Essential Foods
Essential The Beginning Large Breed Working
dryadultmedium/large/giantGrain-freeHypoallergenic claim
83Provisional
Provisional score — key data still being collected
Data incomplete
- The exact processing method isn't stated, so we scored it as standard extruded kibble.
Price
Price is shown for comparison only — it is never part of the Food score.
£62.50 pack price (10kg)
Price not available est. per day (typical dog)
£0.63 per 100g
£1.59/day(typical feeding rate — check the pack guide)
How the score breaks down
Nutrition86/100
- ash4 pts
- fat10 pts
- nfe7 pts
- fibre5 pts
- protein23.5 pts
- life stage fit15 pts
IngredientsNot yet assessed
Processing75/100
Maker standards & safetyNot yet assessed
As fed (from the label)
| Protein | 28% |
| Fat | 14% |
| Fibre | 3.5% |
| Ash | 8% |
| Moisture | 8.5% |
Dry matter basis
DM = as-fed % × 100 ÷ (100 − moisture %). NFE is the carbohydrate estimate left over.
| protein | 30.6% |
| fat | 15.3% |
| fibre | 3.83% |
| ash | 8.74% |
| Carbohydrate (NFE) | 41.53% |
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Score v1.0.0 · computed 22/10/2026 · not yet verified against the manufacturer's label