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Ava Breed Health Chihuahua Dry review

Name: Ava Breed Health Chihuahua Dry
Brand: Ava

61.7/100Good

DryAdult

A chicken-led kibble that takes the smallest dogs seriously, starting the feeding guide at 1kg of bodyweight. Meal leads the chicken, so the protein is real substance. Four grains split the starch between them, which keeps the overall carbohydrate under the norm, and it comes out in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Chihuahuas and other toy companions
Small dogs with busy metabolisms, given chicken at 43.7%
Gut support in a tiny dog: FOS and MOS are both in
Choosy little eaters, with chicken gravy baked in

Worth watching

Chicken first, with egg and salmon oil behind it
Brown rice, maize, oats and barley, so not for grain-avoiding homes
No glucosamine or chondroitin in this recipe

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

How this scores

How we score

61.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Made for Chihuahuas and toy adults. The label asks only 25 to 45 grams a day for a 1kg to 2kg dog, so a kitchen scale is worth having.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Breed Health Chihuahua Dry 61.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

An itemised label and a below-typical starch share do the quiet lifting here.

What's in it

Chicken meal, chicken24.2%, 17.0%Meal first, its water already gone, so it is substance.
Brown rice17.0%
Maize13.8%
Beet pulp6.8%The fibre.
Flaked oats, barley4.2%, 3.4%Cooked grains that digest well in most small dogs.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy3.4%, 2.5%Gravy for the choosy eater.
Brewers yeast, salmon oil, eggSmall supporting roles. Salmon oil means it is not fish free.
Chicory root extract (FOS), yeasts (MOS)0.2%, 0.14%The prebiotic pairing.
Minerals, potassium chloride
Yucca, cranberry, pomegranate, green tea extracts0.025% down to 0.009%Yucca is aimed at stool odour; the rest is seasoning.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, copper, manganese and iron as chelates, iodine, and selenium from selenised yeast.

Named ingredients

Chicken 43.7% (Chicken Meal (24.2%), Chicken (17.0%)), Brown Rice (17.0%), Maize (13.8%), Beet Pulp (6.8%), Flaked Oats (4.2%), Chicken Fat (3.4%), Barley (3.4%), Chicken Gravy (2.5%), Brewers Yeast, Salmon Oil, Egg, Minerals, Chicory Root Extract (a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharides (0.2%)), Potassium Chloride, Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.14%), Yucca Extract (0.025%), Cranberry Extract (0.018%), Pomegranate Extract (0.009%), Green Tea Extract (0.009%)

Against the range

One toy breed recipe with chicken at 43.7% of the ingredients, led by chicken meal. Four grains share the carbohydrate, and the estimated 38.5% of dry matter sits well below the 46.2% typical of adult dry food. FOS and MOS look after digestion, and the added minerals are chelates with their doses printed.

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

47.6%

Carbs

45.2%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

4.5%

Other

2.6%

Pricing & size