Brandy Dog Food Review & Ratings

Brandy scores near the bottom of our table. Across 4 rated foods it averages 16/100 (Avoid), ranking 287 of 304, and runs from 7 to 26 - a spread of 19 points across cans that sit next to each other on the same shelf.

That spread is the useful bit. 4 wet foods from one maker, in near-identical tins, and our score separates the best from the worst by 19 points. If you buy this range, which tin you pick up matters more than the brand does. Brandy Chunks in Gravy is the strongest at 26/100.

Scores this low are usually about disclosure rather than a claim that the food is dangerous. Our score credits what a label actually tells you - named meats, declared percentages, ingredients you can look up. When a tin describes its contents in broad category terms instead, there is very little for the score to award, and no way for you to check what changed between batches.

This is honest budget canned food from a maker that has been doing it in County Armagh for decades, sold to people feeding dogs on a real budget. That is not something to be sniffy about. But the comparison worth making is against the other tins at the same price per day, because some of them tell you considerably more about what is inside.

Cost is around £1.87 a day for the cheapest option. If you are feeding this, check the alternatives below before your next multipack rather than switching on the strength of one number.