Our verdict
Is Earl's Tender Pâté Dog Food Tray 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 wet paté food for adult dogs, with meat and animal derivatives, turkey and lamb as the main ingredients.
45% 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
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list chicken, beef, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists turkey
- Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
- 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
Store in a cool, dry place.
Feeding guide
Serve at room temperature. Always ensure fresh drinking water is available. Adjust the amount given to keep your dog in a lean condition. Nursing mothers may require up to four times as much as their normal intake.
No additives recorded yet.
Ingredients (5)45% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 55.0%
- supplement 25.7%
- additive 19.3%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meat and Animal Derivatives | Meat and Animal Derivatives | meat · poor | - | 36.8 |
| 2 | Turkey 4% | Turkey | meat · medium | 4 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Lamb 4% | Lamb | meat · medium | 4 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 30.7 |
| 5 | Various Sugars | Sugars | additive · poor | - | 24.5 |
- 1. Meat and Animal Derivatives36.8% estimated
- 2. Turkey 4%4% declared4.0% estimated
- 3. Lamb 4%4% declared4.0% estimated
- 4. Minerals30.7% estimated
- 5. Various Sugars24.5% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-12
Brand and contact: Earl's
- Website
- https://www.aldi.co.uk/
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 616.510.3029, 616.392.6392
- Address
- 5685 143rd Ave Holland, MI 49423
- Contact page
- earlsmeats.com
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-12
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.aldi.co.uk
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.
Brand and retailer reviews
External platform ratings are not scores for this individual recipe.
Trustpilot: 4.8/5 · 39 reviews
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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence
Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Why this score?
The product scored 46 out of 100. Lower-quality meat ingredients contributed -8.4 points and the additive load contributed -6.1 points. The additives in the recipe added back +5 points, while ingredients without printed percentages took off -4.8 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 | -0.3 | 9.191 | -2.86 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 27.3% | 0.096 | +2.62 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 30.8% | 0.163 | +5.01 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 41.9% | -0.012 | -0.51 |
| Recipe graded poor | 66.3% | -0.065 | -4.31 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 47.0% | -0.179 | -8.40 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 2 | -0.876 | -1.75 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 47.0% | 0.060 | +2.82 |
| Undeclared quantities | 45.0% | -0.106 | -4.75 |
| Additive penalty | -27.67 | 0.222 | -6.14 |
| 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 | -0.3 | 9.191 | -2.86 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 27.3% | 0.096 | +2.62 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.115 | +0.00 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.092 | +0.00 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.005 | +0.00 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 30.8% | 0.163 | +5.01 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 41.9% | -0.012 | -0.51 |
| 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 | 66.3% | -0.065 | -4.31 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 47.0% | -0.179 | -8.40 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 2 | -0.876 | -1.75 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 47.0% | 0.060 | +2.82 |
| Undeclared quantities | 45.0% | -0.106 | -4.75 |
| 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) | 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 | -27.67 | 0.222 | -6.14 |
| 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
- Subtotal
- 45.7
- 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
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.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (55% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 11/20 |
| 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) | 10/10 |
| 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 — 2 checkable claims: 2 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "100% Complete and Balanced" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
- "Grain Free Recipe" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% Complete and Balanced (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| No added artificial colours or flavourings (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports Immune System: Fortified with vitamins and minerals to support the immune system. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Healthy Skin & Coat: With added zinc to help maintain a healthy skin and coat. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Grain Free Recipe (on page) | Free-from | 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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