Pets Love Fresh Turkey with Cranberries and Sage

Treat · complementaryHigh meatClear label

Turkey with Cranberries and Sage
This is sold as a treat, not as an everyday meal. The 1–100 rating applies to complete meals, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Our verdict

Is Pets Love Fresh Turkey with Cranberries and Sage 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.

Complementary air-dried treats for dogs of all life stages, with turkey, glycerine and sweet potatoes as the main ingredients.

How we score

Why you might choose it

  • Meat makes up an estimated 46% of the dry matter (70% as fed).
  • Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
  • Single named animal protein: turkey.

Why you might not

  • A treat, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • Low in protein: 18% protein on a dry-matter basis.

Who is this food for?

Suits

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

Consider something else if:

  • You need more protein than this: 17.5% on a dry-matter basis is in the low 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.

What the label tells us

  • The label lists 12 ingredients.
  • Uses generic terms (Turkey): the specific animal source is not stated.
  • Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
  • Prints quantities for 7 ingredients.
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.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 14% · Fat 15%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein14%
Fat15%
Fibre2%
Ash4.60%
Moisture20%

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place and reseal the pack tightly after opening.

No additives recorded yet.

Ingredients (12)16% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • meat 70.0%
  • carb 13.8%
  • additive 5.2%
  • veg 5.0%
  • other 4.0%
  • oil 1.5%
  • supplement 0.4%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Turkey 70%Turkeymeat · medium7070.0
2GlycerinGlycerineother · medium-4.0
3Dried Sweet Potato 7%Sweet Potatoescarb · good77.0
4Dried Cranberries 4%Cranberriesveg · good44.0
5Potato StarchPotato starchcarb · poor-3.6
6Coconut Oil 1.5%Coconut Oiloil · medium1.51.5
7Dried Sage 1%Sageveg · good11.0
8Pea ProteinPea proteincarb · medium-3.2
9Dry VinegarVinegaradditive · poor-2.8
10FOS (0.2%)Fructo-oligosaccharidessupplement · good0.20.2
11MOS (0.2%)Mannanoligosaccharidessupplement · good0.20.2
12Sodium ChlorideSaltadditive · poor-2.4
  1. 1. Turkey 70%70% declared70.0% estimated
    Turkey · meat · medium
  2. 2. Glycerin4.0% estimated
    Glycerine · other · medium
  3. 3. Dried Sweet Potato 7%7% declared7.0% estimated
    Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
  4. 4. Dried Cranberries 4%4% declared4.0% estimated
    Cranberries · veg · good
  5. 5. Potato Starch3.6% estimated
    Potato starch · carb · poor
  6. 6. Coconut Oil 1.5%1.5% declared1.5% estimated
    Coconut Oil · oil · medium
  7. 7. Dried Sage 1%1% declared1.0% estimated
    Sage · veg · good
  8. 8. Pea Protein3.2% estimated
    Pea protein · carb · medium
  9. 9. Dry Vinegar2.8% estimated
    Vinegar · additive · poor
  10. 10. FOS (0.2%)0.2% declared0.2% estimated
    Fructo-oligosaccharides · supplement · good
  11. 11. MOS (0.2%)0.2% declared0.2% estimated
    Mannanoligosaccharides · supplement · good
  12. 12. Sodium Chloride2.4% estimated
    Salt · additive · poor

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

Brand and contact: Pets Love Fresh
Pets Love Fresh logo
Phone
01245 791 988
Contact page
petslovefresh.com

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-08-22
Product page
petslovefresh.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

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 quality0.59.191+4.89
Meat share of dry matter45.9%0.096+4.41
Carb share of dry matter23.5%-0.115-2.70
Oil share of dry matter3.5%-0.092-0.32
Vegetable share of dry matter10.5%-0.005-0.05
Additive share of dry matter11.0%0.163+1.80
Supplement share of dry matter0.9%-0.012-0.01
Other share of dry matter4.7%-0.375-1.77
Recipe graded poor8.9%-0.065-0.58
Number of poor ingredients3-0.876-2.63
Largest single poor ingredient3.6%0.060+0.22
Undeclared quantities16.1%-0.106-1.70
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Additive penalty-6.330.222-1.40
Processing multiplier1.0833.786+36.49
Processing: Dry Air Driedyes6.331+6.33
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.59.191+4.89
Meat share of dry matter45.9%0.096+4.41
Carb share of dry matter23.5%-0.115-2.70
Oil share of dry matter3.5%-0.092-0.32
Vegetable share of dry matter10.5%-0.005-0.05
Additive share of dry matter11.0%0.163+1.80
Supplement share of dry matter0.9%-0.012-0.01
Other share of dry matter4.7%-0.375-1.77
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor8.9%-0.065-0.58
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients3-0.876-2.63
Largest single poor ingredient3.6%0.060+0.22
Undeclared quantities16.1%-0.106-1.70
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietno2.294+0.00
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)no-3.158+0.00
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-6.330.222-1.40
Processing multiplier1.0833.786+36.49
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 Driedyes6.331+6.33
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedno-6.713+0.00
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
+0.28
Subtotal
74.9
Final score
75/100

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.

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
v375/100current
v275/100
v175/100
v1.976/100
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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (83.9% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)16.8/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)15/15
✗ 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 (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

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

  • "Grain free" — supported by the declared grain-free data.

11 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.

Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
support your dog’s health and happiness (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Made with high-quality turkey, cranberries and sage (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
supports calm behaviour, strong bones and healthy metabolism (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
support digestion and immune health (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
support urinary tract health and immune function (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
support digestive regularity and provide slow-release energy (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
support brain function, skin health and coat condition (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
supports cognitive function, oral health and provides natural flavour dogs enjoy (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
No high heat processing (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
no fillers, preservatives or high-heat processing (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Grain free (on page)Free-fromconsistentManufacturer assertion
no additives or preservatives (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer 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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