Seven Senior / Light Turkey with Sweet Potato & Cranberry

Dry Extruded · completeHigh meatClear label

Senior / Light Turkey with Sweet Potato & Cranberry
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Our verdict

Is Seven Senior / Light Turkey with Sweet Potato & Cranberry a good dog food?

We score it 69/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete extruded dry food for senior dogs, with turkey, dehydrated turkey protein and digest as the main ingredients.

How we score

26% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

  • Scores 69, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
  • Meat makes up an estimated 73% of the dry matter (50% as fed).
  • Prints ingredient percentages on the label.

Why you might not

We found no significant drawbacks in the data we hold for this product.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for senior dogs
  • Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
  • Doesn't list chicken, beef, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists turkey
  • Your dog avoids fish: it is listed as an ingredient
  • 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 27.50% · Fat 8%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein27.50%
Fat8%
Fibre4%
Ash8%
Moisture8%
Carbohydrates44.50%
Omega-3 fatty acids1%
Omega-6 fatty acids1.80%
Calcium1.50%
Phosphorus1.10%

Energy: 338 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin A/3a672a 15,000 IU; Vitamin D3/3a671 2,000 IU; Vitamin E/3a700 95 IU; L-Carnitine/3a910 500 mg; Zinc/3b605 50 mg; Iron/3b103 50 mg; Manganese/3b503 35 mg; Copper/3b405 15 mg; Iodine/3b202 1 mg; Selenium/3b801 0.3 mg

Ingredients (8)26% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • meat 50.0%
  • carb 27.1%
  • veg 22.9%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Freshly Prepared Turkey 27%Turkeymeat · medium2727.0
2Dehydrated Turkey 21%Dehydrated turkey proteinmeat · good2121.0
3Turkey Digest 2%Digestmeat · poor22.0
4Fruit and VegetablesVegetablesveg · medium-14.7
5Sweet Potato (16%)Sweet Potatoescarb · good1616.0
6PotatoPotatoescarb · medium-11.1
7Peas (8%)Peasveg · good88.0
8Cranberry (0.2%)Cranberriesveg · good0.20.2
  1. 1. Freshly Prepared Turkey 27%27% declared27.0% estimated
    Turkey · meat · medium
  2. 2. Dehydrated Turkey 21%21% declared21.0% estimated
  3. 3. Turkey Digest 2%2% declared2.0% estimated
    Digest · meat · poor
  4. 4. Fruit and Vegetables14.7% estimated
    Vegetables · veg · medium
  5. 5. Sweet Potato (16%)16% declared16.0% estimated
    Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
  6. 6. Potato11.1% estimated
    Potatoes · carb · medium
  7. 7. Peas (8%)8% declared8.0% estimated
    Peas · veg · good
  8. 8. Cranberry (0.2%)0.2% declared0.2% estimated
    Cranberries · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-10-07

Brand and contact: Seven

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-10-07
Scored with
Model v3 (methodology)

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 score of 69 out of 100. Positive contributions come from the meat content, which adds +7, and the overall quality of the ingredient list, adding +6.4. However, these are balanced by deductions for the processing format at -6.7 and ingredients without printed percentages at -2.7.

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 quality0.79.191+6.44
Meat share of dry matter72.9%0.096+7.00
Carb share of dry matter18.0%-0.115-2.07
Vegetable share of dry matter9.1%-0.005-0.05
Recipe graded poor2.0%-0.065-0.13
Poor-quality meat in recipe2.0%-0.179-0.36
Number of poor ingredients1-0.876-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient2.0%0.060+0.12
Undeclared quantities25.8%-0.106-2.72
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.79.191+6.44
Meat share of dry matter72.9%0.096+7.00
Carb share of dry matter18.0%-0.115-2.07
Oil share of dry matter0.0%-0.092+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter9.1%-0.005-0.05
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter0.0%-0.012+0.00
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.375+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor2.0%-0.065-0.13
Poor-quality meat in recipe2.0%-0.179-0.36
Number of poor ingredients1-0.876-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient2.0%0.060+0.12
Undeclared quantities25.8%-0.106-2.72
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
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 penalty0.000.222+0.00
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
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 Driedno6.331+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
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
+0.02
Additives declared on label
+1 transparency bonus
Subtotal
68.7
Final score
69/100

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.

ModelScore
v369/100current
v267/100
v163/100
v1.965/100
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.

NutrientAs fed (label)Dry matter (scored)Score
Protein27.529.9 (band 18 to 40%)100
Fat88.7 (band 5.5 to 20%)83.2
Fibre44.3 (band 0.5 to 5%)100
Calcium1.51.6 (band 0.5 to 2.5%)100
Phosphorus1.11.2 (band 0.4 to 1.6%)100
Calcium:phosphorus ratio1.41.4 (band 1 to 2%)91.8
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3)--100
Energy (kcal/100g)338367.4100

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.

Declared fortification: 10 nutritional additives on the label
  • Vitamin A/3a672a 15,000 IU
  • Vitamin D3/3a671 2,000 IU
  • Vitamin E/3a700 95 IU
  • L-Carnitine/3a910 500 mg
  • Zinc/3b605 50 mg
  • Iron/3b103 50 mg
  • Manganese/3b503 35 mg
  • Copper/3b405 15 mg
  • Iodine/3b202 1 mg
  • Selenium/3b801 0.3 mg

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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (74.2% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)14.8/20
✓ 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) - 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 (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

  • "No added grain - This recipe is designed to be suitable for those with grain intolerance/sensitivity" — supported by the declared grain-free data.

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

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

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
50% Turkey - Rich in amino acids, vitamins & minerals, source of low fat protein (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
No added grain - This recipe is designed to be suitable for those with grain intolerance/sensitivity (on page)Free-fromconsistentManufacturer assertion
Minimum 26% Freshly Prepared Turkey - A responsibly sourced and highly digestible protein source (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Added Omega 3 Supplement - To help support cognitive function (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Joint Care Pack - to help support cartilage for healthy joints in senior dogs (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
No added artificial colours or preservatives (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Pre-biotics MOS (Mannan-oligosaccharides) and FOS (Fructo-oligosaccharides) which may help to promote the growth of healthy gut bacteria and aid digestion (on page)Functionalnot 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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