Paws On Plates Loki's Lovely Lamb

Fresh Frozen · completeHigh meatClear label

90out of 100

Good

our rating

Our verdict

Is Paws On Plates Loki's Lovely Lamb a good dog food?

We score it 90/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete frozen fresh food for dogs of all life stages, with lamb, lamb heart and lambs liver as the main ingredients.

How we score

Why you might choose it

Scores 90, in the top quarter of fresh foods we track.
Meat makes up an estimated 60% of the dry matter (55% as fed).
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.

Why you might not

High in fat: 26% fat on a dry-matter basis.
Needs freezer space and defrosting before serving.

Who is this food for?

Suits

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

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists green-lipped mussel
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
You are limiting fat: 25.9% 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 17.68% · Fat 7.39%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	17.68%
Fat	7.39%
Fibre	1.76%
Ash	1.66%
Moisture	71.50%

Energy: 163 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Keep frozen. Delivered frozen in sustainable insulation, keeps meals frozen for 48 hours. Defrost before serving.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin A 2,500 IU/kg; Vitamin E 30 mg/kg; Zinc (as Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 25 mg/kg; Iron (as Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 10 mg/kg; Manganese (as Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate) 2.5 mg/kg; Copper (as Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 3 mg/kg; Iodine (as Calcium Iodate) 0.25 mg/kg; Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate) 5,000 mg/kg

Ingredients (16)16 of 16 percentages printed

Estimated composition

meat 54.7%
veg 30.5%
carb 13.3%
oil 1.1%
herb 0.3%
supplement 0.1%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Diced Lamb (25%)	Lamb	meat · medium	25	25.0
2	Lamb Heart (25%)	Lamb Heart	meat · good	25	25.0
3	Lamb Liver (5%)	Lambs Liver	meat · good	5	5.0
4	Sweet Potato (13.33%)	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	13.33	13.3
5	Swede (6.6%)	Swede	veg · good	6.6	6.6
6	Spinach (6.6%)	Spinach	veg · good	6.6	6.6
7	Green Peppers (6.6%)	Fresh Yellow Pepper	veg · good	6.6	6.6
8	Carrots (6.6%)	Carrots	veg · good	6.6	6.6
9	Broccoli (3.3%)	Broccoli	veg · good	3.3	3.3
10	Salmon Oil (1.1%)	Salmon Oil	oil · good	1.1	1.1
11	Turmeric (0.3%)	Turmeric	veg · good	0.3	0.3
12	Dried Rosemary (0.3%)	Rosemary Leaves	herb · good	0.3	0.3
13	Seaweed (0.35%)	Seaweed	veg · good	0.35	0.3
14	Ginger Powder (0.2%)	Ginger	veg · good	0.2	0.2
15	Green Mussel Lip (0.15%)	Green-Lipped Mussel	supplement · good	0.15	0.1
16	Chia Seeds (0.15%)	Chia Seeds	veg · good	0.15	0.1

1. Diced Lamb (25%)25% declared25.0% estimated
Lamb · meat · medium
2. Lamb Heart (25%)25% declared25.0% estimated
Lamb Heart · meat · good
3. Lamb Liver (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Lambs Liver · meat · good
4. Sweet Potato (13.33%)13.33% declared13.3% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
5. Swede (6.6%)6.6% declared6.6% estimated
Swede · veg · good
6. Spinach (6.6%)6.6% declared6.6% estimated
Spinach · veg · good
7. Green Peppers (6.6%)6.6% declared6.6% estimated
Fresh Yellow Pepper · veg · good
8. Carrots (6.6%)6.6% declared6.6% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
9. Broccoli (3.3%)3.3% declared3.3% estimated
Broccoli · veg · good
10. Salmon Oil (1.1%)1.1% declared1.1% estimated
Salmon Oil · oil · good
11. Turmeric (0.3%)0.3% declared0.3% estimated
Turmeric · veg · good
12. Dried Rosemary (0.3%)0.3% declared0.3% estimated
Rosemary Leaves · herb · good
13. Seaweed (0.35%)0.35% declared0.3% estimated
Seaweed · veg · good
14. Ginger Powder (0.2%)0.2% declared0.2% estimated
Ginger · veg · good
15. Green Mussel Lip (0.15%)0.15% declared0.1% estimated
Green-Lipped Mussel · supplement · good
16. Chia Seeds (0.15%)0.15% declared0.1% estimated
Chia Seeds · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-25

Brand and contact: Paws On Plates

Website: https://pawsonplates.com/
Address: West Sussex

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-25
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: pawsonplates.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.

Brand and retailer reviews

External platform ratings are not scores for this individual recipe.

Trustpilot: 4.8/5 · 235 reviews

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

We work out the score out of 100 by combining several factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +7.3 points, and the meat content contributed +5.8 points. The processing format had a negative effect at -2.4, while being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3. Together these give a final score of 90 out of 100.

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	0.8	9.191	+7.30
Meat share of dry matter	60.5%	0.096	+5.81
Carb share of dry matter	13.1%	-0.115	-1.51
Oil share of dry matter	4.3%	-0.092	-0.39
Vegetable share of dry matter	21.0%	-0.005	-0.11
Supplement share of dry matter	0.5%	-0.012	-0.01
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Fresh × high meat	1.0	11.084	+11.08
Processing multiplier	1.10	33.786	+37.16
Processing: Fresh Frozen	yes	-2.354	-2.35

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Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.8	9.191	+7.30
Meat share of dry matter	60.5%	0.096	+5.81
Carb share of dry matter	13.1%	-0.115	-1.51
Oil share of dry matter	4.3%	-0.092	-0.39
Vegetable share of dry matter	21.0%	-0.005	-0.11
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	0.5%	-0.012	-0.01
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	1.0	11.084	+11.08
Additive penalty	0.00	0.222	+0.00
Processing multiplier	1.10	33.786	+37.16
Processing: Raw	no	-0.054	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	yes	-2.354	-2.35
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	no	-0.672	+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunks	no	-0.672	+0.00

Processing-type offset: -1.74
Additives declared on label: +1 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 90.2
Final score: 90/100

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	90/100	current
v2	77/100
v1	76/100
v1.9	94/100

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	17.68	62 (band 25.736842105263158 to 40%)	100
Fat	7.39	25.9 (band 7.864035087719298 to 20%)	100
Fibre	1.76	6.2 (band 0.5 to 5%)	100
Energy (kcal/100g)	163	571.9	100

Scored over 4 declared nutrients (combined weight 60); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 8 nutritional additives on the label

Vitamin A 2,500 IU/kg
Vitamin E 30 mg/kg
Zinc (as Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 25 mg/kg
Iron (as Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 10 mg/kg
Manganese (as Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate) 2.5 mg/kg
Copper (as Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 3 mg/kg
Iodine (as Calcium Iodate) 0.25 mg/kg
Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate) 5,000 mg/kg

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)	15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	5/10
✓ Energy value declared (voluntary)	5/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✗ Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file	0/10
✓ 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 (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

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
Made from 100% British meat (on page)	provenance	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Loki's Lovely Lamb is the perfectly balanced meal for your pup (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
100% Natural Ingredients (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion