Almo Nature

Almo Nature Holistic Adult Medium: Chicken review

Name: Almo Nature Holistic Adult Medium: Chicken
Brand: Almo Nature

65.1/100Good

DryAdult

A chicken-first kibble in our Good band, short on ingredients and honest in what it declares. The chicken is printed as one figure and then split into fresh and dried, so the share is not leaning on water weight. Dried beef adds more meat, and maize and rice do the carrying.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium and large adults, the frames the kibble and the feeding guide are sized for
Chicken lovers: 32.7% in total, 26% fresh and 6.7% dried
Gut support from MOS and chicory inulin
Close label readers, as every additive is dosed

Worth watching

Dried beef and a hydrolysed animal protein sit behind the chicken, so a strict single-meat plan needs another recipe
Maize and rice are the main starches

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

How this scores

How we score

65.1/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults. The maker's chart runs from 120 to 210 grams a day for a 15kg dog, so let the waistline set where in that range yours belongs.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 65.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Honest labelling and a large named meat share lift it, with carbohydrate just under the category norm.

What's in it

Chicken: fresh, dried32.7% (26%, 6.7%)The split shows the recipe is not climbing the list on water.
Maize, rice, wholegrain rice mealThe starch.
Dried beef12.1%With the dried chicken, carries much of the finished protein.
Hydrolysed animal proteinNo species. A flavour booster more than a protein source.
Chicken fat
Beet pulpFibre.
Yeast, minerals
MOS, chicory inulin0.1% eachPrebiotics for the gut.
Yucca0.01%

A thorough panel with chelated copper and zinc beside the standard forms, plus DL-methionine, tryptophan and L-carnitine, all dosed.

Two animals besides the chicken: beef, and an unnamed hydrolysed animal protein.

Named ingredients

Chicken 32.7% (fresh 26%, dried 6.7%), corn, rice, dried beef 12.1%, chicken fat, beet pulp, yeast, minerals, mannanoligosaccharides 0.1%, chicory inulin, a source of phosphorus 0.1%, yucca 0.01%, Chicken (32.7%, of which 26% fresh chicken, 6.7% dried chicken), maize, rice, dried beef (12.1%), wholegrain rice meal, hydrolysed animal protein, chicken fat, beet pulp, yeast, minerals, mannan-oligosaccharides (0.1%), inulin from chicory (0.1%, source of FOS).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

379 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

44%

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

89.7%

Carbs

8.3%

Veg

0.3%

Oils

0.9%

Other

0.9%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.74 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg (`M-L`), 12 kg (`M`), 12 kg (`L`) at Vetsend, 12 kg and an Economy Pack 2 × 12 kg at zooplus
A 15kg dog eats: 120 to 210 g a day, 165 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.62

Budget end of the dry market, and fair value for the quality.

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