior review

Name: Yarrah Senior
Brand: Yarrah

48.2/100Average

DryAdultSenior

An Average organic kibble that does what it says for an older dog taking life at a gentler pace. The tail of the list is the interesting part, with devil's claw, horsetail and rosehips aimed squarely at ageing joints. The cereal share is what holds it down.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs whose energy needs have eased; fat is 10.9% of dry matter
Organic buyers, with almost all the agricultural content certified
Dogs that need coaxing to finish the bowl. Hydrolysed liver is there for taste
Owners who want the botanicals named: devil's claw, horsetail, rosehips
Stiff mornings, which this label was clearly written with in view

Worth watching

Chicken, herring and fish oil, so neither one-animal nor fish free
Corn and wheat both feature, and carbohydrate is 51.8% of dry matter against 46.2% typical
Vitamin and trace element figures carry no units, so the amounts cannot be checked

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

How this scores

How we score

48.2/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs of every size. Yarrah's table for a 40kg dog runs from 435 to 570 grams a day, so match the portion to how active yours still is.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Yarrah Senior 48.2

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The modest animal share and the cereal behind it set the mark; the senior touches are real.

What's in it

Dried chicken (organic)17.5%Already dried, so it goes further than the same share of fresh meat.
Corn, wheat, oatsThe bulk. Oats sit easiest; wheat is the one that occasionally causes trouble.
Peas, soy husks
Chicken fatNamed to the species.
Sunflower seed husks, rice protein
Dried MSC herringMarine omega 3s, and fish in the recipe.
Hydrolysed liverA palatant, with no species named.
Brewers yeast, minerals
MSC fish oil
Horsetail, devil's claw, rosehipsDevil's claw is rarely seen on kibble, a plant long used for stiff joints.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with iodine, copper and selenium, every figure printed as a bare number with no unit.

The liver has no species named, so a formal elimination trial cannot rest on this food.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken* (17.5%), corn*, wheat*, oats*, peas*, soy husks*, chicken fat*, sunflower seed husks*, rice protein*, dried MSC herring¹, hydrolised liver*, brewers yeast, minerals, MSC fish oil¹, horsetail*, devil's claw*, rosehips*. * = organic. ¹From an MSC certified sustainable fishery, www.msc.org. 96.9% of agricultural resources is sourced from organic agriculture.

Against the range

One organic kibble for older dogs. Dried chicken at 17.5% leads, corn, wheat and oats follow, and the senior thinking sits in the tail: herring, fish oil, devil's claw, horsetail and rosehips.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

348 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

10%

Fibre

Ash

6.3%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

6.8%

Carbs

51.8%

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

15.3%

Other

84.7%

Pricing & size