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Surrey, UK Suitable for all breeds of dogs
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In general, unless your dog has health issues, you probably won't have to worry about these figures. Click here for more information
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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85 out of 100 - Excellent
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 Jones• 5 years ago
I have 2 13.5 year old westies who have developed skin problems later in life. I have tried all good dried/wet foods and supplements to alleviate the symptoms but with no success. I have not tried a raw diet as I'm a veggie but if it would help their skin as a last resort I'm willing to give it a go. Help!!
Vicki Foster• 6 years ago
Hello, I'm a little confused. How can there be fibre in this organic range when it is just meat and fibre comes from plants? Also is the fibre a carb? Also if it is say -0.3 as per the chicken does this mean it is Neville carbs? My dog has cancer so I am looking for as low carb as possible and have just bought lots of these raw meals for her (she was on kibble previously). Thanks!
Rebecca Drury
Vicki Foster• 6 years ago
Im not 100% certain but it might have fur included with the meat? Im pretty new to raw but i believe some people add fur for roughage..?
Neil Jacquest
Vicki Foster• 6 years ago
The fibre will come from the tripe. As it's raw dog food it would most definatley be raw green tripe. White washed/bleached/cooked tripe doesn't provide anywhere near as much benefit and some of it is unhealthy because of how it's prepared. Raw green tripe is the stomach or lining of the stomach and it still contains the partially digested food the animal had eaten before it was sent to slaughter. With organic raw green tripe like what's used in the Laverstoke range, the animals are fed proper diets and will graze a lot of grasses and herbs. These are packed full of vitamins and minerals and antioxidants and since it's already part digested all of that is unlocked and much more absorbable to a dog so they get the benefit of all the nutrients in grasses that they aren't usually very efficient at breaking down. Plus green tripe is packed full of highly beneficial probiotics. It's a really good food to feed dogs. Also probiotics are major players in good health, it's something people that use them and the professionals who reccomend them have known for years but only recently is getting the attention it deserves with all the research going into it. Cell for cell there are more foreign cells in the body than your own cells in the form of bacteria. When they become unbalanced it has a major negative effect on the body and is suspected to be the cause of many illnesses and atleast involved or present in all illness. There was some recent research on the relationship between bacteria and cancer. Some cancers are directly caused by bad bacteria and in general all cancers will inevitably effect the balance of gut flora and the bad bacteria that thrive and outnumber the good bacteria can manipulate the body by producing neurotransmitters that signal the brain for hunger/cravings as well as in many other ways to benefit the cancer and help it grow and spread. Also, the beneficial good bacteria in our bodies produce many of the essential vitamins we need for good health when they digest fibres and other things they feed on.