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Forthglade ยท treat

Forthglade Functional Natural Soft Bites - Calming review

AdultGrain freeHypoallergenic
Avoid

One of the weakest treat foods we have rated. Just 15% declared meat content. The breakdown below shows exactly where every point went.

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Top 86%scores higher than 14% of rated foodsacross all 3530 foods we've scored
Avoidscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
15%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 8 ingredients (declared percentages used for 2, position estimates for the rest). Legumes carry 27% of the recipe. The FDA found no causal link between legume-rich diets and canine heart disease (DCM), though some cardiologists advise caution - noted for information, not scored. Named meat is only 15% of the recognised recipe, so the quality score is anchored down towards a plant-led food.
23.5 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); percentages cover 15% of the recipe (+0.9); meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
9.9 / 15
Additives
Added sugars/sweeteners (-4); declared additives below our neutral line, weakest being vegetable glycerine (-5.3).
0.8 / 10
Red flags
Vegetable glycerine at position 4 (-16).
-16 / 0
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 ยท scored July 28, 2026 ยท full methodology public
28 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 28 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 23.5 of a possible 40. On top of that, 16 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 15% meat, which is a low figure, and a declared low figure is still more honest than silence, 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.

Meat & fish

turkey meal 15%

Fruit & veg

Dried sweet potatopea flourchickpea flour

Oils & fats

rapeseed oil

Supplements & extras

vegetable glycerinelinseedyucca extract 0.1%
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
90 g--
720 g--

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 226 g a day = ยฃ5.08 / day, ยฃ154.43 / 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, 321 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, ยฃ22.49 / 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

21.2 % DM
Directory average: 42.8

Fat

12.9 % DM
Directory average: 11

Est. carbs

55.3 % DM
Directory average: 38.9

Fibre

3.5 % DM
Directory average: 2

Ash

7.1 % DM
Directory average: 6.4

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

Similar foods that score higher

Same type and life stage, better ODF Score, comparable price per day.

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