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Essential Foods SUPERIOR WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG

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Dognot establishedDry

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SUPERIOR WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG is a dry food product from Essential Foods for dogs. Intended life stage: adult.

BrandEssential Foods

SpeciesDog

Product categorynot established

Nutrition typenot established

FormatDry

ProcessingNot established in the reviewed record

Declared life stageAdult

Record typeunverified

Review statusSource data captured; Label verification pending; Evidence applicability requires the stated ingredient and study review scope

Source check required

The previously recorded analytical basis is unverified: As declared by manufacturer; not converted to dry matter. It is not used for conversions or calculations.

Manufacturer declarations describe the label. EP interpretation and ingredient research do not establish the efficacy or suitability of this finished product.

Recorded declarations and sources

Essential Foods SUPERIOR WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG – SUPERIOR WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG (UK)

MarketUK

Declaration coveragefull

Verification statusunverified

Ingredients as declaredFreshly prepared chicken and duck (33%), dried chicken and duck (30%), sweet potato, peas, freshly prepared salmon and trout (7%), potato, linseed, chicken fat (5%), dried whole eggs (5%), liver stock (3%), alfalfa sprouts, minerals, FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides), MOS (mannan-oligosaccarides), glucosamine, MSM (methylsulfonylmethane),chondroitin, carrot, spinach, cauliflower, cranberry, acai, bilberry, mulberry, apple, tomato, orange, pear, seaweed, marigold, ginseng, decaffeinated green tea, ginger.

Additives as declaredVitamins: Vitamin A 14,423IU, Vitamin D3 1,346IU, Vitamin E 240 IU. Provitamins: Taurine 1,428 mg. Trace Elements: Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 48 mg, Iron (Iron (II) Chelate of Protein Hydrolysates) 48 mg, Manganese (Manganese Chelate of Protein Hydrolysates) 34 mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.96 mg. We naturally preserve with rosemary extract. Regulation (EC) No 2017/2279.

Manufacturer ingredient explanations and claimsNot recorded; source verification may be required

Declared nutritional analysisMade with fresh and dried chicken, duck, salmon, trout, egg 83% Of which fresh 45% Protein 32% Fat 16% Of which Omega-3 1.6% Of which Omega-6 2.8% Crude ash 8% Fiber 4.5% Water 8.5% Calcium 1.6% Phosphorus 1.3% Glucosamine 0.09% Chondroitin 0.07% Kcal/Kg 3700

Analytical basisunknown

Basis preserved from the original recordAs declared by manufacturer; not converted to dry matter

Basis verificationunverified

Declared energy3700 kcal Kg

Feeding guidanceBehavioral Optimizing Food (BOF) is the principle of restoring the dog's natural diet. I practice keeps the dog's blood sugar stable, the high content of fresh meat stimulates the instincts, the low boiling temperature preserves nutritional value, berries, seeds and herbs recall the contents of the prey's stomach and the size of the pieces ensures that the meal is always chewed and not swallowed whole.

EP feeding limitationsNot recorded; source verification may be required

StorageNot recorded; source verification may be required

Last checked2026-09-25

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Recorded formulation source. EP checked: 2026-09-25. Capture scope: Declaration on the named formulation.

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Manufacturer claims and evidence

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Marketed as formulated without grains

Ingredient research does not establish an effect of this finished product.

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Ingredient profiles

Essential Foods SUPERIOR WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG – SUPERIOR WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG (UK)

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21 label phrase(s) awaiting a reviewed profile link

Freshly prepared chicken and duck (33%)
dried chicken and duck (30%)
sweet potato
freshly prepared salmon and trout (7%)
potato
dried whole eggs (5%)
liver stock (3%)
alfalfa sprouts
MOS (mannan-oligosaccarides)
MSM (methylsulfonylmethane)
carrot
spinach
cauliflower
cranberry
acai
bilberry
mulberry
apple
tomato
orange
pear

Market: UK. Source checked: 25/09/2026. Source.

Ingredient profiles appear here only when the formulation declaration has a confirmed match to a published Evidence.pet ingredient profile. Ingredient research provides context and does not establish results for this finished product.

Reviewed ingredient research context

These are reviewed ingredient connections for Essential Foods SUPERIOR WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG – SUPERIOR WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG (UK). Direct describes an ingredient relationship, not proof for this commercial product. No ingredient study is treated as a test of this finished product.

FOS and MOS in dogs: digestion, microbes and immune markers

One study, 1 reviewed ingredient or arm connection(s).

Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS); arm fos-supplement

Declared occurrence: FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides). Tested preparation: FOS supplied at 1 g per feeding, twice daily.. Population: Four adult female dogs with ileal cannulas; 14-day periods..

Study dose: 1 g per feeding, twice daily. Oral feeding supplement.. Duration: 14-day periods.. Comparator: The same kibble without these supplements..

Measured outcome: Digestibility, microbial populations, protein-breakdown products, and immune indices.. Finding within this study: FOS-containing treatments lowered faecal indoles and phenols. Combined FOS/MOS increased ileal IgA versus control; several reported effects were only trends.

Applicability and limitations: Very small, surgically instrumented population; short periods and multiple surrogate outcomes. Related papers may share experiments. Only for published UK dog products whose active formulation has a verified FOS ingredient line. This study tested a separate FOS supplement in four cannulated adult female dogs; it is ingredient context, not a finished-product or life-stage test. Preparation equivalence is not established by this declaration. Product inclusion quantity is not declared. A declared ingredient amount does not establish intake of the study dose. The formulation declaration is disputed or awaits label verification.

Abstract reviewed; source reviewed 2026-09-25.

Protein level changes the response to FOS in dogs

One study, 1 reviewed ingredient or arm connection(s).

Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS); arm fos-in-protein-factorial

Declared occurrence: FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides). Tested preparation: Fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) added to lower- and higher-protein foods; inclusion level not reported in the reviewed abstract.. Population: 12 healthy adult dogs in a replicated four-treatment Latin square..

Study dose: Not reported in the reviewed abstract. Food inclusion; amount not reported.. Duration: 28-day periods with washouts.. Comparator: Corresponding unsupplemented foods..

Measured outcome: Faecal fermentation, microbes, and apparent digestibility.. Finding within this study: Higher protein and FOS each increased faecal ammonia. FOS increased apparent digestibility of several minerals; protein level modified some FOS effects, including bifidobacteria and protein digestibility.

Applicability and limitations: Faecal measurements are surrogate outcomes. Small healthy population; no disease-treatment endpoint. Only for published UK dog products whose active formulation has a verified FOS ingredient line. The study tested FOS in different protein diets in healthy adult dogs; it is ingredient context, not a finished-product or life-stage test. Preparation equivalence is not established by this declaration. Product inclusion quantity is not declared. A declared ingredient amount does not establish intake of the study dose. The formulation declaration is disputed or awaits label verification.

Abstract reviewed; source reviewed 2026-09-25.

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Further source and evidence review remains pending