Celtic Connection Duck with Goose & Sweet Potato

Wet Pate · completeHigh meatClear label

81out of 100

Good

our rating

Our verdict

Is Celtic Connection Duck with Goose & Sweet Potato a good dog food?

We score it 81/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete wet paté food for adult dogs, with duck, dried duck protein and goose as the main ingredients.

How we score

Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.

Why you might choose it

Scores 81, in the top quarter of wet foods we track.
Meat makes up an estimated 81% of the dry matter.
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.

Why you might not

High in fat: 21% fat on a dry-matter basis.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list beef, lamb, fish, venison, pork as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists poultry fat
Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists poultry fat
Your dog avoids duck: the label lists duck
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
You are limiting fat: 20.5% on a dry-matter basis is in the high band

These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Find foods that fit your dog.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 30.50% · Fat 20.50%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	30.50%
Fat	20.50%
Fibre	4%
Ash	11%
Omega-3 fatty acids	2.10%
Omega-6 fatty acids	3.80%

Energy: 385 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Once opened, refrigerate and use within 24 hours.

Feeding guide

Use the brand's online feeding calculator based on the dog's age, life stage, activity level, body weight and sensitivities; introduce gradually over 7-10 days when transitioning from another food.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin A (Retinyl Acetate) 14,400 IU, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) 1,900 IU, Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol Acetate) 100mg, Folic Acid 0.96mg; Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 120mg; Iron (Iron (II) Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 48mg; Manganese (Manganese Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 34mg; Copper (Copper (II) Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 7.5mg; Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.96mg; Selenium (Organic Selenium S.cerevisiae CNCM 1-3060) 0.14mg

Technological additives

Tocopherol Rich Extracts of Natural Origin 480mg

Ingredients (39)6 of 39 percentages printed

Estimated composition

meat 81.0%
carb 15.0%
oil 4.0%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Freshly Prepared Duck (35%)	Duck	meat · medium	35	35.0
2	Dehydrated Duck (21%)	Dried Duck Protein	meat · good	21	21.0
3	Freshly Prepared Goose (8%)	Goose	meat · good	8	8.0
4	Duck Fat (5%)	Poultry Fat	oil · medium	5	5.0
5	Duck Gravy (1%)	Duck	meat · medium	1	1.0
6	Sweet Potato (18.5%)	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	18.5	18.5
7	Algal Oil	Algae Oil	oil · good	-	0.5
8	Lucerne	Alfalfa	veg · good	-	0.5
9	Linseed	Linseed	veg · good	-	0.4
10	Peas	Peas	veg · good	-	0.4
11	Vitamins & Minerals	Vitamin	supplement · good	-	0.4
12	Mannanoligosaccharides	Mannanoligosaccharides	supplement · good	-	0.4
13	Fructooligosaccharides	Fructo-oligosaccharides	supplement · good	-	0.4
14	Choline Chloride	Choline	supplement · good	-	0.4
15	Glucosamine	Glucosamine	supplement · good	-	0.4
16	Dried Cranberries	Cranberries	veg · good	-	0.4
17	Rosemary	Rosemary	veg · good	-	0.4
18	Dandelion	Dandelion Root	veg · good	-	0.4
19	Juniper Berries	Juniper Berries	veg · good	-	0.4
20	Liquorice Root	Licorice Root	supplement · medium	-	0.4
21	Angelica Root	Angelica	supplement · medium	-	0.4
22	Rosehips	Rose Hip	veg · good	-	0.4
23	Camomile	Chamomile	veg · good	-	0.3
24	Burdock	Burdock Root	veg · good	-	0.3
25	Nettle	Nettles	veg · good	-	0.3
26	Aniseed & Fenugreek	Fenugreek	veg · good	-	0.3
27	Peppermint Leaf	Mint	veg · good	-	0.3
28	Marigold Flowers	Calendula	veg · good	-	0.3
29	Marshmallow Root	Marshmallow Root	veg · good	-	0.3
30	Fennel	Fennel	veg · good	-	0.3
31	Yucca Schidigera Extract	Yucca Schidigera	supplement · good	-	0.3
32	Globe Artichoke Leaf	Artichoke	veg · good	-	0.3
33	Dried Seaweed	Dried Sea Algae	supplement · good	-	0.3
34	Cinnamon	Cinnamon	veg · good	-	0.3
35	Apples	Apples	veg · good	-	0.3
36	Carrots	Carrots	veg · good	-	0.3
37	Pumpkin	Pumpkin	veg · good	-	0.3
38	Pears	Pears	veg · good	-	0.2
39	Spinach	Spinach	veg · good	-	0.2

