Our verdict
Is PitPat Light Dog Food a good dog food?
We score it 62/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Complete extruded dry food for dogs of all life stages, with dehydrated poultry proteins, pea flour and barley as the main ingredients.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
70% 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 all lifestages
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists green-lipped mussel
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists barley
- 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 feedingProtein 29% · Fat 7.50%
Typical analysis (as fed)
| Nutrient | As fed |
|---|---|
| Protein | 29% |
| Fat | 7.50% |
| Fibre | 7% |
| Ash | 6.70% |
| Calcium | 1.30% |
| Phosphorus | 0.90% |
| Sodium | 0.35% |
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Storage
All natural ingredients with no artificial colours or preservatives.
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
Calcium-D-Pantothenate 50 mg/kg; Niacin 90 mg/kg; Folic acid 5 mg/kg; L-carnitine 500 mg/kg; Taurine 1500 mg/kg; Biotin 1000 mcg/kg; Vitamin C 150 mg/kg; Iron (iron(II) sulfate monohydrate) 200 mg/kg; Zinc (zinc chelate of glycine hydrate (solid)) 160 mg/kg; Manganese (manganese(II) oxide) 20 mg/kg; Copper (copper(II) chelate of glycine hydrat (solid)) 18 mg/kg; Iodine (calcium iodate anhydrous) 2 mg/kg; Selenium (sodium selenite) 0.3 mg/kg; Vitamin A 24000 I.U./kg; Vitamin B1 15 mg/kg; Vitamin B2 20 mg/kg; Vitamin B6 20 mg/kg; Vitamin B12 100 mcg/kg; Vitamin D3 1800 I.U./kg; Vitamin E 400 mg/kg
Technological additives
Natural antioxidants
Ingredients (12)70% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 36.7%
- fibre 25.5%
- carb 16.1%
- supplement 15.3%
- oil 6.4%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultry protein (dried) 30.0% | Dehydrated Poultry Proteins | meat · good | 30 | 30.0 |
| 2 | pea flour | Pea flour | carb · medium | - | 8.2 |
| 3 | wholegrain barley | Barley | carb · medium | - | 7.9 |
| 4 | plant fibre | Plant Fibre | fibre · medium | - | 7.5 |
| 5 | beet fibre | Beet Fibre | fibre · medium | - | 7.1 |
| 6 | poultry protein (hydrolysed) | Dehydrated Poultry Proteins | meat · good | - | 6.7 |
| 7 | poultry fat | Poultry Fat | oil · medium | - | 6.4 |
| 8 | carob (crushed) | Carob | fibre · medium | - | 6.0 |
| 9 | yeast (partially hydrolysed) | Yeast | supplement · good | - | 5.6 |
| 10 | minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 5.2 |
| 11 | psyllium husks | Psyllium | fibre · good | - | 4.9 |
| 12 | New Zealand green-lipped mussel meat (Perna canaliculus) (dried) | Green-Lipped Mussel | supplement · good | - | 4.5 |
- 1. Poultry protein (dried) 30.0%30% declared30.0% estimated
- 2. pea flour8.2% estimated
- 3. wholegrain barley7.9% estimated
- 4. plant fibre7.5% estimated
- 5. beet fibre7.1% estimated
- 6. poultry protein (hydrolysed)6.7% estimated
- 7. poultry fat6.4% estimated
- 8. carob (crushed)6.0% estimated
- 9. yeast (partially hydrolysed)5.6% estimated
- 10. minerals5.2% estimated
- 11. psyllium husks4.9% estimated
- 12. New Zealand green-lipped mussel meat (Perna canaliculus) (dried)4.5% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-14
Brand and contact: PitPat
- Website
- https://www.pitpat.com/
- [email protected]
- Address
- 5 Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 8BB, UK
- Contact page
- www.pitpat.com
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-14
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.pitpat.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 62 out of 100. The meat content contributed +2.9 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +6.3 points to the total. However, the processing format reduced the score by -6.7 and ingredients without printed percentages decreased it by -7.4.
