Ava

Ava Weight Management Adult review

Name: Ava Weight Management Adult
Brand: Ava

60.7/100Good

DryAdult

Ava Weight Management Adult is a reduced fat kibble that still leads with chicken at 35%. Fibre is raised so the bowl satisfies, and L-carnitine is dosed at 200 mg to keep fat metabolism ticking. It lands in our Good band, alongside the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs carrying extra weight. Fat is trimmed to 6.8% and the energy density kept low for a kibble
Owners who want a diet food that still leads with meat
Perpetually hungry dieters: fibre at 6.0% makes dinner feel bigger than its calorie count
Heavier dogs whose joints take the load, with glucosamine and chondroitin on the list
Any build, on a feeding scale that runs from toy weights to the giants

Worth watching

Results depend on weighing portions against the table. Free feeding quietly undoes the recipe's work
Chicken, egg and fish all appear on the list
A fair share of the filling from grain and pulses, for a dog that does best on a meatier bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

60.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for overweight adults of every size. Weigh each portion against the weight management table and check the dog on the scales regularly.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Weight Management Adult 60.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Trimming fat pushes the plant share up and costs it on our scale, though protein holds at 29.3% of dry matter where a diet food needs it most.

What's in it

Chicken: chicken meal, fresh chicken, chicken gravy35%Weighted to meal at 26.5%, with just 5% fresh. Protects protein while cutting energy.
Brown rice25%
Whole oats17%Soluble fibre that helps a dog feel fed.
Beet pulp7%The main source of the raised fibre, bulk without the calories.
Dried alfalfa, pea starch, brewers yeast
Minerals, whole dried eggEgg joins the allergen list.
Salmon oil, pea fibreSo the food is not fish free.
Chicory root extract, yeasts0.16%, 0.11%Prebiotics for steady digestion.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.06%, 0.045%A nod to the load extra weight puts on joints.
Yucca, cranberry, pomegranate, green tea extracts0.02% down to 0.005%

L-carnitine at 200 mg per kilo, with the trace minerals chelated and dosed on the label, zinc leading at 64.2 mg.

Named ingredients

Chicken (35%) (Chicken Meal 26.5%, Fresh Chicken 5%, Chicken Gravy 3.5%), Brown Rice (25%), Whole Oats (17%), Beet Pulp (7%), Dried Alfalfa, Pea Starch, Brewers Yeast, Minerals, Whole Dried Egg, Salmon Oil, Pea Fibre, Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Pre-biotic Fructooligosaccharide) (0.16%), Glucosamine (0.06%), Chondroitin (0.045%), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans, Pre-biotic Mannanoligosaccharides) (0.11%), Yucca Extract (0.02%), Cranberry Extract (0.01%), Pomegranate Extract (0.005%), Green Tea Extract (0.005%)

Against the range

A single recipe. Chicken at 35% leads, built mostly from chicken meal at 26.5%, with brown rice at 25% and whole oats at 17% behind it. There is no separate chicken fat entry, which is how fat stays at 6.8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

305.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27%

Fat

6.8%

Fibre

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

7.4%

Fibre

6.5%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

47.6%

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

33%

Added water

3.5%

Carbs

54.9%

Veg

5.1%

Oils

0.5%

Other

3.1%