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Ava Wet Food Mature: Chicken Pâté review

Name: Ava Wet Food Mature: Chicken Pâté
Brand: Ava

52.8/100Good

WetAdultSenior

Flavour

The house recipe pointed at an older dog, in our Good band, sold as a multipack and as a single chicken pâté. The meat is named and counted at 43%, and the joint pair is printed. Fish oil brings the omega-3.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Senior dogs that still eat with enthusiasm. This is a full-flavoured meat tin
Owners who want the animal named and counted
Dogs slowing down at the hips, with glucosamine at 0.018% and chondroitin at 0.008%
Older dogs that drink less than they used to; the tins are 78% moisture
A dog that has gone off chicken, as the lamb tin runs the same recipe

Worth watching

Fish oil and whole dried egg beside the meat, so more animals than the name suggests
Calcium at 4.09% of dry matter, a heavy mineral load for an older dog
Carbohydrate estimated at 35.5% of dry matter, where typical adult wet food runs at 15.8%

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

How this scores

How we score

52.8/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A 15kg dog eats a little over two tins a day, and calcium is the figure to raise at the next check-up.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Ava Wet Food Mature 68.5
Chicken Pâté 52.8

All two Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The carbohydrate share keeps both a step under the middle of a strong wet field, and the single pâté reads lower on protein and processing for the same recipe.

What's in it

Chicken43%Named and counted, in fresh form.
Brown rice9%The named starch, and most of the 35.5% carbohydrate in dry matter.
MineralsHigh on the list, and calcium comes out at 4.09% of dry matter.
Beet pulp, brewers yeast
Fish oilNamed, and the omega-3 source behind much of the senior advice.
Whole dried eggA little more protein, and another animal on the label.
Chicory root extract, yeasts0.040% and 0.028%Food for the gut bacteria.
Glucosamine, chondroitin0.018% and 0.008%A small daily top-up for the joints.
Yucca, cranberry, green tea, pomegranate extracts0.005% down to 0.001%

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, copper and manganese as chelates, usually the better absorbed form, and selenium as selenised yeast.

Calcium at 4.09% of dry matter is a heavy mineral load for an older dog, worth mentioning at the next check-up.

Named ingredients

Chicken (43%), Brown Rice (9%), Minerals, Beet Pulp, Brewers Yeast, Fish Oil, Whole Dried Egg, Chicory Root Extract (as a source of Prebiotic Fructooligosaccharide) (0.040%), Yeasts (as a source of Beta-glucans and Prebiotic Mannanoligosaccharide) (0.028%), Glucosamine (0.018%), Chondroitin (0.008%), Yucca Extract (0.005%), Cranberry Extract (0.002%), Green Tea Extract (0.001%), Pomegranate Extract (0.001%)

Against the range

Animals: Chicken only; The multipack adds a lamb tin.
Protein and processing: Average; Excellent on the multipack.
Recipe and analysis: Same 43% chicken, same fish oil; Nothing distinguishes it from the multipack tins.

The same food in the bowl as the multipack chicken tin, bought one at a time.

The same recipe sits under both listings: 43% chicken or lamb in fresh form, brown rice at 9%, fish oil and whole dried egg, with glucosamine and chondroitin printed. Minerals come high on the list and calcium converts to 4.09% of dry matter. Carrageenan and guar gum set the pâté. Only the multipack carries the lamb tin.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

94.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

Fibre

0.2%

Ash

Moisture

78%

Dry weight

Protein

31.8%

Fat

22.7%

Fibre

0.9%

Ash

9.1%

Carbs

35.5%

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

44.6%

Added water

28.7%

Carbs

16.6%

Oils

1.4%

Other

8.6%

Pricing & size