Able

Able Junior: Beef and Turkey review

Name: Able Junior: Beef and Turkey
Brand: Able

89.5/100Outstanding

RawPuppy

Flavour

One raw formula for growing dogs, offered nine ways, every one in our Outstanding band. Every animal is named, bone and offal included, and there is no premix: kelp, two oils and the organ meats carry the micronutrition. The choice comes down to which animals your dog gets on with.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Raising a puppy on raw with the choosing made easy
Owners who want every animal named, bone and offal declared
Rotating proteins across one construction
Growing dogs that do better with no cereal
Owners who like to weigh a portion, with a chunky or non-chunky grind on every recipe

Worth watching

Cod liver oil in all nine, the single-meat chicken included
No calcium figure on any label, which matters most for a large or giant breed puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

89.5/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyExcellent

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. As a marker, a 20kg dog in its first twelve months eats 1000g to 1200g a day against 400g to 600g once grown.

Food type

Raw

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Lamb 90.2
Lamb 90.2
Beef 89.5
Chicken 89.4
Chicken 89.1
Chicken 88.7
Chicken 87.1
Lamb 85.8
Beef 81.9

All nine Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

Consistency is the story: nine recipes hold the top band, so pick on animals and appetite.

What's in it

Beef trim, heart, liver40%20% trim, 12.5% heart, 7.5% liver.
Turkey drumsticks40%Where the bone comes from.
Carrot9.6%
Butternut squash, broccoli, kale2.5% each
Flaxseed meal, kelp meal2%, 0.2%Fibre, and kelp for iodine.
Cod liver oil, wheatgerm oil0.15% eachVitamins D and E. The cod liver oil puts fish in every recipe.
Cranberries, blueberries0.15% each
Botanicals0.1%Turmeric, spirulina, green-lipped mussel and four more powders. Printing the share is the honest way to show it.

No premix: Able states kelp covers iodine, wheatgerm oil vitamin E, cod liver oil vitamin D, and the liver the B vitamins.

No calcium figure is printed. For a large or giant breed puppy, ask your vet how the ground bone stacks up over the growing months.

Named ingredients

Beef 40% (Trim 20%, Heart 12.5%, Liver 7.5%), Turkey Drumsticks 40%, Carrot 9.6%, Butternut Squash 2.5%, Broccoli 2.5%, Kale 2.5%, Flaxseed Meal 2%, Kelp Meal 0.2%, Cod Liver Oil 0.15%, Wheatgerm Oil 0.15%, Cranberries 0.15%, Blueberries 0.15%, Botanicals 0.1% (Turmeric, Spirulina Powder, Green Lipped Mussel Powder, Chicory Root Powder, Spinach Powder, Bilberry Powder, Gingko Biloba Powder).

Against the range

Meat: Beef 40%, turkey 40%; Itemised down to the cut
Protein, dry matter: 44.3%; 29.1% to 52.8% across the nine
Fat, dry matter: 34%; 26.7% to 42.2%

An even red meat and bird split, listed cut by cut.

Nine raw recipes for growing dogs on one construction: 80% named animal, bone and offal counted in, then carrot, butternut squash, broccoli and kale, flaxseed meal, kelp, two oils and a botanical pinch. Some labels itemise every cut and percentage; others summarise.

There is no cereal and no vitamin or mineral premix on any label, and no calcium figure: ground bone supplies the calcium. Cod liver oil runs through all nine.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

174 kcal/100g

Protein

14.7%

Fat

11.3%

Fibre

1.11%

Ash

2.7%

Moisture

66.8%

Dry weight

Protein

44.3%

Fat

34%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.1%

Carbs

10.3%

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

80%

Veg

17.4%

Oils

0.3%

Other

2.3%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £6.05 (RRP)
Pack: 150g single portion, 150g x 28 packs (4.2kg), 200g single portion, 200g x 20 packs (4kg), 250g single portion, 250g x 18 packs (4.5kg), 300g single portion, 300g x 16 packs (4.8kg), 350g single portion, 350g x 12 packs (4.2kg), 400g x 12 packs (4.8kg), 500g single portion, 500g x 10 packs (5kg), **Grind:** Chunky / Non Chunky
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 300 to 450 g a day, 375 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.27

A growing dog's daily amount changes month by month, so weigh against the chart as the pup grows.

Middle of the market for a raw food, and strong value for what is in the recipe.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.