Ava

Ava Breed Health Bulldog Dry review

Name: Ava Breed Health Bulldog Dry
Brand: Ava

68.7/100Good

DryAdult

A Good kibble built for the Bulldog, with chicken at 34.9% and potato in place of grain. What sets it apart is the small print: glucosamine, chondroitin and L-carnitine all appear with their doses, aimed at joints and waistline. Transparency is its strongest pillar.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Bulldogs and other sturdy breeds in the 15kg to 30kg bracket the feeding guide is drawn for
A grain-free bowl, with sweet potato and dried potato supplying the starch
Heavy dogs whose joints carry a lot. Glucosamine and chondroitin are both printed with their doses
Keeping a Bulldog trim: L-carnitine at 300 mg supports fat metabolism

Worth watching

Chicken heads the recipe, so not for a chicken intolerant dog
Egg and salmon oil rule it out of a strict single-protein plan
Ash at 10.0%, towards the higher end for a dry food

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

How this scores

How we score

68.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults, and drawn up for Bulldogs and similar heavyset breeds. Check your dog's weight against the feeding table, which covers the 15kg to 30kg bracket.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Breed Health Bulldog Dry 68.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A sound middle-of-the-market kibble: restrained carbohydrate and a mineral panel dosed line by line, held back by a meat share that leaves the potatoes doing much of the work.

What's in it

Chicken: fresh chicken, chicken meal34.9%18.3% fresh and 14.1% meal. The meal arrives already dried, so it carries much of the protein.
Sweet potato, dried potato18.3%, 18.1%The starch base. No grain anywhere on the list.
Beet pulp6.7%Fibre.
Brewers yeast, tapioca, eggTapioca at 4.2% is a binder. Egg adds a second animal protein.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy3.9%, 2.5%
Salmon oilThe omega 3 source, and it puts fish in the bowl.
Pea starch, minerals
Chicory root extract, yeasts0.2%, 0.14%A prebiotic pairing: FOS from chicory and MOS from yeast.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.025%, 0.017%Modest amounts, but declared ones.
Marigold meal, yucca, cranberry, pomegranate, green tea extracts

L-carnitine at 300 mg, and every trace mineral in chelated form with its dose printed, from zinc at 100 mg to selenium at 0.2 mg.

Named ingredients

Chicken 34.9% (Chicken (18.3%), Chicken Meal (14.1%)), Sweet Potato (18.3%), Dried Potato (18.1%), Beet Pulp (6.7%), Brewers Yeast, Tapioca (4.2%), Egg, Chicken Fat (3.9%), Chicken Gravy (2.5%), Salmon Oil, Pea Starch (1.9%), Minerals, Chicory Root Extract (a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharides (0.2%)), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.14%), Marigold Meal, Glucosamine (0.025%), Yucca Extract (0.025%), Cranberry Extract (0.018%), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.017%), Pomegranate Extract (0.009%), Green Tea Extract (0.009%)

Against the range

A single chicken and potato kibble with no grain on the list. Chicken is split between fresh meat and meal, and the starch comes from sweet potato and dried potato. Joint and weight extras are printed with their doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

351.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28.5%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

10%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

10.9%

Carbs

38.5%

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

41.1%

Carbs

49.2%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

5.1%

Other

4.4%

Pricing & size