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Ava Breed Health Shih Tzu Dry review

Name: Ava Breed Health Shih Tzu Dry
Brand: Ava

61.1/100Good

DryAdult

A grain-free fish kibble for small dogs with serious coats, in our Good band. Salmon oil at 6.7% is where the recipe puts its effort, working on the coat from the inside. There is no chicken anywhere on the label.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Shih Tzus and other long-coated small breeds
Small dogs with chicken off the menu: fish and egg are the only animals
Compact dogs with busy engines, at 28.5% protein
Owners who like recognisable extras such as carrot, broccoli and marigold

Worth watching

Only the white fish share is identified, so a strict elimination diet cannot lean on it
Egg makes it more than a single protein
Glucosamine at 0.034% and chondroitin at 0.025%, too small to count as working doses

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

How this scores

How we score

61.1/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small-breed adults. A genuine Shih Tzu eats to a small line on the table, 75 to 100 grams between 4kg and 6kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Ava Breed Health Shih Tzu Dry 61.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A solid fish share and generous protein put it level with the middle of the field; family-level fish naming and a thin supplement tail keep it from climbing.

What's in it

Fish: fish meal, white fish, salmon stock43% (24.2%, 17.1%, 1.7%)Meal leading is good construction. Beyond the white fish, the species stays unnamed.
Potato24.0%The largest plant entry.
Sweet potato9.1%
Salmon oil6.7%Marine omega 3, the heart of the coat case.
Beet pulp, peas5.0%, not given
Brewers yeast, dried whole eggEgg brings complete protein.
Sunflower oilLinoleic acid for skin and coat.
Minerals, monocalcium phosphate, potassium chlorideMonocalcium phosphate tops up calcium.
Chicory inulin, yeastsFOS 0.2%, 0.14%Prebiotics.
Marigold, carrots, broccoli, glucosamine, chondroitin, yucca, cranberry, pomegranate, green tea0.034% down to 0.009%Colour and a little micronutrition. The joint pair reads as a nod.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with the trace minerals chelated and dosed and selenium from selenised yeast.

Fish is named mostly at family level, with only the white fish share identified.

Named ingredients

Fish 43% (Fish Meal (24.2%), White Fish (17.1%) Salmon Stock 1.7%), Potato (24.0%), Sweet Potato (9.1%), Salmon Oil (6.7%), Beet Pulp (5.0%), Peas, Brewers Yeast, Dried Whole Egg, Sunflower Oil, Minerals, Monocalcium Phosphate, Chicory Inulin (a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharide (0.2%)), Potassium Chloride, Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.14%), Marigold Meal, Dried Carrots, Dried Broccoli, Glucosamine (0.034%), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.025%), Yucca Extract (0.025%), Cranberry Extract (0.018%), Pomegranate Extract (0.009%), Green Tea Extract (0.009%)

Against the range

A single grain-free recipe with fish at 43% across three entries, meal leading, potato and sweet potato doing the binding, and salmon oil at 6.7% for the coat. Fish and egg are the only animal ingredients.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

353.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28.5%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

10%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

10.9%

Carbs

39.1%

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

45.3%

Carbs

43.6%

Veg

0.4%

Oils

7.5%

Other

3.2%

Pricing & size