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Ava Breed Health Yorkshire Terrier Dry review

Name: Ava Breed Health Yorkshire Terrier Dry
Brand: Ava

63.7/100Good

DryAdult

A rich little recipe that puts its effort where a toy breed needs it, finishing at 28% protein and 16% fat. The meat split is printed, the minerals are dosed, and chicken gravy is there to win over a fussy eater. Terriers may be small, but you will never convince them of it at dinner time.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Yorkshire Terrier owners after a breed-specific bowl
Busy little dogs that burn hot, as small portions stay concentrated
Fussy small eaters. Chicken gravy at 2.1% is there purely for appeal
Dogs that do well on varied grain: rice, barley, oats, sorghum and maize

Worth watching

Barley and maize, so neither a gluten-free nor a grain-free plan fits
Salmon oil, which brings fish into a chicken food
No calcium figure on an otherwise open label

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

How this scores

How we score

63.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults, the Yorkshire Terrier in particular. The label offers 45 to 75 grams a day for dogs of 2kg to 4kg, so weigh rather than scoop.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Breed Health Yorkshire Terrier Dry 63.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Openness is the strongest suit here, and a carbohydrate figure well under the dry norm does the nutritional lifting.

What's in it

Chicken: chicken meal, chicken43.8%Meal at 23.7% ahead of fresh at 18.0%, the order that favours the finished food.
Brown rice14.1%
Beet pulp7.0%Covers the fibre.
Barley, sorghum7.0% eachBarley carries gluten.
Chicken fat5.4%Flavour and energy.
Flaked oats, maize5.2%, 4.3%
Brewers yeast, chicken gravy2.1% gravyThe gravy is the palatability play for a breed with opinions.
Salmon oil, minerals, dried whole eggMarine omega 3 and complete protein from the egg.
Chicory root FOS, yeasts for MOS and beta-glucans0.2%, 0.14%The prebiotic pairing.
Marigold, yucca, cranberry, glucosamine, chondroitin, pomegranate, green tea0.025% down to 0.009%Glucosamine and chondroitin are inclusions in name more than in quantity.

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

Calcium is not declared, the one gap in a forthcoming label.

Named ingredients

Chicken 43.8% (Chicken Meal (23.7%), Chicken (18.0%)), Brown Rice (14.1%), Beet Pulp (7.0%), Barley (7.0%), Sorghum (7.0%), Chicken Fat (5.4%), Flaked Oats (5.2%), Maize (4.3%), Brewers Yeast, Chicken Gravy (2.1%), Salmon Oil, Minerals, Dried Whole Egg, Chicory Root Extract (a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharides (0.2%)), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.14%), Marigold Meal, Yucca Extract (0.025%), Cranberry Extract (0.018%), Glucosamine (0.017%), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.013%), Pomegranate Extract (0.009%), Green Tea Extract (0.009%)

Against the range

Chicken leads at 43.8%, meal ahead of fresh, with chicken fat and gravy behind. Five cereals share the starch in modest slices, no single grain dominating. Percentages run deep into the list, the trace minerals are mostly chelated, and calcium goes undeclared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

16%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

3.9%

Ash

9.8%

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

46.6%

Carbs

44.6%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

6.3%

Other

2.3%

Pricing & size