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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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76.64 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:Netherlands
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.
lesleyrm •4 months ago
My dog has pancreatitis and diabetes with an inflammed liver, is this food ok for him as the fat content seems quite highEms Hill •8 months ago
Our 3 dogs are doing amazing on this food, one of them had a really dry coat on James wellbeloved but since switching to forthglade it’s a lot softer and silkier and our girl is no longer chewing her feet. High recommended forthglade to anyone just wish a new one was brought out with oats or brown rice in as some dogs are at risk of developing dcm on grain free food containing peas.Nicola F •8 months ago
Would you recommend this food or could I get better for a similar or slightly higher price I have large dogs 40 - 50kgAlpino •9 months ago
Why has this website not put red on the meat symbol, it is greyed out and this products has meat content?Team AADF
Alpino
•9 months ago
Hi Alpino. In order to receive the 'high meat' logo, a food must contain 30% or more meat ingredients in the finished product. According to our calculations, this food has 26.9% meat ingredients. Hope that helpsRoobs •one year ago
Anyone noticed that the ingredients aren’t clearly listed? Not all percentages are showing. This puts me off. Why hide what’s in it?Holly X •one year ago
Recently bought this for one of my Huskies as she was refusing Carnilove. I tried this and Harringtons Just 6. I’ve no idea which one is the culprit, Just6 or Forthglade but one of them has caused her to lose the plot. She has chewed everything. I’ve stopped them both and plan to try some different flavours of Carnilove.Romain CG Esteban •one year ago
Love Forthglade! Can someone at AADF also add their new lightly baked range so we can see how they compare? Many thanks in advance ðŸ™marklola12
Romain CG Esteban
•2 months ago
They are on and they seem to be better than this cold press and the lightly baked has alot more meat content