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Applaws Taste Toppers in Gravy Pouch review

WetPuppyAdultSeniorGrain freeNatural
Good

A solid, honest wet food. 26% declared meat content is respectable, and the label tells you exactly what is inside. The breakdown below shows exactly where every point went.

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Top 60%scores higher than 40% of rated foodsacross all 3530 foods we've scored
Goodscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
26%declared meat content

Where the points went

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

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 64/100 across 7 ingredients (declared percentages used for 4, position estimates for the rest).
25.6 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); percentages cover 51% of the recipe (+3.1); meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
12.1 / 15
Additives
Declared additives below our neutral line, weakest being Vegetable Gelling Agent (-1.5).
8.5 / 10
Red flags
No red-flag ingredients.
0 / 0
Meat content
Declared meat content 26%.
9.4 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 6% dry matter (low); fat 21.4% DM in the healthy band; fibre 0.7% DM (+0.4); ash 14.3% DM - unusually high mineral/bone load.
4.4 / 10
Processing
Retorted wet food.
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 · scored July 28, 2026 · full methodology public
66 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 66 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 25.6 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is additives at 8.5 of 10.

The label declares 26% 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.

Ingredients

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

Meat & fish

Lamb 26%Lamb LiverChicken Breast

Fruit & veg

Courgette 10%Carrot 10%Chickpeas 5%

Supplements & extras

Lamb BrothVegetable Gelling Agent
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
85 g£1.49£17.53

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 1270 g a day = £22.26 / day, £676.70 / 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, 57 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £17.53 / 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

57.1 % DM
Directory average: 42.6

Fat

21.4 % DM
Directory average: 27.9

Est. carbs

6.4 % DM
Directory average: 18.3

Fibre

0.7 % DM
Directory average: 3.9

Ash

14.3 % DM
Directory average: 10.7

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

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This is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.

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