Ava

Ava Small Breed Adult review

Name: Ava Small Breed Adult
Brand: Ava

61.1/100Good

DryAdult

A fairly meaty recipe in a kibble shaped for small jaws. Chicken makes up 46% of the ingredients, led by meal at 26% with the fresh share printed beside it, and rice and maize provide the energy. It earns a place in our Good band, level with the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults; kibble size and feeding scale are both written for them
The meat share in writing: chicken at 46%, its split itemised
Dogs that do well on grains, with rice at 23% and maize at 19% both quantified
Quiet digestive support from beet pulp plus chicory and yeast prebiotics

Worth watching

Chicken, egg and fish all on the list, a fair spread of common allergens for a reactive dog
Maize divides opinion, though here it is named and quantified

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

How this scores

How we score

61.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult dogs. The label asks just 70 to 100 grams for a 3kg to 5kg dog, so weigh to that and adjust by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Small Breed Adult 61.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It gets there on fundamentals: a properly declared chicken share and carbohydrate a little under the category's typical figure, with the strength spread across the panel.

What's in it

Chicken meal26%Leading with meal is the more honest construction: it is already dried, so its share survives cooking.
Fresh chicken, chicken fat, chicken gravy12.5%, 5%, 2.5%Completes the 46% chicken total.
Rice23%
Maize19%A workable energy source when named and dosed like this.
Beet pulp4%
Brewers yeast, salmon oilOmega 3 for the coat from the oil.
Whole dried egg, mineralsEgg rounds out the amino acids.
Chicory root extract, yeasts0.16%, 0.11%Two prebiotics.
Yucca, glucosamine, chondroitin0.02%, 0.02%, 0.015%Joint support at trace level.
Cranberry, green tea, pomegranate extracts0.01% down to 0.005%

A chelated trace mineral panel with every dose printed, zinc at 64.2 mg per kilo at the head of it.

Named ingredients

Chicken (46%) (Chicken Meal 26%, Fresh Chicken 12.5%, Chicken Fat 5%, Chicken Gravy (2.5%), Rice (23%), Maize (19%), Beet Pulp (4%), Brewers Yeast, Salmon Oil, Whole Dried Egg, Minerals, Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Pre-biotic Fructooligosaccharide) (0.16%), Yeasts (as a source Beta-glucans, Pre-biotic Mannanoligosaccharides) (0.11%), Yucca Extract (0.02%), Glucosamine (0.02%), Chondroitin (0.015%), Cranberry Extract (0.01%), Green Tea Extract (0.005%), Pomegranate Extract (0.005%)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

364.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

44.2%

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.

Oils

100%

Pricing & size