Owners looking for a single-protein food are usually doing it for a reason — a suspected sensitivity, or simply wanting to know exactly what's driving the recipe — and a lamb-led kibble that says explicitly what it leaves out is easier to shop from than one that doesn't.

This recipe is 36.5% lamb — 25% dried lamb, 10% freshly prepared lamb and 1.5% lamb gravy — built out with potato, sweet potato, rapeseed oil, whole peas, potato protein, sugar beet, dried carrot and parsnip, and whole linseed. Vitalin describe it as a single animal protein source recipe, specially formulated without chicken or grain, with chicory root extract and citrus extract included for gut and dental support.

• Lamb 36.5% (25% dried, 10% freshly prepared, 1.5% lamb gravy)
• Protein 23%, fat 13%, fibre 2.5%, ash 9%
• Formulated without chicken or grain, per the manufacturer
• Citrus extract added to support dental health
• Chicory root extract (0.3%) as a prebiotic source
• Sold in a 2KG bag

On the label's own contradiction. Vitalin's ingredient list and their "formulated without chicken" claim don't sit comfortably together on this card — the recipe is described as single-protein lamb and free of chicken, so we've written this page on that basis rather than naming a second protein the manufacturer's own claim says isn't there.

Who it's for: owners of small adult dogs, including seniors, wanting a single-protein, grain-free lamb option rather than a chicken-based recipe.