Able

Able Junior: Lamb and Chicken with Beef review

Name: Able Junior: Lamb and Chicken with Beef
Brand: Able

90.2/100Outstanding

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

90.2/100Outstanding

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

Beef40%Including liver and bone.
Lamb20%
Chicken20%
Carrot, butternut squash, broccoli, kaleVegetables fill the fifth around the meat. No cereal.
Flaxseed mealFibre.
Kelp mealAble's iodine source.
Cod liver oilVitamin D and omega 3, and fish in every recipe.
Wheatgerm oilVitamin E.
Cranberries, blueberries
Turmeric, spirulina, green-lipped mussel, chicory, spinach, bilberry, gingkoSeasoning at this level, not supplementation.

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% (including liver and bone), lamb 20%, chicken 20%, carrot, butternut squash, broccoli, kale, flaxseed meal, kelp meal, cod liver oil, wheatgerm oil, cranberries, blueberries, turmeric, spirulina powder, green lipped mussel powder, chicory root powder, spinach powder, bilberry powder, gingko biloba powder.

Against the range

Animals: Beef, lamb and chicken; One to three across the nine
Protein, dry matter: 40.1%; 29.1% to 52.8%
Energy: 180 kcal per 100g; 124 to 187 kcal

Squarely mid-family on the analysis.

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

180 kcal/100g

Protein

12.8%

Fat

12.5%

Fibre

0.61%

Ash

1.92%

Moisture

68.1%

Dry weight

Protein

40.1%

Fat

39.2%

Fibre

1.9%

Ash

Carbs

12.8%

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

80.1%

Veg

17.7%

Oils

0.7%

Other

1.5%

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.