Autarky

Autarky Puppy/Junior Dry review

Name: Autarky Puppy/Junior Dry
Brand: Autarky

65.5/100Good

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A no-drama growth kibble in our Good band, meat first and conventional behind it. Chicken liver is the inclusion that lifts it, named outright where few labels bother. The gap is calcium: nothing on the label tells a large-breed owner how much there is.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies that get on well with chicken
Organ meat in the bowl. Chicken liver brings a dense run of nutrients and plenty of flavour
Growing dogs of any size
A gut that likes a prebiotic, with yeast named for its mannan oligosaccharides
Owners who like a garden on the label: at least 0.4% herbs and 4% vegetables

Worth watching

Poultry meal is a category, so other domestic birds cannot be ruled out beyond the chicken
Maize, maize gluten and rice, which puts it outside a grain-free plan
No calcium figure anywhere. Get it from the maker before rearing a large-breed puppy on it

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

How this scores

How we score

65.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies and juniors of every size. Treat the pack guide as a weekly conversation as your pup grows, and let the waistline have the final word.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Autarky Puppy/Junior Dry 65.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A meat-first list with a familiar cereal base, held back as much by what the label leaves out, calcium above all, as by what goes in.

What's in it

Poultry mealmin 34% chickenDried meat, so far more protein per gram than fresh. The rest of the category could be other birds.
MaizeMost of the starch.
Chicken fat
Ricemin 5%
Chicken liverDense in B vitamins, copper and iron, and dogs find it irresistible.
Linseed, alfalfaPlant omega 3, and some fibre.
Maize glutenA cheaper protein top-up that dogs handle less comfortably than meat. Watch a sensitive gut over the changeover.
YeastSource of mannan oligosaccharides.
Peas, carrot, seaweed, tomato, spinach, beetrootmin 4% vegetables
Milk thistle, yucca, marigold, nettle, mint, rosemary and a dozen more herbsmin 0.4% herbsRosemary also keeps the fats fresh.

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

Named ingredients

Poultry meal (min 34% chicken), Maize, Chicken fat, Rice (min 5%), Chicken liver, Linseed, Alfalfa, Maize gluten, Yeast (source of mannan oligosaccharides), Peas, Carrot, Seaweed, Tomato, Milk thistle, Yucca schidigera, Marigold, Nettle, Mint, Rosemary, Blackcurrant, Pomegranate, Rosehip, Spinach, Beetroot, Fenugreek, Thyme, Carob pod meal, Aniseed, Turmeric, Dandelion, Ginger, Oregano (min 0.4% herbs and 4% vegetables)

Against the range

One growth recipe led by poultry meal with a minimum of 34% chicken inside it, then maize and rice for starch, chicken liver and linseed, and a long herb and vegetable tail. No calcium figure is printed and no additives panel is published.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

368.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

41.8%

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

49.2%

Carbs

34.2%

Veg

3.7%

Oils

8.2%

Other

4.7%

Pricing & size