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Years Chef's Collection: King Prawn, Giant Squid & Chicken Paella review

Name: Years Chef's Collection: King Prawn, Giant Squid & Chicken Paella
Brand: Years

82.1/100Outstanding

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Flavour

Fresh food written like a restaurant menu and labelled like a serious one. Four of the five trays reach our Outstanding band; the Shepherd's Pie lands in Good. Every ingredient carries a percentage, and each tray prints its calcium and phosphorus per kilo.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners who want to read a proper recipe, every ingredient measured
Dogs that have met the everyday meats. Wild boar, wagyu, king prawn and giant squid are all here
Fussy dogs, as gently cooked food looks and smells like a meal
Puppies, adults and seniors, all listed for every tray
Anyone who likes the mineral side printed per kilo

Worth watching

Four of the five mix two or more animals
Fromage frais puts dairy in the lasagne
The trays need fridge or freezer room before the first delivery

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

How this scores

How we score

82.1/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors. Pick the tray by its animals, since only the lasagne keeps to one.

Food type

Fresh

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Wild Boar Quarter Pounder Burger 92.1
Wagyu Steak Lasagne 83.3
The Chef's Christmas Wellington 82.7
King Prawn 82.1
British Spring Lamb Shepherd's Pie 55.2

Five recipes across Outstanding and Good. Typical fresh food: Outstanding.

Four trays hold the line in the strongest category we score, and the Shepherd's Pie sits lower on an analysis its own ingredient list does not support.

What's in it

Skinless chicken leg25%
King prawn14%Shellfish.
Salmon13%
Cauliflower rice11.5%No rice in the paella.
Giant squid tentacles8%
Desiccated coconut, yuca flour9.4%, 3.8%Carry the carbohydrate with the cauliflower.
Red pepper, piquillo peppers, spinach7.5%, 2.5%, 2%
Herbs and botanicals2.12%Turmeric, chamomile, alfalfa, nettle, salt, kelp, dandelion, chicory root. Chicory brings inulin.
Vitamins and minerals, water0.88%, 0.3%

A per kilo table with taurine, choline, calcium, phosphorus and the trace minerals all printed.

Four animals in one tray, two of them shellfish.

Named ingredients

Skinless Chicken leg 25%, King Prawn 14%, Salmon 13%, Cauliflower Rice 11.5%,Giant Squid Tentacles 8%, Piquillo Peppers 2.5%, Red Pepper 7.5%, Desiccated Coconut 9.4%, Yuca Flour 3.8%, Spinach 2%, Herbs and botanicals 2.12% (Turmeric, Chamomile, Alfalfa, Nettle, Pink Himalyan Salt, Kelp, Dandelion, Chicory Root), Vitamins & Minerals 0.88%, Water 0.3%.

Against the range

Animals: Chicken, prawn, salmon, squid; The most adventurous label of the five.
Fibre, dry matter: 6.1%; The highest in the collection.
Botanicals: 2.12% blend, fully named; 0.3% to 0.7% elsewhere.

The boldest tray here, and among the strongest on our scoring.

Every tray names and percentages each ingredient, organs included: lamb heart, beef lung, pork heart and beef kidney all appear by name. Starch comes from roots and flours, parsnip, swede, sweet potato, yuca flour and tapioca, and there is no wheat in any of them.

Each tray prints a per kilo nutrient table, with calcium between 4003mg and 4497mg and phosphorus between 2172mg and 2604mg. Three add taurine. Only the lasagne keeps to one animal, and pink Himalayan salt turns up on three labels.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

166 kcal/100g

Protein

11.6%

Fat

10.1%

Fibre

2.11%

Ash

1.29%

Moisture

65.16%

Dry weight

Protein

33.3%

Fat

29%

Fibre

6.1%

Ash

3.7%

Carbs

27.9%

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

38%

Added water

0.3%

Carbs

15.3%

Veg

4.1%

Other

42.3%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £24.87 (RRP)
Pack: single tray (the on-page selector chooses 1/2/3 trays per order - a quantity, not a pack size; Years does not publish the tray weight for the Chef's Collection)
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 455 to 555 g a day, 505 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £12.56

Our rough estimate puts a 15kg adult at about 505 grams a day.

Fair value for the quality on offer.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.