1. Freshly Prepared Duck (35%)35% declared35.0% estimated
Duck · meat · medium
2. Dehydrated Duck (21%)21% declared21.0% estimated
Dried Duck Protein · meat · good
3. Freshly Prepared Goose (8%)8% declared8.0% estimated
Goose · meat · good
4. Duck Fat (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Poultry Fat · oil · medium
5. Duck Gravy (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
Duck · meat · medium
6. Sweet Potato (18.5%)18.5% declared18.5% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
7. Algal Oil0.5% estimated
Algae Oil · oil · good
8. Lucerne0.5% estimated
Alfalfa · veg · good
9. Linseed0.4% estimated
Linseed · veg · good
10. Peas0.4% estimated
Peas · veg · good
11. Vitamins & Minerals0.4% estimated
Vitamin · supplement · good
12. Mannanoligosaccharides0.4% estimated
Mannanoligosaccharides · supplement · good
13. Fructooligosaccharides0.4% estimated
Fructo-oligosaccharides · supplement · good
14. Choline Chloride0.4% estimated
Choline · supplement · good
15. Glucosamine0.4% estimated
Glucosamine · supplement · good
16. Dried Cranberries0.4% estimated
Cranberries · veg · good
17. Rosemary0.4% estimated
Rosemary · veg · good
18. Dandelion0.4% estimated
Dandelion Root · veg · good
19. Juniper Berries0.4% estimated
Juniper Berries · veg · good
20. Liquorice Root0.4% estimated
Licorice Root · supplement · medium
21. Angelica Root0.4% estimated
Angelica · supplement · medium
22. Rosehips0.4% estimated
Rose Hip · veg · good
23. Camomile0.3% estimated
Chamomile · veg · good
24. Burdock0.3% estimated
Burdock Root · veg · good
25. Nettle0.3% estimated
Nettles · veg · good
26. Aniseed & Fenugreek0.3% estimated
Fenugreek · veg · good
27. Peppermint Leaf0.3% estimated
Mint · veg · good
28. Marigold Flowers0.3% estimated
Calendula · veg · good
29. Marshmallow Root0.3% estimated
Marshmallow Root · veg · good
30. Fennel0.3% estimated
Fennel · veg · good
31. Yucca Schidigera Extract0.3% estimated
Yucca Schidigera · supplement · good
32. Globe Artichoke Leaf0.3% estimated
Artichoke · veg · good
33. Dried Seaweed0.3% estimated
Dried Sea Algae · supplement · good
34. Cinnamon0.3% estimated
Cinnamon · veg · good
35. Apples0.3% estimated
Apples · veg · good
36. Carrots0.3% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
37. Pumpkin0.3% estimated
Pumpkin · veg · good
38. Pears0.2% estimated
Pears · veg · good
39. Spinach0.2% estimated
Spinach · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-10-07

Brand and contact: Celtic Connection

Website: https://www.celticconnection.eu/

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-10-07
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: www.celticconnection.eu

Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

The overall score for this recipe is 81 out of 100. The meat content contributed +7.8 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +6.3 points. Being labelled nutritionally complete gave the recipe +2.3 points, and printing percentages for most of the recipe provided a further +2 points.

Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.26
Meat share of dry matter	81.2%	0.096	+7.79
Carb share of dry matter	9.1%	-0.115	-1.05
Oil share of dry matter	9.7%	-0.092	-0.90
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Processing multiplier	1.00	33.786	+33.79
Processing: Wet Pate	yes	-0.672	-0.67

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.26
Meat share of dry matter	81.2%	0.096	+7.79
Carb share of dry matter	9.1%	-0.115	-1.05
Oil share of dry matter	9.7%	-0.092	-0.90
Vegetable share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.005	+0.00
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.012	+0.00
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.027	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	0.0%	-0.065	+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	0	-0.876	+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient	0.0%	0.060	+0.00
Undeclared quantities	0.0%	-0.106	+0.00
Prints ingredient percentages	no	0.000	+0.00
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
Frozen or chilled fresh	no	0.000	+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	no	-3.158	+0.00
High carb and low meat	no	-1.180	+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages	0.0	0.000	+0.00
Meat share × fresh	0.0	0.000	+0.00
Fresh × high meat	0.0	11.084	+0.00
Additive penalty	0.00	0.222	+0.00
Processing multiplier	1.00	33.786	+33.79
Processing: Raw	no	-0.054	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigerated	no	0.000	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelf	no	-0.672	+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Dried	no	6.629	+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Dried	no	6.331	+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressed	no	-6.713	+0.00
Processing: Dry Baked	no	-6.713	+0.00
Processing: Dry Extruded	no	-6.713	+0.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moist	no	-6.174	+0.00
Processing: Dry Muesli	no	-10.146	+0.00
Processing: Wet Pate	yes	-0.672	-0.67
Processing: Wet Chunks	no	-0.672	+0.00

Processing-type offset: -0.08
Additives declared on label: +2 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 81.1
Final score: 81/100

Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.

Score history across model versions

The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.

Model	Score
v3	81/100	current
v2	69/100

Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for adult dogs. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.

Nutrient	As fed (label)	Dry matter (scored)	Score
Protein	30.5	138.6 (band 18 to 40%)	100
Fat	20.5	93.2 (band 5.5 to 20%)	100
Fibre	4	18.2 (band 0.5 to 5%)	0
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3)	-	-	100
Energy (kcal/100g)	385	1750	100

Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3): scored as the mean of its declared components (omega-6 100). The FEDIAF minimum for omega-6 is linoleic acid specifically.

Scored over 5 declared nutrients (combined weight 70); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 78% from the food type.

Declared fortification: 7 nutritional additives on the label

Vitamin A (Retinyl Acetate) 14,400 IU, Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) 1,900 IU, Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol Acetate) 100mg, Folic Acid 0.96mg
Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 120mg
Iron (Iron (II) Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 48mg
Manganese (Manganese Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 34mg
Copper (Copper (II) Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 7.5mg
Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.96mg
Selenium (Organic Selenium S.cerevisiae CNCM 1-3060) 0.14mg

Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.

This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.

Transparency: what the label discloses

How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.

Item	Points
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (100% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	20/20
✗ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file	0/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Energy value declared (voluntary)	5/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✓ Feeding guidance given (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)	5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)	10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file	0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Batch and date labelling).

Safety: recall history

Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.

No recalls recorded in our database.

See all current recalls we track.

Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it

The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.

Claims on file; none we can check against the label

Claim	Type	Check	Substantiation
70% ethically sourced duck and goose (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Grain-free dry food recipe (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Made with fresh and natural ingredients (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
pairs duck with goose precisely because together they deliver... a more complete amino acid profile (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion