Sam's Field Lamb Adult Large Breed Dog Food
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Is Sam's Field Lamb Adult Large Breed Dog Food a good dog food?
We score it 68/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall rating of 68 out of 100 based on several key factors. The processing format contributed -7 points, and the carbohydrate content added -4.2 points to the assessment. Conversely, the overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +5.8 points, while printing percentages on the label added +3.2 points.
- Recipe68
- Nutritionalhigh98
- Transparency95
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with lamb, rice and peas as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
- Prints a percentage for nearly every ingredient, so the recipe is fully auditable.
Why you might not
We found no significant drawbacks in the data we hold for this product.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 25%
- Fat
- 14%
- Fibre
- 3.20%
- Ash
- 7%
- Moisture
- 10%
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- 0.30%
- Omega-6 fatty acids
- 1.90%
- Calcium
- 1.60%
- Phosphorus
- 1.20%
- Sodium
- 0.30%
Energy: 368 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
vitamin A (3a672a) 18,000 IU; vitamin D3 (3a671) 1,400 IU; vitamin E (3a700) 450 mg; vitamin C (3a312) 220 mg; vitamin B1 (3a821) 5.0 mg; vitamin B2 (3a825i) 6 mg; vitamin B6 (3a831) 5 mg; vitamin B12 0.05 mg; niacinamide (3a315) 25 mg; calcium-D-panthotenate (3a841) 12 mg; biotin (3a880) 0.65 mg; folic acid (3a316) 0.65 mg; choline chloride (3a890) 1,800 mg; copper (3b406) 14 mg; zinc (3b606) 80 mg; iron (3b106) 65 mg; manganese (3b504) 32 mg; iodine (3b201) 0.6 mg; selenium (3b810) 0.18 mg
Technological additives
tocopherol extracts from vegetable oil (1b306(i)); ascorbyl palmitate (1b304); rosemary extract
Storage
Store in a cool dry place, avoid exposure of direct sunlight.
Feeding guide
Recommended daily amounts are indicated in the table above. These amounts can be adapted to age, physical activity and season. Divide the daily amount without any other preparation, ideally in 1 or 2 meals. Always provide fresh drinking water.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Labelling or feeding guide is aimed at large dogs
- Doesn't list venison, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists hydrolysed poultry protein
- Your dog avoids beef: it is listed as an ingredient
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists hydrolysed poultry protein
- Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon oil
- Your dog avoids pork: the label lists pork fat
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - white
- 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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (18)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free-range lamb (26%) | Lamb | meat | medium | 26 | 26.0 |
| 2 | rice (26%) | Rice - white | carb | medium | 26 | 26.0 |
| 3 | peas (13%) | Peas | veg | good | 13 | 13.0 |
| 4 | dried apple pulp (8%) | Apple Fibre | fibre | medium | 8 | 8.0 |
| 5 | beef & pork fat (7%) | Pork Fat | oil | medium | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6 | hydrolysed poultry protein (7%) | Hydrolysed Poultry Protein | meat | medium | 7 | 7.0 |
| 7 | brewer´s yeast (4%) | Yeast | supplement | good | 4 | 4.0 |
| 8 | pumpkin (4%) | Pumpkin | veg | good | 4 | 4.0 |
| 9 | salmon oil (2%) | Salmon Oil | oil | good | 2 | 2.0 |
| 10 | hydrolysed poultry liver (2%) | Hydrolysed Poultry Liver | meat | medium | 2 | 2.0 |
| 11 | dried spinach (0.5%) | Spinach | veg | good | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 12 | pea flour (0.41%) | Pea flour | carb | medium | 0.41 | 0.4 |
| 13 | glucosamine (0.023%) | Glucosamine | supplement | good | 0.023 | 0.02 |
| 14 | chondroitin sulphate (0.018%) | Chondroitin | supplement | good | 0.018 | 0.02 |
| 15 | fructo-oligosaccharides (0.018%) | Fructo-oligosaccharides | supplement | good | 0.018 | 0.02 |
| 16 | mannan-oligosaccharides (0.013%) | Mannanoligosaccharides | supplement | good | 0.013 | 0.01 |
| 17 | yucca Mojave (0.011%) | Yucca Schidigera | supplement | good | 0.011 | 0.01 |
| 18 | dried chamomile (0.007%). | Chamomile | veg | good | 0.007 | 0.01 |
Brand
- Website
- https://www.samsfield.co.uk/
- Contact page
- www.samsfield.com
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-11
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.samsfield.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 | 0.6 | 9.915 | +5.78 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 25.2% | 0.116 | +2.93 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 37.7% | -0.113 | -4.24 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 14.4% | -0.088 | -1.27 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.9% | -0.002 | -0.01 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 6.1% | -0.009 | -0.05 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 25.2 | -0.073 | -1.85 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.6 | 9.915 | +5.78 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 25.2% | 0.116 | +2.93 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 37.7% | -0.113 | -4.24 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 14.4% | -0.088 | -1.27 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.9% | -0.002 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.177 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 6.1% | -0.009 | -0.05 |
| 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 | 0.0% | -0.131 | +0.00 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | -0.506 | +0.00 |
| 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 | 25.2 | -0.073 | -1.85 |
| 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 | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.833 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.711 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | 2.935 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | 2.292 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.01
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Nearly all quantities printed on label
- +2 full-disclosure bonus
- Subtotal
- 67.8
- Final score
- 68/100
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.
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 | 25 | 27.8 (band 18 to 40%) | 96.7 |
| Fat | 14 | 15.6 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 3.2 | 3.6 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
| Calcium | 1.6 | 1.8 (band 0.5 to 2.5%) | 100 |
| Phosphorus | 1.2 | 1.3 (band 0.4 to 1.6%) | 100 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.3 | 1.3 (band 1 to 2%) | 90 |
| Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3) | - | - | 100 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 368 | 408.9 | 100 |
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3): scored as the mean of its declared components (omega-6 100). The FEDIAF minimum for omega-6 is linoleic acid specifically.
Scored over 8 declared nutrients (combined weight 100); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.
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 (100% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 20/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) | 15/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| 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) | 5/5 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lowers the risk of food intolerance (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| HYPOALLERGENIC FORMULA (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Easy digestion (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Digestion Support (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Immune Support (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| For joint Care (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| supports healthy digestion, optimal nutrient absorption, and sustained energy levels (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| LOW GRAIN (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| MOJAVE YUCCA (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| CHONDROPROTECTIVES (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| MOS + FOS (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| premium nutrition (on page) | Nutrient | Manufacturer assertion |
| complete and balanced nutrition for everyday wellbeing (on page) | Nutrient | Manufacturer assertion |
| No colourants, preservatives, GMO or soy (on page) | Free-from | Manufacturer assertion |
| 77% Lamb, Rice, Veggies & Fruits (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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