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Essential The Beginning Review

Type of food

Complete dry extruded

Dog types

Pet dogs

Breed sizes

Suitable for toy breed dogs
Adult weight 1-4kg. e.g. Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier
Suitable for small breed dogs
Adult weight 4-10kg. e.g. Beagle, Dachshund, Jack Russell
NOT suitable for medium breed dogs
Adult weight 10-25kg. e.g. Border Collie, Staffie, Springer, Vizsla
NOT suitable for large breed dogs
Adult weight 25-45kg. e.g. Boxer, Labrador, Greyhound
NOT suitable for giant breed dogs
Adult weight 45kg+ e.g. Bernese, Great Dane, Mastiff

Dog ages

From weaning to 12 months

Pack sizes

2.5kg & 10kg bags

RRP

10kg bags = £65.00

AADF rating

78%

At a glance

Natural: Free from added artificial preservatives, antioxidants, colourings, flavourings or other controversial synthetic ingredients
High meat content: Contains at least 30% meat ingredients (on a dry matter basis)
Hypoallergenic: Free from wheat, maize, dairy products, soya products and artificial additives
Not clearly labelled:

It is difficult to tell exactly what is in this food due to a lack of labelling clarity.

Certified nutritionally complete: This food complies fully with the complete food nutrient tolerances as recommended by FEDIAF and/or AAFCO

Price per day

£

Nutrition

Composition

Mixing bowl:

Fresh Chicken and Duck (34%), Dried Chicken and Duck (30%), Sweet Potato, Chicken Fat (9%), Peas, Fresh Salmon and Trout (7%), Freshly Prepared Whole Egg (7%), Linseed, Potato, Chicken Gravy (3%), Lucerne Sprout, Vitamins, Minerals, MOS (Mannan Oligosaccharides), FOS (Fructo Oligosaccharides), Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Cranberry, Acai, Blueberry, Mulberry, Apple, Tomato, Orange, Pear, Carrot, Spinach, Cauliflower, Seaweed, Marigold, Ginseng, Green Tea, Ginger.

As fed (BETA):

Nutritional additives (per kg)

Vitamin a 15000 Iu, Vitamin D3 2000 Iu, Vitamin E 240 Iu, Taurine 1500 mg, Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 50 mg, Iron (Iron II Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 50 mg, Manganese (Manganese Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 35 mg, Copper (Copper II Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 15 mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.96 mg, Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.3 mg, Rosemary Extract.

Typical Analysis

Energy

392.0 kcal/100g

Dry weight nutrients

Above average

Average

Below average

* NFE carbohydrate level (i.e. not including fibre). Level estimated from available data.

Pricing

10kg bags RRP

£65.00

Grams per day

g

Cost per day

£

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Company

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Company info
Name: Essential Foods 1717 Essential Foods foods listed 2222 Essential Foods treats listed
HQ: Denmark
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megasonic 2.0 one year ago
I have just been trying this with my dog who has been on the Orijen small breed puppy. He seems to like this even better than the Orijen, I think it's because of the duck. He loves ducks. I will likely be rotating both foods, just wish Essential offers free shipping in Ireland. I also wish the carb content was a bit lower by my calculation 24%, the Orijen small breed puppy is 17%.
megasonic 2.0 one year ago
How are you calculating the carb content? All the values on the website are incorrect. Does not account for fibre, Ash and moisture.
ESSENTIAL FOODS megasonic 2.0 one year ago
Hi Megasonic, Do you mean the allaboutdogfood's way or how we at ESSENTIALS do it. Just send a short message to us on service@essentialfoodsgb.co.uk for all and everything related to us.
megasonic 2.0 ESSENTIAL FOODS one year ago
Not your calculation essentials, it's the allaboutdogfood. All their calculation seems a bit higher than the actual carb content.
Monica Mui one year ago
The origin is Uk or Denmark
ESSENTIAL FOODS Monica Mui one year ago
Proudly UK!
one year ago
Pricing still not up to date, showing £65 for 10kg. Also why does it have a UK flag when it says it's based in Denmark?
ESSENTIAL FOODS one year ago
We think the UK flag is more than fair ESENTIALS being proudly produced in the UK. The pricing is 65 for 10kg, we wish we could do better, but we can't without compromises on ingredients, which conflicts with the very reason we are here. Profits is a at the moment a distant dream for us, so no, we can not cut here either!
Pedro 2 years ago
The pricing is not up to date. I just purchased a 12kg bag for £67. Likewise for all essentials range, the price has increased significantly.
Tracy Booth Pedro one year ago
It’s now changed to 10kg bags with a different price
Paul Taylor 2 years ago
Just reading above that it is 34% protein. Essential website shows 28% protein
Team AADF Paul Taylor 2 years ago
Hi Paul. I've just checked the Essential website and it looks like our figures are correct: https://www.essentialfoodsgb.co.uk/hundefoder/essential-the-beginning.html
Tracy Booth Paul Taylor one year ago
It’s showing on their website at 35%

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