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Years Chef's Collection: Wagyu Steak Lasagne review

Name: Years Chef's Collection: Wagyu Steak Lasagne
Brand: Years

83.3/100Outstanding

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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

83.3/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceGood

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

Beef

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

Beef60%Itemised into six named cuts below.
Wagyu steak, beef heart, beef forequarter25%, 24%, 22% of the beef
Beef lung, liver, kidney20%, 7%, 2% of the beefThe most detailed meat declaration in the range.
Swede15.7%
Coconut milk11.5%
Fromage frais3.8%Milk, and the only dairy in the collection.
Tomato puree, tapioca starch2.2%, 1.6%
Red pepper, carrot, parsnip, hemp oil0.8% down to 0.7%
Herbs, chia seeds, salt0.3% and below

A per kilo table with taurine, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D3 and the trace minerals printed.

Named ingredients

Beef (60%) [Wagyu Steak (25%), Beef Heart (24%), Beef Forequarter (22%), Beef Lung (20%), Beef Liver (7%), Beef Kidney (2%)], Swede (15.7%), Coconut Milk (11.5%), Fromage Frais (MILK)(3.8%), Tomato Puree (2.2%), Tapioca Starch (1.6%), Red Pepper (0.8%), Carrot (0.7%), Parsnip (0.7%), Cold Pressed Hemp Oil (0.7%), Tomato Powder (0.5%), Herbs and Botanicals (0.3%)(Oregano, Rosemary, Turmeric Powder, Ground Black Peppercorns), Red Pepper Flakes (0.14%), Chia Seeds (0.13%), Pink Himalayan Salt (0.1%).

Against the range

Animals: Beef only; The one single-animal tray.
Dairy: Fromage frais; None in the other four.
Moisture: 60%; Up to about 70% in the burger.

The straightforward pick where beef agrees and milk causes no trouble.

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

161.1 kcal/100g

Protein

11%

Fat

10%

Fibre

0.8%

Ash

0.9%

Moisture

60%

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

25%

Fibre

Ash

2.2%

Carbs

43.3%

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

60.3%

Added water

0.7%

Carbs

1.6%

Veg

20.2%

Oils

0.7%

Other

16.5%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £9.48 (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: 330 to 420 g a day, 375 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £3.56

Middle of the market for a fresh food, and strong value for what is in the tray.

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