YuMOVE Anal Gland Health Bites
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Is YuMOVE Anal Gland Health Bites 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.
83% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- RecipeNot applicable
- NutritionalNot applicable
- Transparency53
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited0
Complementary baked dry supplement for dogs of all life stages, with poultry, glycerine and yeast as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
- Doesn't list grain ingredients.
Why you might not
- A supplement, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
- Meat makes up an estimated 9% of the dry matter (14% as fed); carbohydrates dominate.
- No analytical breakdown is published.
What the label declares
Active ingredients and quantities as printed by the manufacturer. We record them as stated; we do not assess whether they are effective. Supplements are not scored.
| Active | Declared amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Probiotic | 490,000,000 CFU | Each bite |
| Vitamin C | 10 mg | Each bite |
| Vitamin E | 9.6 mg | Each bite |
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin C 2500mg per kg; Vitamin E 2400IU per kg
Technological additives
Antioxidants; Preservatives
Feeding guide
Feed half the recommended daily amount for the first week.
Reviews
Trustpilot: 4.7/5 · 87,603 reviews
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, fish, 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
- 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 (15)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Processed Poultry Protein | Poultry | meat | medium | - | 10.7 |
| 2 | Glycerine | Glycerine | other | medium | - | 10.2 |
| 3 | Brewers' Yeast Inactivated | Yeast | supplement | good | - | 9.6 |
| 4 | Sweet Potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb | good | - | 9.1 |
| 5 | Fructo-oligosaccharides (5.9%) | Fructo-oligosaccharides | supplement | good | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 6 | Yeast Products | Yeast | supplement | good | - | 8.6 |
| 7 | Mannan-rich Fraction 2.4% | unmatched | - | - | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 8 | Pumpkin Seed (5.65%) | Pumpkin | veg | good | 5.65 | 5.7 |
| 9 | Crude Linseed Oil | Linseed oil | oil | good | - | 8.0 |
| 10 | Hydrolysed Chicken Proteins (2.5%) | Hydrolysed Chicken Protein | meat | medium | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 11 | Algal Oil (Schizochytrium sp.) | Algae Oil | oil | good | - | 7.5 |
| 12 | Pectin (0.66%) | Vegetable Gelling Agent | additive | medium | 0.66 | 0.7 |
| 13 | Lactose | Yoghurt | other | medium | - | 7.0 |
| 14 | Sucrose | Sucrose | other | poor | - | 6.4 |
| 15 | Natural. | Natural flavour | additive | medium | - | 5.9 |
Brand
- Website
- https://yumove.co.uk/
- [email protected]
- Phone
- +44 (0)1462 416866
- Contact page
- yumove.co.uk
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-10-20
- Product page
- yumove.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 v3 on 2026-10-20. 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 | 0.8 | 9.191 | +7.03 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 3.8% | 0.096 | +0.37 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 4.1% | -0.115 | -0.47 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 27.0% | -0.092 | -2.48 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.4% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 1.0% | 0.163 | +0.16 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 39.0% | -0.012 | -0.48 |
| Other share of dry matter | 16.3% | -0.375 | -6.09 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 2.0% | -0.027 | -0.05 |
| Recipe graded poor | 6.6% | -0.065 | -0.43 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 6.6% | 0.060 | +0.39 |
| Undeclared quantities | 82.9% | -0.106 | -8.75 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Additive penalty | -0.79 | 0.222 | -0.18 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.8 | 9.191 | +7.03 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 3.8% | 0.096 | +0.37 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 4.1% | -0.115 | -0.47 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 27.0% | -0.092 | -2.48 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.4% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 1.0% | 0.163 | +0.16 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 39.0% | -0.012 | -0.48 |
| Other share of dry matter | 16.3% | -0.375 | -6.09 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 2.0% | -0.027 | -0.05 |
| Recipe graded poor | 6.6% | -0.065 | -0.43 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 6.6% | 0.060 | +0.39 |
| Undeclared quantities | 82.9% | -0.106 | -8.75 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | no | 2.294 | +0.00 |
| 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 | -0.79 | 0.222 | -0.18 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| 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 | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| 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 | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- +0.02
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 44.3
- Final score
- 44/100
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.
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 (17.1% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 3.4/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| 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 (Analytical constituents 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.
0/100 · limited — 1 checkable claim: 0 consistent, 1 contradicted.
Contradicted by the label
- "A COMPLEMENTARY PET FEED FOR DOGS" — the declared label says otherwise on complete and balanced.
12 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.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| For all breeds (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| From 12 WKS (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports healthy anal glands in dogs (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Helps reduce scooting and licking (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Pre and probiotics support the immune system (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Fibre helps keep stools firm and supports the natural emptying of anal glands, helping your dog boot the scoot. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| A blend of fibre, including Pumpkin Seed and Apple Pectin, helps bulk and firm stools to support the natural emptying of your dog’s anal glands. (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Pre & Probiotics help promote good bacteria and support a healthy, balanced gut microbiome, helping keep your dog happy from tum to bum. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| YuMOVE Anal Gland Health bites are made with natural ingredients including soluable and insoluable fibre from pumpkin seed and apple pectin, plus Omega-3 from Algal Oil. (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| YuMOVE Anal Gland Health bites can help by supporting the natural emptying of anal glands to reduce unwanted behaviours. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Omega-3s from Algal Oil to help support the body’s natural anti-inflammatory response (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| A COMPLEMENTARY PET FEED FOR DOGS (on pack) | Content | contradicted | Manufacturer assertion |
| .*Natural. (on pack) | 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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