Ava

Ava Large Breed Junior review

Name: Ava Large Breed Junior
Brand: Ava

62.6/100Good

DryPuppy

A chicken-led kibble for big youngsters past the first rush of puppyhood and still filling their frame, in our Good band. Every line is itemised, down to the extracts, and calcium is printed. It is a conventional, cereal-based recipe and says so openly.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed juniors, the stage the recipe is written for
Chicken-friendly youngsters: meal, fresh, fat and gravy add up to 47%
Owners who want the calcium line printed
Growing joints, with glucosamine at 0.04% and chondroitin at 0.03%
A gut that likes a prebiotic, with chicory root extract and yeasts both named

Worth watching

Calcium at 1.63% of dry matter, a shade above the ceiling most large-breed growth plans work to
Rice and maize make it cereal based, with carbohydrate above the typical puppy food
Salmon oil brings fish onto a chicken label

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

How this scores

How we score

62.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed juniors. For a giant-framed youngster the calcium figure is the one to weigh; measure against the sack's chart and let the ribs settle the rest.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Large Breed Junior 62.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A conventional recipe executed openly: the cereal base and modest protein hold it where it is, and nothing on the label is careless.

What's in it

Chicken meal24.5%Dried first, so it carries close to its printed share into the kibble.
Fresh chicken14%Largely water, most of which bakes off.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy6%, 2.5%Completing the 47% chicken.
Rice23%
Maize16%
Beet pulp5%For fibre.
Whole dried egg, salmon oilUsable protein, and marine fats for a growing coat. Salmon means fish is in the bag.
Brewers yeast, minerals
Chicory root extract, yeasts, glucosamine, chondroitin0.16% down to 0.03%Prebiotics for the gut, steady joint support.
Yucca, cranberry, green tea and pomegranate extracts0.02% down to 0.005%

Vitamins A, D3 and E with chelated zinc, manganese and copper, iodine, and selenium from yeast.

Calcium at 1.63% of dry matter sits just above the level large-breed growth plans usually aim for.

Named ingredients

Chicken (47%) (Chicken Meal 24.5%, Fresh Chicken 14%, Chicken Fat 6% Chicken Gravy (2.5%), Rice (23%), Maize (16%), Beet Pulp (5%), Whole Dried Egg, Salmon Oil, Brewers Yeast, Minerals, Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Pre-biotic Fructooligosaccharide) (0.16%), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans, Pre-biotic Mannanoligosaccharides) (0.04%), Glucosamine (0.04%), Chondroitin (0.03%), Yucca Extract (0.02%), Cranberry Extract (0.01%), Green Tea Extract (0.005%), Pomegranate Extract (0.005%)

Against the range

Chicken makes up 47%, broken into meal, fresh meat, fat and gravy, with rice at 23% and maize at 16% behind it. Even the extracts carry percentages. Calcium is declared at 1.63% of dry matter and estimated carbohydrate runs to 42.4%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

367 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27%

Fat

16%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

42.4%

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.

Oils

100%

Pricing & size