Cooper & Co Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe

Dry Extruded · complete

Poor
our rating

Our verdict

Is Cooper & Co Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe a good dog food?

We score it 41/100 (Poor). The main reasons are set out in "Why you might not" below, and every step of the calculation is shown under "How we calculated this score".

Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with lamb, rice and rice bran as the main ingredients.

How we score

100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

  • Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.

Why you might not

  • No analytical breakdown is published.
  • 100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.
  • Its additive load costs about 4 points in the rating.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
  • Doesn't list beef, turkey, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken oil and fat
  • Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
  • Your dog avoids fish: the label lists fish meal
  • Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - brown / whole grain
  • 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 feeding

Typical analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

not stated

No additives recorded yet.

Ingredients (13)100% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • meat 26.2%
  • carb 18.1%
  • fibre 16.2%
  • additive 13.1%
  • supplement 11.5%
  • oil 8.1%
  • veg 6.9%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1LambLambmeat · medium-10.0
2Lamb MealLambmeat · medium-9.6
3Brown RiceRice - brown / whole graincarb · medium-9.2
4Brewers RiceRice - whitecarb · medium-8.8
5Rice BranRice branfibre · good-8.5
6Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)Chicken Oil and Fatoil · good-8.1
7Dried Beet PulpBeet Pulpfibre · medium-7.7
8Natural FlavorFlavoradditive · poor-7.3
9FlaxseedLinseedveg · good-6.9
10Fish MealFish Mealmeat · medium-6.5
11Potassium ChloridePotassium Chloridesupplement · medium-6.2
12SaltSaltadditive · poor-5.8
13Choline ChlorideCholinesupplement · good-5.4
  1. 1. Lamb10.0% estimated
    Lamb · meat · medium
  2. 2. Lamb Meal9.6% estimated
    Lamb · meat · medium
  3. 3. Brown Rice9.2% estimated
    Rice - brown / whole grain · carb · medium
  4. 4. Brewers Rice8.8% estimated
    Rice - white · carb · medium
  5. 5. Rice Bran8.5% estimated
    Rice bran · fibre · good
  6. 6. Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)8.1% estimated
    Chicken Oil and Fat · oil · good
  7. 7. Dried Beet Pulp7.7% estimated
    Beet Pulp · fibre · medium
  8. 8. Natural Flavor7.3% estimated
    Flavor · additive · poor
  9. 9. Flaxseed6.9% estimated
    Linseed · veg · good
  10. 10. Fish Meal6.5% estimated
    Fish Meal · meat · medium
  11. 11. Potassium Chloride6.2% estimated
    Potassium Chloride · supplement · medium
  12. 12. Salt5.8% estimated
    Salt · additive · poor
  13. 13. Choline Chloride5.4% estimated
    Choline · supplement · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-08-22

Brand and contact: Cooper & Co

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-08-22
Scored with
Model v3 (methodology)
Product page
cooperandco.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 recipe achieves an overall rating of 41 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +3.9 points to the total. However, ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -10.6, the processing format subtracted -6.7, and the additive load contributed -3.5 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.

ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.49.191+3.87
Carb share of dry matter18.8%-0.115-2.16
Oil share of dry matter9.4%-0.092-0.87
Vegetable share of dry matter7.4%-0.005-0.04
Additive share of dry matter13.9%0.163+2.26
Supplement share of dry matter12.5%-0.012-0.15
Recipe graded poor13.1%-0.065-0.85
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient7.3%0.060+0.44
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.106-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
Additive penalty-15.810.222-3.51
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
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ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.49.191+3.87
Meat share of dry matter0.0%0.096+0.00
Carb share of dry matter18.8%-0.115-2.16
Oil share of dry matter9.4%-0.092-0.87
Vegetable share of dry matter7.4%-0.005-0.04
Additive share of dry matter13.9%0.163+2.26
Supplement share of dry matter12.5%-0.012-0.15
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.375+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor13.1%-0.065-0.85
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient7.3%0.060+0.44
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.106-10.56
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietno2.294+0.00
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)no0.707+0.00
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
High carb and low meatno-1.180+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages0.00.000+0.00
Meat share × fresh0.00.000+0.00
Fresh × high meat0.011.084+0.00
Additive penalty-15.810.222-3.51
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Rawno-0.054+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilledno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozenno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigeratedno0.000+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelfno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Driedno6.629+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Driedno6.331+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.174+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksno-0.672+0.00
Processing-type offset
+0.02
Subtotal
40.9
Final score
41/100

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.

ModelScore
v341/100current
v247/100
v146/100
v1.946/100
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Analytical constituents not declared

No nutritional additives section declared on the label.

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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✗ Printed percentages on the label (voluntary) - not on file0/20
✗ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file0/15
✗ Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file0/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)5/5
✗ Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file0/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Additives declared, Feeding guidance given, 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

No on-pack claims on file: nothing to verify.

The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.

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