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Aatu For Puppies Dry review

Name: Aatu For Puppies Dry
Brand: Aatu

76/100Excellent

DryPuppy

An Excellent grain-free puppy kibble where salmon does all the animal work: 85% of the recipe, split 68% fresh and 17% dried. Where an adult food might add a joint supplement, this one adds gut support, with prebiotics and a dosed probiotic.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies kept off land meats, as salmon is the only animal on the label
Large-breed pups in particular. Calcium sits at 1.56% of dry matter, inside the growth range
Grain-free homes: sweet potato, chickpeas, peas and tapioca carry the starch
Built-in digestive support, from MOS and FOS high on the list and a probiotic on top
Any size of pup, from toy to giant

Worth watching

Fish through and through, so no use for a pup that refuses salmon or is kept off it
Energy-dense for growth; weigh portions, especially for a calmer pup

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

76/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. Feed to the growth chart on the bag for the expected adult weight, and weigh rather than guess.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Aatu For Puppies Dry 76.0

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A band above the typical puppy kibble, earned on the fish content, a calcium level inside the growth range and carbohydrate well below the category's usual.

What's in it

Salmon68%Fresh, so the oven takes much of its water out.
Dried salmon17%Pulls more of the kibble's weight than its place suggests. Protein reaches 37.8% of dry matter.
Sweet potatoLeads the plant side. No grain anywhere.
Apple, chickpeas, peas
Minerals
Prebiotic MOS, prebiotic FOSUnusually high on the list for prebiotics.
Tapioca
Chicory, lucerne
Cranberry and other fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices, through to cinnamonThe house signature, at trace level. Mostly decoration.

Vitamins A and E with L-carnitine at 200 mg, every trace mineral chelated and dosed, and a Bacillus subtilis probiotic.

Named ingredients

Salmon (68%), Dried Salmon (17%), Sweet Potato, Apple, Chickpeas, Peas, Minerals, Prebiotic MOS, Prebiotic FOS, Tapioca, Chicory, Lucerne, Cranberry, Pear, Blueberry, Mulberry, Orange, Bilberry, Cowberry, Carrot, Tomato, Parsley, Peppermint, Spirulina, Seaweed, Oregano, Sage, Marjoram, Thyme, Chamomile, Rosehip, Stinging Nettle, Yucca, Marigold, Aniseed, Fenugreek, Cinnamon

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

363.7 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

34%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

37.8%

Fat

20%

Fibre

3.1%

Ash

10%

Carbs

29.1%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

85%

Carbs

11%

Veg

2.6%

Other

1.3%

Pricing & size