Nature's Deli Chicken Paste Pouch

Treat complementary High meat

This is a treat, not a complete diet. The 1–100 rating applies to complete foods, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Is Nature's Deli Chicken Paste Pouch a good dog food?

This is a treat, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a treat should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.

How we score

50% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Recipe
Not applicable
Nutritional
Not applicable
Transparency
60
Safety
100
Evidencelimited
33

Complementary wet paté treats for dogs of all life stages, with chicken, tapioca and chicory as the main ingredients.

Why you might choose it

Meat makes up an estimated 41% of the dry matter (50% as fed).
Single named animal protein: chicken.
Doesn't list grain ingredients.

Why you might not

A treat, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
50% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.

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What the label tells us

The label lists 4 ingredients.
Uses generic terms (Chicken): the specific animal source is not stated.
Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
Prints quantities for 1 ingredient.

Why is this treat not scored?

Our 1 to 100 rating applies to complete diets, so treats and complementary foods are presented as what the label tells us rather than a number that would invite comparison with complete meals.

What should I look for on a treat label?

A short ingredient list, named animal sources instead of generic terms, and no artificial colours or preservatives. Printed quantities are a good transparency signal, though few treat labels provide them.

These points are derived from the published ingredient list, not a rating.

Estimated composition

meat50.0%

carb20.0%

veg16.7%

supplement13.3%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Protein: 10%
Fat: 2%
Fibre: 1%
Ash: 1.50%
Moisture: 80%

Additives & feeding info

No additives recorded yet.

Storage

Can be stored in the fridge for up to 7 days

Feeding guide

Squeeze out 1-3 pea-sized amounts onto dry kibble, inside toys to encourage playtime, on feeding mats, or on their own to train and reward

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Single named protein: chicken
Doesn't list beef, turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.

Ingredients (4)

#	As declared	Matched	Category	Tier	Declared %	Est. %
1	Chicken 50%	Chicken	meat	medium	50	50.0
2	Tapioca Starch	Tapioca	carb	medium	-	20.0
3	Chicory	Chicory	veg	good	-	16.7
4	Yucca	Yucca Schidigera	supplement	good	-	13.3

Brand

Website: https://petproducts.co.uk/natures-deli/

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-15
Product page: petproducts.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.

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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	32.336	+32.34
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.915	+7.13
Meat share of dry matter	41.5%	0.116	+4.81
Carb share of dry matter	14.8%	-0.113	-1.67
Vegetable share of dry matter	7.4%	-0.002	-0.01
Supplement share of dry matter	36.3%	-0.009	-0.32
Undeclared quantities	50.0%	-0.131	-6.54
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	-0.506	-0.51
Processing multiplier	1.00	32.336	+32.34
Processing: Wet Pate	yes	2.935	+2.94

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Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	32.336	+32.34
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.915	+7.13
Meat share of dry matter	41.5%	0.116	+4.81
Carb share of dry matter	14.8%	-0.113	-1.67
Oil share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.088	+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter	7.4%	-0.002	-0.01
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.177	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	36.3%	-0.009	-0.32
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.371	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.022	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	0.0%	-0.045	+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.182	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	0	-0.868	+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient	0.0%	0.056	+0.00
Undeclared quantities	50.0%	-0.131	-6.54
Prints ingredient percentages	no	3.194	+0.00
Complete diet	no	1.703	+0.00
Frozen or chilled fresh	no	11.440	+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	-0.506	-0.51
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	no	-1.988	+0.00
High carb and low meat	no	-1.250	+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages	0.0	-0.073	+0.00
Meat share × fresh	0.0	-0.339	+0.00
Fresh × high meat	0.0	16.475	+0.00
Additive penalty	0.00	0.236	+0.00
Processing multiplier	1.00	32.336	+32.34
Processing: Raw	no	13.322	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	7.712	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	no	6.583	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigerated	no	4.857	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelf	no	0.072	+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Dried	no	11.127	+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Dried	no	9.320	+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressed	no	4.569	+0.00
Processing: Dry Baked	no	-2.321	+0.00
Processing: Dry Extruded	no	-6.996	+0.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moist	no	-6.833	+0.00
Processing: Dry Muesli	no	-10.711	+0.00
Processing: Wet Pate	yes	2.935	+2.94
Processing: Wet Chunks	no	2.292	+0.00

Processing-type offset: -0.16
Subtotal: 70.3
Final score: 70/100

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.

This is not a complete diet, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to it. Read the recipe breakdown above as ingredient-quality context only.

Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Not applicable to complementary food. FEDIAF reference ranges apply to complete diets.

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 (50% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	10/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)	15/15
✗ 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 (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.

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Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it

The marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.

Claim	Type	Substantiation
hypoallergenic pet treat (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
gluten free (on page)	Free-from	Manufacturer assertion
grain free (on page)	Free-from	Manufacturer assertion
free from artificial colours, flavours and preservatives (on page)	Free-from	Manufacturer assertion