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Ava Breed Health Dachshund Dry review

Name: Ava Breed Health Dachshund Dry
Brand: Ava

54.5/100Good

DryAdult

A grain-free breed recipe that swaps the usual chicken for fish, and it sits in our Good band. Fish makes up 39.5% of the label, with sweet potato and potato doing the carrying. Taurine is dosed at a generous 1200 mg. For a small dog that cannot have chicken, it is a perfectly workable everyday bowl.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dachshunds and other small dogs kept off chicken. No bird appears on the label
Dogs that do better grain free
Owners who like taurine dosed in print
Easily unsettled digestion, with FOS and MOS both listed

Worth watching

Fish meal with no species, plus egg, so no strict elimination trial
Estimated carbohydrate at 50.4% of dry matter, so the plants work as hard as the fish
Gentle protein for a very active dog

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

How this scores

How we score

54.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Written for dachshunds. A standard dachshund of 8kg to 10kg needs 125 to 145 grams a day on the label, so weigh it rather than guess.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Ava Breed Health Dachshund Dry 54.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The limits are structural and none of them sinister: high starch and an unnamed fish meal keep it level with the average kibble.

What's in it

Fish meal18.9%Concentrated protein, but no species: the least transparent line on the label.
White fish, salmon stock18.5% and 2.1%
Sweet potato, potato20.6% and 18.5%The base, and the main reason the recipe reads plant-forward.
Salmon oil5.0%The label's best feature: a rich omega 3 source.
Beet pulp5.0%
Tapioca, brewers yeast4.2% eachTapioca adds little beyond energy; the yeast brings B vitamins.
Minerals, egg0.8%Egg as a small high-quality protein top-up.
Chicory inulin, yeasts0.2% and 0.14%FOS and MOS.
Yucca, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.025% down to 0.02%A small joint pairing.
Cranberry, pomegranate, green tea extracts0.018% down to 0.009%

Taurine at 1200 mg with vitamins A, D3 and E, chelated zinc, copper, manganese and iron, iodine, and selenium from yeast, all dosed.

No moisture on the label, so the dry-matter figures assume 8%.

Named ingredients

Fish (39.5%) (Fish Meal (18.9%), White Fish (18.5%), Salmon Stock (2.1%)), Sweet Potato (20.6%), Potato (18.5%), Salmon Oil (5.0%), Beet Pulp (5.0%), Tapioca (4.2%), Brewers Yeast (4.2%), Minerals, Egg (0.8%), Chicory Inulin (a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharides (0.2%)), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.14%), Yucca Extract (0.025%), Glucosamine (0.02%), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.02%), Cranberry Extract (0.018%), Pomegranate Extract (0.009%), Green Tea Extract (0.009%)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

362 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

50.4%

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

40.3%

Carbs

48.3%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

Other

6.2%

Pricing & size