Authority Healthy Weight is a small line sold for weight management and built around chicken. Both kibbles list deboned chicken and chicken meal first, then brown rice, pearled barley and peas, and both also contain turkey. The single wet food, Chicken Entree, leads with chicken broth, carrots, chicken, pork liver and peas.
The recipes barely vary. Both kibbles show the same figures as fed: 26% protein, 9% fat, 9% fiber, 40% estimated starch and 309 kcal per cup. Against the kibble catalog average, protein is close to the 26.9% average, starch sits above the 37.4% average, and calories come in under the 395 average. The wet food lists 4% protein, below the 8.3% wet catalog average, with 84% moisture and 294 kcal per can.
No recipe is grain free, and every recipe includes peas. The wet food also contains potato. The trade-off is fewer calories per cup paired with more starch than a typical kibble, and very little choice in protein or format inside the line.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Dog | 26% | 9% | 40% | 309 | Deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice |
| Large Breed Adult Dog | 26% | 9% | 40% | 309 | Deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
26% protein · 9% fat · 40% starch · 309 kcal/cup · Adult
Adult Dog is the line's only kibble labeled for all breeds, listing deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, pearled barley and peas first. With 26% protein, 40% estimated starch and 309 kcal per cup, it suits adult dogs of any size on a lower calorie dry food.
Full review of Adult Dog26% protein · 9% fat · 40% starch · 309 kcal/cup · Adult
Large Breed Adult Dog is the only recipe in the line labeled for large breeds rather than all breeds. Its label matches the standard kibble at 26% protein, 9% fat and 309 kcal per cup, so it suits owners of big adult dogs who want a breed size specific bag.
Full review of Large Breed Adult Dog| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Moisture | Kcal / kg | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Entree Adult Dog | 4% | 1.5% | 84% | 796 | Chicken Broth, Carrots, Chicken |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Wet food is mostly water, so compare it with other wet food only. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
4% protein · 1.5% fat · 294 kcal/can · Adult
Chicken Entree is the only wet recipe in the line and the only one using pork, as pork liver, with chicken broth and carrots listed first. It shows 4% protein, 84% moisture and 294 kcal per can, and suits adult dogs whose owners prefer wet food and accept potato.
Full review of Chicken Entree Adult DogNo. All three recipes contain grain, and the Adult Dog and Large Breed Adult Dog kibbles list brown rice and pearled barley among their first ingredients.
The Adult Dog and Large Breed Adult Dog kibbles each list 309 kcal per cup, or 3075 kcal per kg. The Chicken Entree wet food lists 294 kcal per can.
The labels show the same figures, 26% protein, 9% fat, 40% estimated starch and 309 kcal per cup, and the same first ingredients. Adult Dog is labeled for all breeds, while Large Breed Adult Dog is labeled for large breeds.
Protein is close to the average kibble we review (28.9% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is higher than average, at 40% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
0% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,205 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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