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Lily's Kitchen

Cottage Pie with Beef

Dogs · wet · 400g

A

Overall score 86/100 · Excellent

Summary

Premium UK wet food with 65% beef, simple home-cooking style recipe. Grain-free, no by-products, B Corp certified.

Sub-scores

A Proteins
A Nutrition balance
A Undesirables
A Transparency
B Species adaptability

Composition analysed

Beef (65%), potato, peas, salmon oil, vitamin E, herbs

  1. B Beef 65% protein
  2. B Potato cereal
  3. B Peas cereal
  4. A Salmon oil fat
  5. A Vitamin E vitamin mineral

Nutritional analysis

Crude protein
11%
Crude fat
6%
Ash
2%
Fibre
0.5%
Moisture
78%

Strengths

  • First ingredient is a named animal protein
  • No undesirable additives detected
  • Transparent labelling (detailed percentages)
  • Balanced nutritional profile

Weaknesses

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PetFoodRate editorial review

Lily's Kitchen Cottage Pie is what premium wet food should look like. Open the tin and you see actual chunks of beef in a recognisable gravy, not a homogeneous paste. At 65 percent beef (identified), this is a different universe from the 4-percent-mystery-meat Pedigree and Cesar pouches. Lily's Kitchen is B Corp certified, grain-free, and made in the UK with ethically sourced ingredients. The brand was founded by Henrietta Morrison in 2008 after her dog Lily developed skin problems on commercial food. It became the UK's fastest-growing pet food brand. At 86/100, it is one of the highest-rated wet foods in our database.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Lily's Kitchen worth the premium price?

At roughly 9.50 EUR per kg of wet food, Lily's costs about 3x a Pedigree pouch. But per gram of identified meat, it costs LESS because you get 65% beef vs 4% mystery protein. You pay for transparency and quality, not marketing.

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Frequently asked questions

What score does Lily's Kitchen Cottage Pie with Beef get?

Lily's Kitchen Cottage Pie with Beef gets a grade of A (86/100), i.e. "excellent", on the PetFoodRate A to E scale. The grade combines five axes: protein quality, nutritional balance, absence of undesirable ingredients, labelling transparency and species suitability.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of Lily's Kitchen Cottage Pie with Beef?

Strengths: First ingredient is a named animal protein, No undesirable additives detected, Transparent labelling (detailed percentages), Balanced nutritional profile.

Is Lily's Kitchen Cottage Pie with Beef a good fit for dogs?

On species suitability, this product scores B. It is broadly suited to the needs of dogs, as part of a balanced diet.

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PetFoodRate grades every product from A to E independently and deterministically, from the ingredient list and analytical constituents, with no sponsored brands and no influence from affiliate links.