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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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41.05 out of 100 - Average
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.
Catherine Rowe •7 months ago
I also agree Maintenance is not a good food now - definitely not the same product it was 10+ years ago. Ditto for Working 23 which my partner fed and swore by for 30 years to all his dogs big and small, young and old who all thrived on it. We reluctantly had to stop using as the formulation changed around the time of covid and some of our dogs refused to eat or got upset tummies. I think they took the rice out of it and I'm sure there used to be some beef in it. We changed to the Chicken & Rice as our go-to food and haven't looked back. All our dogs do so well on this again.Catherine Rowe •7 months ago
My partner has fed Skinner's foods to his working terriers, laboradors, spaniels, bloodhounds and our pet terriers for 30 + years and they have all lived into their old age with no notable health issues. Considering the number of dogs we have had and bred over that time (must be around 300 dogs) this is a remarkable testimonial. I am not so wedded to the brand as he is however I wholeheartedly agree with your conclusion that FOR THE PRICE POINT Skinner's dry food cannot be beaten for quality. Yes there are a lot of superior dog foods out there but you won't find anything better than Skinner's for the money. As I have found to my cost in fact you can spend a lot more money on inferior dog foods. The fairly recent addition of wet food to Skinner's range is very welcome and we are very impressed with that which on the whole is even better quality than the dry food. In case you were wondering I don't work for Skinner's!!! I just have more experience of their products than most dog owners!