Ava

Ava Breed Health Pug Dry review

Name: Ava Breed Health Pug Dry
Brand: Ava

52.2/100Good

DryAdult

Good on our scoring, and plainly designed for a breed that inhales its dinner. Fish replaces chicken, fibre is lifted to 6% so a small portion feels fuller, and L-carnitine at 300mg helps burn fat. It is grain free with no chicken on the label.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Pugs and other food-obsessed companion breeds
Dogs that have fallen out with chicken
A stubborn waistline, with L-carnitine in support
Flaky or itchy skin. Salmon oil goes in at a generous 7.7%

Worth watching

Fish mostly named by family, so it cannot anchor a formal elimination trial
Egg mid-list, so the food is not single protein whatever the bag front says
Cellulose at 2.6% adds bulk and very little nourishment

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

How this scores

How we score

52.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Written for adult pugs, and the label asks only 105 to 130 grams a day for a dog of 6kg to 8kg. Weigh the portion, as this is a breed that gains easily.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Ava Breed Health Pug Dry 52.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Level with the shelf, held back on the meat side by fish declared at family level and several entries with no percentage.

What's in it

Fish: fish meal, white fish39.5% (20.5%, 19.0%)Meal does more of the protein work than its place suggests. Only the white fish gives any species hint.
Potato, sweet potato17.3%, 15.6%The starch, with no grain anywhere.
Salmon oil7.7%Generous for a dry food, for coat and skin folds.
Beet pulp, cellulose7.0%, 2.6%Fibre with a purpose: bulk for a dog that eats faster than it burns.
Brewers yeast, salmon stock2.2% stockStock for flavour.
Peas, sunflower oilNo percentage on either.
Minerals, eggEgg means a second protein source.
Chicory inulin, yeasts0.2%, 0.14%Prebiotics for the gut.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.07%, 0.05%
Mint, yucca, cranberry, pomegranate, green tea0.04% down to 0.009%Mint is a nod to breath; the extracts are garnish.

Trace minerals mostly chelated and fully dosed, with L-carnitine at 300mg and selenium from yeast.

Named ingredients

Fish 39.5% (Fish Meal (20.5%), White Fish (19.0%)), Potato (17.3%), Sweet Potato (15.6%), Salmon Oil (7.7%), Beet Pulp (7.0%), Cellulose (2.6%), Brewers Yeast, Salmon Stock (2.2%), Peas, Sunflower Oil, Minerals, Egg, Chicory Inulin (a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharides (0.2%)), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.14%), Glucosamine (0.07%), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.05%), Mint (0.04%), Yucca Extract (0.025%), Cranberry Extract (0.018%), Pomegranate Extract (0.009%), Green Tea Extract (0.009%)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

341.4 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

9.9%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

6.5%

Ash

10.8%

Carbs

39.2%

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

42.5%

Carbs

42.8%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

8.6%

Other

5.8%

Pricing & size