Our verdict
Is Chudleys Duck with Rice & Vegetables a good dog food?
We score it 46/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with dried duck protein, duck and rice as the main ingredients.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Doesn't list beef, turkey, lamb, venison, pork as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken oil and fat
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists green-lipped mussel
- Your dog avoids duck: the label lists dried duck protein
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - white
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
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 23% · Fat 12%
Typical analysis (as fed)
| Nutrient | As fed |
|---|---|
| Protein | 23% |
| Fat | 12% |
| Fibre | 2.50% |
| Ash | 5.75% |
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
lines Open tab Small (5-10kg) Medium (10-25kg) Large (25-45kg) Very Large (45kg+) 105-170g 170-335g 335-515g 515g+
No additives recorded yet.
Ingredients (24)100% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- veg 38.2%
- carb 17.7%
- supplement 16.7%
- meat 11.8%
- oil 10.3%
- fibre 5.4%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duck meal | Dried Duck Protein | meat · good | - | 4.6 |
| 2 | 20% min Duck meal | Duck | meat · medium | 20 | 20.0 |
| 3 | rice | Rice - white | carb · medium | - | 4.5 |
| 4 | whole grain maize | Whole-Grain Maize | carb · medium | - | 4.4 |
| 5 | Whole grain barley | Barley | carb · medium | - | 4.3 |
| 6 | Chicken fat | Chicken Oil and Fat | oil · good | - | 4.2 |
| 7 | Prairie meal | Prairie Meal | carb · medium | - | 4.1 |
| 8 | Hydrolysed duck | Duck | meat · medium | - | 4.0 |
| 9 | Unmolassed beet pulp | Beet Pulp | fibre · medium | - | 3.9 |
| 10 | Peas | Peas | veg · good | - | 3.8 |
| 11 | Alfalfa | Alfalfa | veg · good | - | 3.7 |
| 12 | vegetables | Vegetables | veg · medium | - | 3.6 |
| 13 | Full fat linseed | Linseed | veg · good | - | 3.5 |
| 14 | Yeast | Yeast | supplement · good | - | 3.4 |
| 15 | minerals Seaweed | Seaweed | veg · good | - | 3.3 |
| 16 | Salmon oil | Salmon Oil | oil · good | - | 3.2 |
| 17 | Green lipped mussel | Green-Lipped Mussel | supplement · good | - | 3.1 |
| 18 | Glucosamine | Glucosamine | supplement · good | - | 3.0 |
| 19 | Blackcurrant | Blackcurrant | veg · good | - | 2.9 |
| 20 | Rosemary | Rosemary | veg · good | - | 2.8 |
| 21 | Pomegranate | Pomegranate | veg · good | - | 2.7 |
| 22 | Rosehips | Rose Hip | veg · good | - | 2.6 |
| 23 | Yucca schidigera | Yucca Schidigera | supplement · good | - | 2.5 |
| 24 | Beetroot | Beetroot | veg · good | - | 2.4 |
- 1. Duck meal4.6% estimated
- 2. 20% min Duck meal20% declared20.0% estimated
- 3. rice4.5% estimated
- 4. whole grain maize4.4% estimated
- 5. Whole grain barley4.3% estimated
- 6. Chicken fat4.2% estimated
- 7. Prairie meal4.1% estimated
- 8. Hydrolysed duck4.0% estimated
- 9. Unmolassed beet pulp3.9% estimated
- 10. Peas3.8% estimated
- 11. Alfalfa3.7% estimated
- 12. vegetables3.6% estimated
- 13. Full fat linseed3.5% estimated
- 14. Yeast3.4% estimated
- 15. minerals Seaweed3.3% estimated
- 16. Salmon oil3.2% estimated
- 17. Green lipped mussel3.1% estimated
- 18. Glucosamine3.0% estimated
- 19. Blackcurrant2.9% estimated
- 20. Rosemary2.8% estimated
- 21. Pomegranate2.7% estimated
- 22. Rosehips2.6% estimated
- 23. Yucca schidigera2.5% estimated
- 24. Beetroot2.4% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-14
Brand and contact: Chudleys
- Website
- https://chudleys.com/
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 01953 882485
- Contact page
- chudleys.com
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-14
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- chudleys.com
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?
This food achieves an overall score of 46 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list adds +6.9 points. However, ingredients without printed percentages deduct -10.6, the processing format removes -6.7, and the carbohydrate content subtracts -2.6.
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 | +6.86 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 22.5% | -0.115 | -2.59 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 14.6% | -0.092 | -1.34 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 18.5% | -0.005 | -0.10 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 22.0% | -0.012 | -0.27 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.7 | 9.191 | +6.86 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 22.5% | -0.115 | -2.59 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 14.6% | -0.092 | -1.34 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 18.5% | -0.005 | -0.10 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 22.0% | -0.012 | -0.27 |
| 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 | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | no | 2.294 | +0.00 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | 0.707 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| 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 | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| 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 | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.174 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.146 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- +0.02
- Subtotal
- 46.2
- Final score
- 46/100
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.
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 | 23 | 25.4 (band 18 to 40%) | 90.2 |
| Fat | 12 | 13.3 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 2.5 | 2.8 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
Scored over 3 declared nutrients (combined weight 50); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 9.5% from the food type.
No nutritional additives section declared on the label.
Low confidence: partial analysis or moisture 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 (voluntary) - not on file | 0/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| 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, Additives 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.
100/100 · moderate — 1 checkable claim: 1 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "Duck with Rice & Vegetables is a nutritionally complete and balanced diet" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
10 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| The diet contains carnitine to help sustain a dog’s performance. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| inclusion of a joint care package along with long-chain omega 3 essential fatty acids for the support mobility. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| synergistically support a dog’s immunity, digestion, coat condition and general wellbeing. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Contains QLC, antioxidant package (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Joint care package and omega 3 fatty acids for a healthy musculoskeletal system (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Designed to help support stamina and recovery (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Prebiotics to help support gut health and immune system (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Complete unique package of nutrients to support skin and coat condition (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| With no inclusion of wheat-gluten, soya or egg, this recipe omits ingredients commonly associated to be causes of digest upset. (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Natural antioxidants (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Duck with Rice & Vegetables is a nutritionally complete and balanced diet (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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