Autarky

Autarky Puppy Grain Free: Tantalising Turkey review

Name: Autarky Puppy Grain Free: Tantalising Turkey
Brand: Autarky

66/100Good

DryPuppy

A cereal-free growth kibble with turkey as its only meat and a generous 20.0% fat, built for the puppy that treats every walk as a race. Marine algae is named for its DHA, with salmon oil behind it. It sits in the upper reaches of our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Busy, fast-growing pups: protein at 30.0%, fat at 20.0%
Cereal-free households, with potato and pea starch doing the binding
Puppies kept to turkey, the only meat named on the list
Owners who want fats chosen for growth, from marine algae and salmon oil
Digestion that likes a hand. Brewer's yeast at 0.45% is named as a source of postbiotics

Worth watching

No calcium figure on the label, the number that matters most for a large breed pup
Salmon oil and green lipped mussel, so turkey being the only meat does not make it an elimination diet
A rich recipe for its size; weigh portions for a steadier puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

66/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. Owners of a large breed pup should ask Autarky for the calcium figure before starting.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Tantalising Turkey 66.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Level across all four pillars, with the label holding it back more than the recipe: two missing figures leave part of the picture estimated.

What's in it

Turkey meal, freshly prepared turkey26% meal, 14% freshThe meal carries almost its full share into the kibble; the fresh portion loses weight in cooking.
PotatoLeads the starch in place of grain.
Turkey fatNamed to species.
Pea starch, pea protein, peasPeas three times over. Carbohydrate is an estimated 35.9% of dry matter, on the light side.
Brewer's yeast0.45%Declared as a source of postbiotics.
Unmolassed beet pulpThe fibre, with crude fibre at just 1.5%.
Egg powder, potato protein, mineralsProtein from outside the turkey.
Salmon oil, marine algaeThe algae is named specifically for DHA.
Glucosamine, green lipped musselJoint support. The mussel is shellfish.
Carob pod meal, seaweed, herbs from blackcurrant and milk thistle to ginger and oreganoNone of the botanicals carries a dose.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large breed puppy, ask the maker for it.

Moisture is not declared, so every dry matter figure assumes a standard 8%.

Named ingredients

Turkey (min 26% turkey meal and 14% freshly prepared turkey), Potato, Turkey fat, Pea starch, Pea protein, Peas, Brewer's yeast (source of postbiotics, 0.45%), Unmolassed beet pulp, Egg powder, Potato protein, Minerals, Salmon oil, Marine algae (source of omega 3 fatty acid DHA), Glucosamine, Green lipped mussel, Carob pod meal, Seaweed, Blackcurrant, Milk thistle, Turmeric, Marigold, Nettle, Mint, Yucca schidigera, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Rosehip, Fenugreek, Thyme, Olive extract, Aniseed, Dandelion, Ginger, Oregano.

Against the range

Turkey is the only meat, as 26% meal and 14% freshly prepared. Potato and three forms of pea replace grain, and salmon oil with marine algae carries the omega 3. The panel declares no moisture and no calcium, so the dry matter column rests on an assumed 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

390.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

30%

Fat

20%

Fibre

1.5%

Ash

7.5%

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

21.7%

Fibre

1.6%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

35.9%

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

39.9%

Carbs

49.7%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

8.3%

Other

1.9%

Pricing & size