Almo Nature

Almo Nature Holistic Adult Large: Salmon review

Name: Almo Nature Holistic Adult Large: Salmon
Brand: Almo Nature

66/100Good

DryAdult

A fish-led kibble for medium and large adults, settled well up inside our Good band. Fresh salmon at 26% and dried tuna at 10% open the list over a rice and maize base. The supporting cast is quietly complete, from a long printed vitamin panel to prebiotics and a small joint pair.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Big dogs who lift their heads at the smell of fish
Medium and large adults, the size the kibble and chart are built around
Owners who want the extras printed, with choline chloride at 2135 mg per kilo among them
One big dog fed steadily, with a 12 kg bag and a double pack

Worth watching

Chicken behind the salmon, and one published list adds dried beef and a hydrolysed animal protein
Calcium at 1.98% of dry matter, on the higher side for an adult food

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

How this scores

How we score

66/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of medium and large breeds. If your dog's minerals are being watched or beef is off the menu, check the bag in hand before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Salmon 66.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Ordinary things done properly, named fish first and a label that leaves very little to guesswork, put it comfortably above the average dry food.

What's in it

Fresh salmon26%Mostly water, so most of that weight leaves in the oven.
Maize, rice, brown rice flourA grain food, and it makes no secret of it.
Dried tuna10%With the dried chicken, carries more of the finished kibble than its place suggests.
Dried chicken9.5%Split into 6.6% chicken and 3.3% beef on the second published list.
Chicken fat
Hydrolysed animal proteinSecond published list only, and no animal named.
Beet pulp, yeast, mineralsBeet pulp for fermentable fibre.
Mannan-oligosaccharides, chicory inulin0.1% eachThe prebiotic pair.
Yucca0.01%For the smell of the stools.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.02% and 0.01%Background helpings, well short of a joint-first food. A small bonus.

Generous and dosed in print, with vitamin E at 300 mg, L-carnitine for fat metabolism, zinc and copper part chelated and selenium in organic form.

The ingredients come in two published versions; one adds dried beef and a hydrolysed animal protein. If you are ruling animals out, check the bag.

Named ingredients

Fresh salmon 26%, maize, rice, brown rice flour, dried tuna 10%, dried chicken 9.5%, chicken fat, beet pulp, yeast, minerals, mannanoligosaccharides 0.1%, chicory inulin, a source of phosphorus 0.1%, yucca 0.01%, Fresh salmon [natural source of omega-3] (26%), maize, rice, wholegrain rice flour, dried tuna (10%), dried chicken (6.6%), dried beef (3.3%), chicken fat, hydrolysed animal protein, beet pulp, yeast, minerals, mannan-oligosaccharides (0.1%), chicory inulin [source of FOS] (0.1%), glucosamine (0.02%), chondroitin sulphate (0.01%).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

360.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.6%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

44.5%

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

91.4%

Carbs

7.3%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

0.4%

Other

0.6%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.95 (RRP)
Pack: 12 kg (`M`) and 12 kg (`L`) at Vetsend, 12 kg and an Economy Pack 2 × 12 kg at zooplus
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 145 to 175 g a day, 160 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.63

Our 15 kg reference dog is smaller than this label has in mind; its own chart starts at 30kg.

Middle of the dry market, and fair value for the quality in the bag.

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