Rocco Junior Poultry with Game & Rice
Wet Chunks · completeHigh meatClear label
Our verdict
Is Rocco Junior Poultry with Game & Rice a good dog food?
We score it 59/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Declared analysis sits below the FEDIAF minimum for phosphorus.
66% 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 puppies
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists poultry
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists poultry
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon oil
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - white
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
- You are limiting fat: 24.8% 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 10.60% · Fat 5.20%
Typical analysis (as fed)
| Nutrient | As fed |
|---|---|
| Protein | 10.60% |
| Fat | 5.20% |
| Fibre | 0.40% |
| Ash | 2.80% |
| Moisture | 79% |
| Calcium | 0.25% |
| Phosphorus | 0.21% |
Energy: 94 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
Feed according to the puppy's age and expected final adult weight using the feeding table provided. Adapt according to your dog's individual needs. Fresh drinking water should always be available.
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
Vitamin D3 (200 IU); vitamin E (20 IU); zinc [as zinc sulphate, monohydrate] (25mg); manganese [as manganese (II) sulphate, monohydrate] (1.4mg); iodine [ as calcium iodate, anhydrous] (0.75mg); copper [as copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate] (1mg); biotin (300mcg)
Ingredients (16)66% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 66.0%
- other 27.5%
- carb 5.0%
- supplement 1.3%
- oil 0.2%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultry | Poultry | meat · medium | - | 7.8 |
| 2 | poultry meat | Poultry | meat · medium | - | 7.4 |
| 3 | poultry liver | Chicken Liver | meat · good | - | 7.1 |
| 4 | poultry stomachs | Chicken Stomachs | meat · medium | - | 6.7 |
| 5 | poultry necks | Neck | meat · medium | - | 6.4 |
| 6 | Game | Game | meat · medium | - | 6.0 |
| 7 | game hearts | Heart | meat · good | - | 5.6 |
| 8 | game meat | Game | meat · medium | - | 5.3 |
| 9 | game liver | Liver | meat · good | - | 4.9 |
| 10 | wild lung | Lung | meat · medium | - | 4.6 |
| 11 | game tripe | Tripe | meat · medium | - | 4.2 |
| 12 | broth (27.5%) | Cooking broth | other · medium | 27.5 | 27.5 |
| 13 | rice (5%) | Rice - white | carb · medium | 5 | 5.0 |
| 14 | minerals (1%) | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | 1 | 1.0 |
| 15 | calcium carbonate (0.3%) | Calcium Carbonate | supplement · medium | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 16 | salmon oil (0.2%) | Salmon Oil | oil · good | 0.2 | 0.2 |
- 1. Poultry7.8% estimated
- 2. poultry meat7.4% estimated
- 3. poultry liver7.1% estimated
- 4. poultry stomachs6.7% estimated
- 5. poultry necks6.4% estimated
- 6. Game6.0% estimated
- 7. game hearts5.6% estimated
- 8. game meat5.3% estimated
- 9. game liver4.9% estimated
- 10. wild lung4.6% estimated
- 11. game tripe4.2% estimated
- 12. broth (27.5%)27.5% declared27.5% estimated
- 13. rice (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
- 14. minerals (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
- 15. calcium carbonate (0.3%)0.3% declared0.3% estimated
- 16. salmon oil (0.2%)0.2% declared0.2% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-14
Brand and contact: Rocco
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.zooplus.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.
275 reviews on this product · 4.6/5
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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 a total score of 59 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list adds +5.5 points, and being labelled nutritionally complete contributes an additional +2.3 points. However, ingredients without printed percentages deduct -7 points, and the carbohydrate content further reduces the score by -2 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 | 0.6 | 9.191 | +5.51 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 17.2% | -0.115 | -1.97 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 0.8% | -0.092 | -0.07 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 4.7% | -0.012 | -0.06 |
| Other share of dry matter | 5.4% | -0.375 | -2.01 |
| Undeclared quantities | 66.0% | -0.106 | -6.97 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 33.786 | +33.79 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.6 | 9.191 | +5.51 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 17.2% | -0.115 | -1.97 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 0.8% | -0.092 | -0.07 |
| 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 | 4.7% | -0.012 | -0.06 |
| Other share of dry matter | 5.4% | -0.375 | -2.01 |
| 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 | 66.0% | -0.106 | -6.97 |
| 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) | no | 0.707 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| 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 | 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 | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.08
- Additives declared on label
- +1 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 58.5
- Final score
- 59/100
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 puppies and growth. 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.
Scored against FEDIAF growth minima; puppy scoring is under review.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10.6 | 50.5 | 100 |
| Fat | 5.2 | 24.8 | 100 |
| Calcium | 0.25 | 1.2 | 100 |
| Phosphorus | 0.21 | 1 | 69.5 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.2 | 1.2 | 100 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 94 | 447.6 | 100 |
Scored over 6 declared nutrients (combined weight 80); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.
Declared fortification: 7 nutritional additives on the label
- Vitamin D3 (200 IU)
- vitamin E (20 IU)
- zinc [as zinc sulphate, monohydrate] (25mg)
- manganese [as manganese (II) sulphate, monohydrate] (1.4mg)
- iodine [ as calcium iodate, anhydrous] (0.75mg)
- copper [as copper (II) sulphate pentahydrate] (1mg)
- biotin (300mcg)
High confidence: full analysis plus minerals or omegas and declared energy.
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 (34% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 6.8/20 |
| 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) | 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 (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
- "Species-appropriate complete wet food for puppies and young dogs of all breeds" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
- "High protein content" — supported by the declared high protein data.
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species-appropriate complete wet food for puppies and young dogs of all breeds (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Meat-rich wet food for puppies (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% fresh ingredients (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Vitamin D3 encourages calcium absorption which is important for healthy teeth and bones. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| This tasty wet dog food is enriched with biotin to encourage a healthy metabolism as well as optimal development of fur and skin. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| No chemical colour, aroma or taste enhancers (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| It is free from animal meal (e.g. bone meal), vegetable protein (e.g. soya) or other fillers. (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Extra calcium and a balanced calcium to phosphorus ratio (on page) | Nutrient | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| High protein content (on page) | High/low level | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Min. 50% meat and offal content (on page) | Content | not checkable | 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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