Ava

Ava Large Breed Adult review

Name: Ava Large Breed Adult
Brand: Ava

59.9/100Good

DryAdult

A straightforward chicken and rice kibble scaled up for dogs that weigh as much as their owners, sitting in our Good band. The 45% chicken figure is itemised down to the gravy, and the joint pair a big-dog owner looks for first is printed in percentages. Taurine is dosed at 500mg.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breeds whose owners want joint support visible, with glucosamine at 0.06% and chondroitin at 0.045%
Big dogs doing ordinary family mileage. Protein at 25% and fat at 15% suit maintenance
Large dogs that get on well with rice
Owners who like taurine on the label for the heart

Worth watching

Chicken fat and gravy sit inside the 45% headline, so the meat itself is a smaller share
Maize at 17.5% doing structural work, for a grain-sensitive dog
Salmon oil, if fish is being excluded outright

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

How this scores

How we score

59.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult dogs. Feed from the label's bigger table, which runs from 390 grams at 30kg up to 660 grams at 60kg and beyond.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Large Breed Adult 59.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Transparency carries this one: the chicken bracket is itemised to the last entry and every additive has a dose.

What's in it

Chicken meal, fresh chicken24.5%, 12.5%The true meat core of the 45% bracket.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy5.5%, 2.5%Counted in the headline. The label at least shows its working.
Brown rice23.5%Familiar large-breed engineering.
Maize17.5%
Beet pulp5.5%Fibre.
Brewers yeast, salmon oilThe oil quietly covers marine omega 3.
Minerals, whole dried eggA modest line of complete protein from the egg.
Chicory root extract, yeasts0.16%, 0.11%A prebiotic pairing for the gut.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.06%, 0.045%The joint pair, printed.
Yucca, cranberry, green tea, pomegranate extracts0.02% down to 0.005%Trace-level seasoning.

Zinc, manganese and copper as amino acid chelates, zinc leading at 64.2mg, with yeast-grown selenium and taurine at 500 mg.

Named ingredients

Chicken (45%) (Chicken Meal 24.5%, Fresh Chicken 12.5%, Chicken Fat 5.5%, Chicken Gravy 2.5%), Brown Rice (23.5%), Maize (17.5%), Beet Pulp (5.5%), Brewers Yeast, Salmon Oil, Minerals, Whole Dried Egg, Chicory Root Extract (as a source Pre-biotic Fructooligosaccharide) 0.16%, Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) 0.11%, Glucosamine (0.06%), Chondroitin (0.045%), Yucca Extract (0.02%), Cranberry Extract (0.01%), Green Tea Extract (0.005%), Pomegranate Extract (0.005%).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

359.9 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

45%

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

44.2%

Added water

2.5%

Carbs

46.5%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

Other

4.6%

Pricing & size