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4Suitable for all breeds of dogs
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Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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77 out of 100 - Good
Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin: United Kingdom
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
Susan• 7 years ago
had my dogs on Wainwrights grain free kibble with small amount of tray food for flavour; decided for age reasons to switch to tray only, attracted by price, purchased mixed box Ww's meat + rice trays; after 3 weeks both dogs developed impacted anal glands. I have had these dogs (rehomers) for 4years, in that time one of them had this problem once so I conclude condition caused by food. I found small atea of mold in one tray, e-mailed P@H never got an answer. nil point for food & nil point for customer service.
Liverdrawer• 8 years ago
I fed this for years and would have kept doing so happily, but both dogs suddenly went off it. It's excellent quality for the price.
Guest• 9 years ago
I don't feed Wainwright's any longer due to severe allergies but would still recommend the Adult Trays to anyone whose dogs tolerate rice. Allergies appeared to onset around the time my Ridge back came into her first season and after negative skin scrapes, bloodwork was done and allergies determined as potato, wheat, corn, soy and rice, so we changed to raw feeding as we weren't aware of any suitable commercial food at the time, but I believe there are several good ones now, including Wainwrights grain-free.
I don't see us changing back to commercial from raw, but it's good to see quality commercial food available. I think the ingredients list being so short is a key factor in my liking Wainwrights; there's not much can go wrong when you keep it simple.
Lara Virgo• 10 years ago
This food is amazing; our Lab had a runny tummy on every type of food recommended by the vet, and we were going to have to go down the route of a prescription diet which is hideously expensive, when we tried these. No more gastro-intestinal issues, he absolutely loves the food (mind you, he likes all food ... he's a Lab!) and a fair price. Can't ask for much more!
Featheronawire• 10 years ago
My Dogue de Bordeaux has three of the trays a day. He is offered the biscuit as well in the mornings bur rejects them. What I love about these are they are wheatfree and giving him wet food cuts down on the drooling by about 70% (which is a good thing!). I order a month at a time and they deliver for free on orders over about £40. He never has the runs on this food and never leaves any in the bowl.
lizette• 10 years ago
I feed my two dogs wainwrights dogs best friend one is a border terrier and the other one is a cross terrier they love the dogs trays do you have any samples different food