Extruding kibble at high temperature and pressure is the standard way to make dry dog food, and cold-pressing is the alternative that trades some of that convenience for lower heat, on the theory that fewer of the original nutrients get cooked out along the way.

Forthglade's Cold Pressed Salmon is built on salmon at 29.5% (split between 16% freshly prepared and 13.5% dried ground), with dried sweet potato also at 29.5%, dried peas, gelatine, dried beet pulp, dried fruit and added glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate. It's grain-free and analyses at 26.5% protein, 8% fat, 3.5% fibre and 6% ash, with omega-6 at 1.2% and omega-3 at 1.1%.

• Salmon 29.5% (16% freshly prepared, 13.5% dried ground)
• Grain-free
• Protein 26.5%, fat 8%
• Crude fibre 3.5%, crude ash 6%
• Dried fruit included: apples, pears, blueberries, cranberries
• 2kg or 6kg bag

On pack size. the makers list this in more than one size. The composition and analysis figures above come from Forthglade's own recipe and hold across the range, but check the bag size you're ordering matches what your dog gets through before it's due to be used up.

Who it's for: owners who want a grain-free, cold-pressed food and are comfortable with salmon as the main protein rather than a poultry or red-meat recipe.