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Ava Breed Health Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dry review

Name: Ava Breed Health Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dry
Brand: Ava

61.4/100Good

DryAdult

A chicken and brown rice kibble written for a small companion spaniel, in our Good band. Taurine arrives at a generous 1000 mg, with a small joint pairing behind it. The label prints the dried meal share ahead of the fresh.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Cavaliers and other small companions between 4kg and 10kg
Owners who want taurine in the bowl
Dogs that do well on familiar chicken and rice
Fussier small mouths, with chicken gravy in the mix

Worth watching

Chicken, egg and fish all feature, so no elimination diet
Brown rice, maize and flaked oats rule it out for grain-free homes

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

How this scores

How we score

61.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Written for Cavaliers and small companions of 4kg to 10kg. Weigh the portion against the label's small-dog guide, not the 15kg comparison.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Breed Health Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Dry 61.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It earns its place through an open label and sensible balance, with transparency its strongest reading.

What's in it

Chicken meal, chicken22.5%, 17.3%Meal listed ahead of fresh, an honest account of where the protein comes from.
Brown rice22.5%Leads the grains.
Maize, flaked oats9.2%, 6.8%
Beet pulp6.8%The fibre.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy4.3%, 2.2%The gravy is there to keep the bowl tempting.
Salmon oil, brewers yeast, minerals, egg
Chicory root extract, yeasts0.2%, 0.14%Prebiotic FOS and MOS for the gut.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.018%, 0.013%A light joint pairing.
Cranberry, pomegranate and green tea extracts0.018% down to 0.009%Botanical garnish.

Taurine at 1000 mg, a considered dose for heart muscle, with trace minerals all chelated from zinc at 100 mg down to selenium at 0.2 mg.

Named ingredients

Chicken 42.0% (Chicken Meal (22.5%), Chicken (17.3%)), Brown Rice (22.5%), Maize (9.2%), Flaked Oats (6.8%), Beet Pulp (6.8%), Chicken Fat (4.3%), Chicken Gravy (2.2%), Salmon Oil, Brewers Yeast, Minerals, Egg, Chicory Root Extract (a source of prebiotic Fructooligosaccharides (0.2%)), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.14%), Cranberry Extract (0.018%), Glucosamine (0.018%), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.013%), Pomegranate Extract (0.009%), Green Tea Extract (0.009%)

Against the range

One recipe. Chicken comes to 42%, meal ahead of fresh, on brown rice, maize and oats, with percentages printed all the way down to the plant extracts.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

349.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

15%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

10%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

10.9%

Carbs

40.7%

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

45.4%

Carbs

45.3%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

6.5%

Other

2.6%

Pricing & size