Years Salmon Oil

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This is a supplement, not a complete diet. The 1–100 rating applies to complete foods, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Is Years Salmon Oil a good dog food?

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

How we score

Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.

Recipe
Not applicable
Nutritional
Not applicable
Transparency
50
Safety
100
Evidencelimited
33

Complementary supplement for dogs of all life stages, made from salmon oil.

Why you might choose it

Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
Prints a percentage for nearly every ingredient, so the recipe is fully auditable.
Single named animal protein: fish.

Why you might not

A supplement, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
High in fat: 99% fat on a dry-matter basis.
Meat makes up an estimated 0% of the dry matter; carbohydrates dominate.

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Estimated composition

oil100.0%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Fat: 99%
Omega-3 fatty acids: 14100%
Omega-6 fatty acids: 13100%

Additives & feeding info

No additives recorded yet.

Who is this food for?

Suits

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

Consider something else if:

You are limiting fat: 99.0% 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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.

Ingredients (1)

#	As declared	Matched	Category	Tier	Declared %	Est. %
1	Scottish Salmon Oil	Salmon Oil	oil	good	-	100.0

Brand

Website: https://www.years.com/
Phone: 07380337761
Contact page: www.years.com

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-08-22
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.

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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	1.0	9.915	+9.92
Oil share of dry matter	100.0%	-0.088	-8.83
Prints ingredient percentages	yes	3.194	+3.19
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	yes	-1.988	-1.99
Processing multiplier	1.00	32.336	+32.34

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Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	32.336	+32.34
Average ingredient quality	1.0	9.915	+9.92
Meat share of dry matter	0.0%	0.116	+0.00
Carb share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.113	+0.00
Oil share of dry matter	100.0%	-0.088	-8.83
Vegetable share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.002	+0.00
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.177	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.009	+0.00
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	no	1.703	+0.00
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)	yes	-1.988	-1.99
High carb and low meat	no	-1.250	+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages	0.0	-0.073	+0.00
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	no	-6.996	+0.00
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: +0.00
Nearly all quantities printed on label: +2 full-disclosure bonus
Subtotal: 69.0
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.

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.

Model	Score
v2	69/100	current
v1	67/100
v1.9	69/100

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.

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) - not on file	0/15
✗ Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file	0/10
✗ 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)	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 (Analytical constituents declared, Additives 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.

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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
Great for skin and coat (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
support the health of your dogs skin and coat, and promote joint mobility (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
Nourishes your dog’s skin and coat for a glossy shine (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
Promoting supple joints and overall mobility (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
Supports a healthy heart and brain (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
made using only one ingredient: 100% pure, cold-pressed Scottish salmon oil (on page)	Content	Manufacturer assertion
High in omega-3 and omega-6 (on page)	High/low level	Manufacturer assertion
100% Pure Scottish Salmon (on page)	Content	Manufacturer assertion
Sustainably caught (on page)	Content	Manufacturer assertion
Protein rich (on page)	High/low level	Manufacturer assertion
free from additives and preservatives (on page)	Free-from	Manufacturer assertion