85/100Outstanding
12 varietiesBrand
Pero
Brand review
Pero dog food review
Pero splits between dry food and cold-pressed, 13 products and 12. Joint support is the signature here, flagged on 21 of the 25 labels, with glucosamine and chondroitin behind that flag. The brand average is Good. Pero Cold Pressed holds the best reads, three of them Outstanding, and the Working and Sporting dry line is the softest part.
Average score
57
out of 100
Value
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not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
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Foods reviewed
9
Dry · Cold pressed
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 9
- Food types
- Dry, Cold pressed
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Joint support, Grain-free, Single protein, Weight management
Currently reviewed Pero foods
- 1Pero Cold Pressed85/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 264/100
- 360/100
- 459/100
- 556/100
- 653/100
- 753/100
- 849/100
- 934/100
Price & value
- Monthly cost from
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
- Typical monthly cost
- ≈ £30–50 / mo
Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.
Best for
Dogs needing joint supportCold-pressed feedingGrain-free recipesAdults and seniors
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 9 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
In detail
Pero: the closer look
The range
Twenty five products, 13 dry and 12 cold-pressed. Pero Cold Pressed is the largest single line at 12 products, and the Working and Sporting dry range holds four. Smaller lines cover high meat, gluten free, puppy, fussy eaters and low calorie. Adult is on 24 labels, senior on 18 and puppy on 13.
Ingredients
Chicken leads by count, with beef, turkey and lamb on three products each and fish on two. Joint support is flagged on 21 products, and glucosamine and chondroitin run through most of the labels. Salmon oil, linseed, yucca and prebiotics appear too. Thirteen products are flagged grain free.
Nutrition
The Cold Pressed line runs 23.0 to 52.2% protein as fed at 322 to 390 kcal per 100g, the widest spread in the catalogue. The dry lines are steadier, 19.0 to 30.0% protein. Protein and processing reads Good on nine products and Average on eight.
Strengths
- Outstanding transparency on 20 products
- Joint support flagged on 21 labels
- Cold-pressed and dry in one brand
Limitations
- Nutritional balance Average on 16 products
- Two products read Poor overall
- No wet, raw or fresh food
Where it is less of a fit
- If nutritional balance matters most to you, check that pillar, as it reads Average on 16 products
- If you want wet or raw food, check the formats here, since Pero is dry and cold-pressed
- If you are buying from the Working and Sporting line, check the bands, as two of those four read Poor
Score overview
Transparency carries the brand, Outstanding on 20 of the 25 products. Value tracks the overall band, Good on 16. Nutritional balance is what keeps the average from climbing, Average on 16 recipes. Pero Cold Pressed is the strongest line, with three Outstanding and one Excellent, and the Working and Sporting dry food is the weakest, two of its four reading Poor.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All Pero dog foods
9 foods, ranked by score
64/100Good2 varieties
60/100Good2 varieties
59/100Good
56/100Good
53/100Good
53/100Good4 varieties
49/100Average
34/100Average
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Pero — common questions
Is Pero good dog food?
Across 9 reviewed foods, Pero averages 57/100, which we rate Good. It suits dogs needing joint support, cold-pressed feeding, grain-free recipes, adults and seniors.
Which Pero dog food scores highest?
Pero Cold Pressed leads the range at 85/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Pero best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to dogs needing joint support, cold-pressed feeding, grain-free recipes, adults and seniors. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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