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 | 0.7 | 9.191 | +6.30 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 30.2% | 0.096 | +2.90 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 15.7% | -0.115 | -1.80 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 6.9% | -0.092 | -0.63 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 15.4% | -0.012 | -0.19 |
| Undeclared quantities | 70.0% | -0.106 | -7.39 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.7 | 9.191 | +6.30 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 30.2% | 0.096 | +2.90 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 15.7% | -0.115 | -1.80 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 6.9% | -0.092 | -0.63 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.005 | +0.00 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 15.4% | -0.012 | -0.19 |
| 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 | 70.0% | -0.106 | -7.39 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 11.084 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | 0.00 | 0.222 | +0.00 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| 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 | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| 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
- +0.02
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 61.5
- Final score
- 62/100
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
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 | 29 | 32 (band 18 to 40%) | 100 |
| Fat | 7.5 | 8.3 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 81.5 |
| Fibre | 7 | 7.7 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
| Calcium | 1.3 | 1.4 (band 0.5 to 2.5%) | 98.1 |
| Phosphorus | 0.9 | 1 (band 0.4 to 1.6%) | 99.7 |
| Sodium | 0.35 | 0.4 (band 0.1+%) | 100 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.4 | 1.4 (band 1 to 2%) | 96.7 |
Scored over 7 declared nutrients (combined weight 85); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 9.5% from the food type.
Declared fortification: 20 nutritional additives on the label
- Calcium-D-Pantothenate 50 mg/kg
- Niacin 90 mg/kg
- Folic acid 5 mg/kg
- L-carnitine 500 mg/kg
- Taurine 1500 mg/kg
- Biotin 1000 mcg/kg
- Vitamin C 150 mg/kg
- Iron (iron(II) sulfate monohydrate) 200 mg/kg
- Zinc (zinc chelate of glycine hydrate (solid)) 160 mg/kg
- Manganese (manganese(II) oxide) 20 mg/kg
- Copper (copper(II) chelate of glycine hydrat (solid)) 18 mg/kg
- Iodine (calcium iodate anhydrous) 2 mg/kg
- Selenium (sodium selenite) 0.3 mg/kg
- Vitamin A 24000 I.U./kg
- Vitamin B1 15 mg/kg
- Vitamin B2 20 mg/kg
- Vitamin B6 20 mg/kg
- Vitamin B12 100 mcg/kg
- Vitamin D3 1800 I.U./kg
- Vitamin E 400 mg/kg
Low confidence: partial analysis or moisture 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 (30% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 6/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| 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 (Analytical constituents 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.
50/100 · limited — 2 checkable claims: 1 consistent, 1 contradicted.
Contradicted by the label
- "This blend focuses on higher protein and lower calories" — the declared label says otherwise on high protein.
Consistent with the label
- "Pea flour is a fantastic ingredient that is rich in protein, iron and calcium, and low in fat — helping your dog feel satisfied for longer." — supported by the declared low fat data.
5 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Limited: at least one claim contradicts the declared label, or a recent upheld ASA ruling applies.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completely natural All natural ingredients with no artificial colours or preservatives. (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Pea flour is a fantastic ingredient that is rich in protein, iron and calcium, and low in fat — helping your dog feel satisfied for longer. (on page) | High/low level | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Gentle on tummies Suits the most sensitive tummies giving smaller, firmer poos — a sign of healthy digestion and well-absorbed nutrients. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| supports your dog in reaching and maintaining their ideal weight (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Green-lipped mussels are a great natural source of chondroitin, a proven supporter of joint health and an essential building block for cartilage. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| High meat content More than 80% of the protein is from meat. Equivalent to 102g of fresh meat per 100g dry kibble. (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| This blend focuses on higher protein and lower calories (on page) | High/low level | contradicted | 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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