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Akela · dry

Akela 90:10 Ultra Complete review

A genuinely strong dry food. 29% declared meat content is respectable, and the label tells you exactly what is inside. Feeding it costs about 71p a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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ODF Score 87/100 Very good
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Top 11%scores higher than 89% of rated foodsacross all 3075 foods we've scored
Very goodscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£0.71 approx.per day for a 10 kg dogcheaper than 43% of dry foods
29%declared meat content
Isle of Manbrand origin
377kcal per 100 g

Where the points went

The full breakdown, exactly as the algorithm scored it. How our rating works

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 84/100 across 42 ingredients (declared percentages used for 14, position estimates for the rest).
33.5 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); percentages cover 99% of the recipe (+5.9); meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
14.9 / 15
Additives
No artificial colours, flavours, controversial preservatives or added sugars found.
10 / 10
Red flags
No red-flag ingredients.
0 / 0
Meat content
Meat content ~100% fresh-equivalent (added up from every named meat on the label; dried meats counted at their fresh weight).
15 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 24% dry matter (low); fat 21.1% DM in the healthy band; fibre 2.2% DM (+2); ash 11.4% DM - unusually high mineral/bone load; functional extras: omega-3 source, pre/probiotics, joint support, named botanicals (+2).
8 / 10
Processing
Assumed extruded kibble (standard high-heat process).
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.1 · scored August 19, 2026 · full methodology public
87 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 87 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 33.5 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is declared meat content at 15 of 15.

The label declares 29% meat, which is a real number, which already puts it ahead of the many that print none, and the ingredient list names things individually rather than hiding them in catch-all categories.

At about 71p a day to feed a 10kg dog, the question is not whether it is cheap but whether the label justifies the price - and on our scoring, it broadly does.

Ingredients

Straight from the label, grouped by role - every ingredient is coloured by our published classification and links to its full page.

Meat & fish

Dehydrated Chicken 29%Dehydrated Herring 14%Dehydrated Salmon 11%Freshly Prepared Chicken 11%Dehydrated Turkey 10%Freshly Prepared Salmon 7%Freshly Prepared Chicken Liver 3%

Carbs & grains

Tapioca 2%

Fruit & veg

Sweet Potato 7%Chick Pea FlourAlfalfaLentilsDried AppleOrganic PeasDried Organic SpinachDried Organic PumpkinDried Organic CarrotDried SeaweedDried CranberryDried PearDried Blueberry

Oils & fats

Chicken Fat 2%Salmon Oil 1%

Supplements & extras

Freshly Prepared Free Range Egg 1%Chicken Stock 1%MineralsVitaminsWhole LinseedPre Biotic FOS 0.1%Joint SupportGlucosamine 180mg/kgMSM 180mg/kgChondroitin Sulphate 125mg/kgCamomileMarigold PetalsAniseed and FenugreekPeppermintYucca ExtractDried Dandelion HerbRosemaryFennelDried GarlicRosehipsDried Burdock RootOrganic Honey
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label
Additives (as declared on the label)
Vitamin a (as Retinyl Acetate) 30900 IU/kg, Vitamin D3 (as Cholecalciferol) 1745 IU/kg, Biotin 190 Mcg/kg, Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate 265 mg/kg, Ferrous Sulphate Monohydrate 240 mg/kg, Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate 90 mg/kg, Potassium Iodide 1.4 mg/kg, Cupric Sulphate Pentahydrate 20 mg/kg, Sodium Selenite 0.64 mg/kg, Dl Methionine 2000 mg/kg, Taurine 2000 mg/kg, L Carnitine 1000 mg/kg.

Feeding & cost

What a bag actually costs to feed - worked out per dog, not per pack.

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
10 kg£50.00£5.00

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 10 kg adult dog needs about 142 g a day = £0.71 / day, £21.58 / month.

How we work this out
  1. Energy: an adult dog at rest needs about 95 × weight0.75 kcal a day (the FEDIAF maintenance formula - a 10 kg dog works out near 534 kcal).
  2. Portion: divide that by this food's energy density, 377 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £5.00 / kg, for the daily cost, then by 30.4 days for the month.

Estimates scale to your dog's weight and the food's calorie density - a denser food needs fewer grams. A rough guide; always follow the pack. Try the full feeding calculator

Nutrition

Declared analysis converted to a dry-matter basis, so wet and dry foods compare fairly.

Protein

41.6 % DM
Directory average: 28.2

Fat

21.1 % DM
Directory average: 14.8

Est. carbs

23.8 % DM
Directory average: 45.2

Fibre

2.2 % DM
Directory average: 3.6

Ash

11.4 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

Energy

377 kcal/100g
Directory average: 365.3

Carbohydrates are estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fibre, ash and moisture.

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