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Leader Adult Slimline Small Breed review

DryAdultNaturalSensitive stomachJoint careAllergiesDigestion
Good

A solid, honest dry food. Just 21% declared meat content. Feeding it costs about £1.12 a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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Top 59%scores higher than 41% of rated foodsacross all 3530 foods we've scored
Goodscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£1.12 approx.per day for a 15 kg dogcheaper than 29% of dry foods
21%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 60/100 across 21 ingredients (declared percentages used for 1, position estimates for the rest). Named meat is only 21% of the recognised recipe, so the quality score is anchored down towards a plant-led food.
23.3 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); percentages cover 21% of the recipe (+1.3); meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
10.3 / 15
Additives
Declared additives below our neutral line, weakest being Hydrolysed Liver Protein (-0.8).
9.3 / 10
Red flags
No red-flag ingredients.
0 / 0
Meat content
Meat content ~50.4% fresh-equivalent (added up from every named meat on the label; dried meats counted at their fresh weight). Held to dry-matter protein: 23.3% DM protein supports this level of meat credit, not the full declared figure.
12.6 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 58% dry matter (very high); fat 8.9% DM in the healthy band; fibre 2.7% DM (+2); ash 7.2% DM - sensible mineral load (+2); functional extras: omega-3 source, named botanicals, joint support (+2).
6 / 10
Processing
Assumed extruded kibble (standard high-heat process).
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 · scored July 28, 2026 · full methodology public
67 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 67 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 23.3 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is additives at 9.3 of 10.

The label declares 21% 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.

At about £1.12 a day to feed a 15kg dog, the question is not whether it is cheap but whether the label justifies the price - and on our scoring, it broadly does.

Ingredients

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

Meat & fish

Dehydrated Turkey 21%

Carbs & grains

Brown RiceWhite RiceDehulled Oats

Fruit & veg

Pea StarchPotato StarchAlfalfaDried CranberriesDried Beetroot

Oils & fats

Chicken Fat

Supplements & extras

Whole LinseedMineralsHydrolysed Liver ProteinYeast ExtractChicory InulinRosemaryGingerTurmericGlucosamine HydrochlorideYucca SchidigeraChondroitin Sulphate
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
6 kg£29.99£5.00

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 223 g a day = £1.12 / day, £34.05 / 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, 324 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £5.00 / 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

23.3 % DM
Directory average: 28.2

Fat

8.9 % DM
Directory average: 14.9

Est. carbs

57.9 % DM
Directory average: 45.1

Fibre

2.7 % DM
Directory average: 3.7

Ash

7.2 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

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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