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Cesar Fresh Bowls review

WetAdultGrain freeFussy eaters
Poor

A weak wet food by the label. Just 24% declared meat content, and the label keeps too much vague. The breakdown below shows exactly where every point went.

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Top 84%scores higher than 16% of rated foodsacross all 3530 foods we've scored
Poorscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
24%declared meat content
79kcal 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 61/100 across 5 ingredients (declared percentages used for 2, position estimates for the rest).
24.5 / 40
Label clarity
Vague category terms on the label (Meat and Animal Derivatives, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Oils and Fats) - naming points withheld; no percentages declared at all - the recipe is unverifiable; meat sources named (+2); variable-composition wording - fixed-formula points withheld.
2 / 15
Additives
No artificial colours, flavours, controversial preservatives or added sugars found.
10 / 10
Red flags
Meat and Animal Derivatives leads the label (-10); Derivatives of Vegetable Origin at position 3 (-12); Oils and Fats at position 4 (-12); penalties capped at -25 (uncapped: -34).
-25 / 0
Meat content
Declared meat content 24%.
8.6 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 23% dry matter (low); fat 14.6% DM in the healthy band; fibre 7.3% DM (+0.5); ash 6.3% DM - sensible mineral load (+2).
6.5 / 10
Processing
Retorted wet food.
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 · scored July 28, 2026 · full methodology public
33 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 33 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 24.5 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is additives at 10 of 10. On top of that, 25 points are deducted outright for red-flag ingredients - a penalty applied before anything else is counted, which is why the total lands where it does.

The label declares 24% meat, which is a low figure, and a declared low figure is still more honest than silence, and the ingredient list leans on vague groupings instead of naming what is actually in the bag.

Ingredients

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

Meat & fish

Meat and Animal DerivativesChicken Fillet 24%Chicken Breast 11%Oils and Fats

Carbs & grains

Derivatives of Vegetable Origin

Fruit & veg

VegetablesFresh Carrots 9%Fresh Green Beans 7%Fresh Pumpkin 6%

Supplements & extras

Minerals
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£1.35£15.88

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 917 g a day = £14.56 / day, £442.62 / 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, 79 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £15.88 / 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

48.8 % DM
Directory average: 42.6

Fat

14.6 % DM
Directory average: 27.9

Est. carbs

22.9 % DM
Directory average: 18.3

Fibre

7.3 % DM
Directory average: 3.9

Ash

6.3 % DM
Directory average: 10.7

Energy

79 kcal/100g
Directory average: 111.1

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

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