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McAdams · air-dried

McAdams Air Dried review

Air-driedAdultGrain freeHypoallergenicJoint careFussy eatersHigh energy
Good

An solid, honest air-dried food. 74.7% declared meat content leads the label, and the label tells you exactly what is inside. The breakdown below shows exactly where every point went.

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Top 61%scores higher than 39% of rated foodsacross all 3530 foods we've scored
Goodscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
74.7%declared meat content
358kcal 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 88/100 across 15 ingredients (declared percentages used for 7, position estimates for the rest).
35 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); percentages cover 88% of the recipe (+5.3); meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
14.3 / 15
Additives
Added sugars/sweeteners (-4); declared additives below our neutral line, weakest being Vegetable Oil Glycerine (-5.3).
0.8 / 10
Red flags
Vegetable Oil Glycerine at position 4 (-16).
-16 / 0
Meat content
Declared meat content 80.7% (added up from every named meat on the label).
15 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 28% dry matter (low); fat 28.6% DM is high (obesity/pancreatitis watch) (-2.0); fibre 2.4% DM (+2); ash 7.6% DM - sensible mineral load (+2); functional extras: omega-3 source, joint support (+2).
8 / 10
Processing
Air-dried - gentle preservation.
8 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 · scored July 28, 2026 · full methodology public
65 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 65 down: the biggest single loss is additives, where it takes 0.8 of a possible 10. Its strongest showing is declared meat content at 15 of 15. 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 74.7% meat, which is unusually specific - most brands never print a figure at all, 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

Free Range Chicken 74.7%Free Range Chicken Liver 6%

Fruit & veg

Sweet Potato 6%Blueberries 0.5%Beet PulpSpinach 0.25%Carrots

Supplements & extras

Vegetable Oil Glycerine RapeseedMineralsFermented WheyChia Seeds 0.5%Flaxseed 0.5%Chicory RootCalcium CarbonateJoint Care PackageGlucosamine 2000mg/kgChondroitin Sulphate 2000mg/kgMSM 1000mg/kg
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
1.5 kg£69.99£46.66

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 202 g a day = £9.43 / day, £286.67 / 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, 358 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £46.66 / 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

33 % DM
Directory average: 40.7

Fat

28.6 % DM
Directory average: 21

Est. carbs

28.4 % DM
Directory average: 28.7

Fibre

2.4 % DM
Directory average: 3

Ash

7.6 % DM
Directory average: 8.4

Energy

358 kcal/100g
Directory average: 401.4

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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