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Akela Digestive Aid Pumpkin Mix review

WetPuppyAdultSeniorGrain freeNaturalVegetarian
Average

A middling wet food - fine, with clear compromises. The breakdown below shows exactly where every point went.

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Top 68%scores higher than 32% of rated foodsacross all 3530 foods we've scored
Averagescore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated

Where the points went

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

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 70/100 across 10 ingredients (declared percentages used for 3, position estimates for the rest). Named meat is only 0% of the recognised recipe, so the quality score is anchored down towards a plant-led food.
22.3 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); percentages cover 78% of the recipe (+4.7); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
11.7 / 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 not declared and no named meat leads the label.
0 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 23% dry matter (low); fat 10.0% DM in the healthy band; fibre 30.0% DM (+0); ash 17.0% DM - unusually high mineral/bone load; functional extras: named botanicals, pre/probiotics (+2).
6 / 10
Processing
Retorted wet food.
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 · scored July 28, 2026 · full methodology public
56 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 56 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 22.3 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is additives at 10 of 10.

The label declares no meat percentage at all, so there is no way to verify how much of the recipe is animal protein, and the ingredient list is only partly specific.

Ingredients

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

Fruit & veg

Pumpkin 58%Banana 10%Sweet Potato 10%

Oils & fats

Borage OilCoconut

Supplements & extras

MineralsChamomileGingerValerianPre-Biotic FOS
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label

Feeding & cost

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

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
400 g£3.00£7.50

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 3017 g a day = £22.63 / day, £687.95 / 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 15 kg dog works out near 725 kcal).
  2. Portion: divide that by this food's energy density, 24 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £7.50 / 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

20 % DM
Directory average: 42.6

Fat

10 % DM
Directory average: 27.9

Est. carbs

23 % DM
Directory average: 18.3

Fibre

30 % DM
Directory average: 3.9

Ash

17 % DM
Directory average: 10.7

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

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