Years Lamb Bone Marrow Gravy

Broth / gravy · complementaryHigh meatClear label

Lamb Bone Marrow Gravy
This is sold as a broth/gravy, not as an everyday meal. The 1–100 rating applies to complete meals, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Our verdict

Is Years Lamb Bone Marrow Gravy a good dog food?

This is a broth/gravy, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a broth/gravy should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.

Complementary broth / gravy for dogs of all life stages, with cooking broth, lambs liver and parsnips as the main ingredients.

How we score

60% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

  • Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
  • Single named animal protein: beef.
  • Doesn't list grain ingredients.

Why you might not

  • A broth-gravy, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • Meat makes up an estimated 6% of the dry matter (10% as fed); carbohydrates dominate.

Who is this food for?

Suits

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

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 5 ingredients.
  • Names its animal sources (1 named ingredient).
  • Every animal ingredient is a named source.
  • Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
  • Prints quantities for 5 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 4.61% · Fat 0.50%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein4.61%
Fat0.50%
Fibre0.20%
Ash0.39%
Moisture93.58%

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

The smooth and pourable consistency makes it easy to serve, and it can be enjoyed at room temperature or warmed for a comforting broth.

Feeding guide

Suitable for dogs aged 12 weeks and over. Feed no more than 10% of a pet's caloric average intake over a week or day. Drizzle over food, pour into a bowl as a drinkable treat, or freeze into ice cubes.

No additives recorded yet.

Ingredients (5)60% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • other 78.5%
  • meat 11.9%
  • veg 6.7%
  • additive 3.0%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Lamb bone broth (lamb bones, water) 31.75%Cooking brothother · medium31.7531.8
2Lamb Liver 4.8%Lambs Livermeat · good4.84.8
3Parsnip 2%Parsnipsveg · good22.0
4Guar Gum 1.2%Guar gumadditive · medium1.21.2
5Rosemary 0.7%Rosemaryveg · good0.70.7
  1. 1. Lamb bone broth (lamb bones, water) 31.75%31.75% declared31.8% estimated
    Cooking broth · other · medium
  2. 2. Lamb Liver 4.8%4.8% declared4.8% estimated
    Lambs Liver · meat · good
  3. 3. Parsnip 2%2% declared2.0% estimated
    Parsnips · veg · good
  4. 4. Guar Gum 1.2%1.2% declared1.2% estimated
    Guar gum · additive · medium
  5. 5. Rosemary 0.7%0.7% declared0.7% estimated
    Rosemary · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-11-05

Brand and contact: Years
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Phone
07380337761
Contact page
www.years.com

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-11-05
Product page
shop.years.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.

External platform ratings are not scores for this individual 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 2026-11-05. 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+6.09
Meat share of dry matter30.4%0.096+2.92
Vegetable share of dry matter9.2%-0.005-0.05
Additive share of dry matter24.5%0.163+3.98
Other share of dry matter35.9%-0.375-13.47
Undeclared quantities59.5%-0.106-6.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Additive penalty-1.440.222-0.32
Processing multiplier1.0033.786+33.79
Processing: Wet Chunksyes-0.672-0.67
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.79.191+6.09
Meat share of dry matter30.4%0.096+2.92
Carb share of dry matter0.0%-0.115+0.00
Oil share of dry matter0.0%-0.092+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter9.2%-0.005-0.05
Additive share of dry matter24.5%0.163+3.98
Supplement share of dry matter0.0%-0.012+0.00
Other share of dry matter35.9%-0.375-13.47
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor0.0%-0.065+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients0-0.876+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient0.0%0.060+0.00
Undeclared quantities59.5%-0.106-6.29
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-1.440.222-0.32
Processing multiplier1.0033.786+33.79
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 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 Chunksyes-0.672-0.67
Processing-type offset
-0.08
Subtotal
57.5
Final score
58/100

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
v358/100current
v265/100
v164/100
v1.963/100
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 (40.5% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)8.1/20
✓ 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)10/10
✓ 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, 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 is a complimentary pet food" — the declared label says otherwise on complete and balanced.

Consistent with the label

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

7 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.

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
Aids Digestion (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Rich In Nutrients (on page)Nutrientnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Supports Joint Health (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
100% natural (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
grain-free (on page)Free-fromconsistentManufacturer assertion
free from artificial additives (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
free from fillers (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
a valuable source of essential fatty acids and collagen (on page)Nutrientnot checkableManufacturer assertion
This is a complimentary pet food (on page)ContentcontradictedManufacturer 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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