Ava

Ava Small Breed Puppy review

Name: Ava Small Breed Puppy
Brand: Ava

67.2/100Good

DryPuppy

A chicken puppy kibble for small dogs at their fastest growth, and it sits in our Good band. The label is the strength here: chicken split into meal, fresh meat, fat and gravy for 56.5% in all, and calcium printed at 1.74% of dry matter. The joint extras at the end are light.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed puppies, the size it was built for
Owners who check the calcium line first
Lively little pups, at an estimated 383 kcal per 100g
Gut support named and measured: chicory root extract and a yeast source of MOS

Worth watching

Salmon oil and whole dried egg, so not a single-protein food
Calcium pitched for small breeds, above large-breed growth levels

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

How this scores

How we score

67.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed puppies. A bigger pup in the same house needs its own food, and the bag's growth chart wants rereading every week or two.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Small Breed Puppy 67.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It finishes clear of the typical puppy kibble, with transparency Outstanding and the grain doing a little less of the work than usual.

What's in it

Chicken meal29%Water already out, so it carries close to as printed.
Fresh chicken17.5%Loses most of its weight in the oven.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy7.5%, 2.5%Completes the 56.5% chicken share.
Brown rice22.5%Whole grain, bran and all.
Maize10%
Beet pulp3.5%Gentle fibre most puppies handle well.
Whole dried egg, salmon oilEasily used protein, and marine omega 3 for brain and coat. Both break a chicken-only claim.
Brewers yeast, minerals
Chicory root extract, yeasts0.16%, 0.11%Prebiotics for the friendly gut bacteria.
Yucca, glucosamine, chondroitin, cranberry, green tea, pomegranate0.02% down to 0.005%Garnish at these levels.

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

Calcium at 1.74% of dry matter suits small breed growth; a large-breed puppy needs a food built for its pace.

Named ingredients

Chicken (56.5%) (Chicken Meal 29%, Fresh Chicken 17.5%, Chicken Fat 7.5%, Chicken Gravy 2.5%), Brown Rice (22.5%), Maize (10%), Beet Pulp (3.5%), Whole Dried Egg, Salmon Oil, Brewers Yeast, Minerals, Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Pre-biotic Fructooligosaccharide) (0.16%), Yeasts (as a source Beta-glucans, Pre-biotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (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

One chicken kibble for small breed puppies, with the chicken broken into four parts and the full analysis printed down to calcium.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

383 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

31%

Fat

19%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

33.7%

Fat

20.7%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

35%

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

58.3%

Added water

2.5%

Carbs

36%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

1.4%

Other

1.7%