Belcando

Belcando Junior Grain-Free review

Name: Belcando Junior Grain-Free
Brand: Belcando

53.5/100Good

DryPuppy

A Good grain-free growth kibble built on birds it never names. Fresh poultry leads at 40% with dried poultry protein at 14%, amaranth stands in for cereal, and krill and sea fish meal add a marine layer high up. The mineral side holds up well, with calcium declared at 1.33% of dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners of medium and giant pups who check calcium first; it sits inside the range growth works to
A cereal-free bowl, amaranth at 16% with potato starch and pea flour
Pups that take to a marine note: krill and sea fish meal at 2.5% each
Owners who like a dose against every name on the panel

Worth watching

Poultry is the only word for the birds, so a species-specific plan needs the maker's answer
Krill, sea fish meal and salmon oil all put fish in the recipe

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

How this scores

How we score

53.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and giant breed puppies. Feed to the bag's chart for the adult weight you expect, and let the pup's shape settle the final number.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Medium, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Belcando Junior Grain-Free 53.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A generous-looking list reads plainer once the fresh meat's water is gone and the birds stay unnamed, which is what holds it where it is.

What's in it

Fresh poultry meat40%Mostly water, much of which cooks away. No bird named.
Amaranth16%A seed, not a cereal.
Low-ash poultry protein, dried14%Does the heavier work on the protein line.
Potato starch, pea flour
Krill, sea fish meal2.5% eachWith the salmon oil, the source of the long-chain omega 3.
Hydrolysed gelatin, dried baker's yeast2.5% each
Dried egg, carob bean gum
Dicalcium phosphateAdded on purpose for growing bone.
Poultry fat, beet pulp, chia seeds, hydrolysed poultry liverMore unnamed bird.
Salmon oil, sodium chloride, potassium chloride

A dose against every name, from vitamin D3 at 1,500 IU to taurine at 500 mg and zinc at 125 mg; no lecithin is declared on this bag.

Energy is our estimate at 354 kcal per 100g, under the 376 a growth kibble usually carries, so a hungry pup gets through a bag faster.

Named ingredients

Fresh poultry meat (40%); Amaranth (16%); Low-ash poultry protein, dried (14%); Potato starch; Pea flour; Ground zooplankton (Krill, 2.5%); Sea fish meal (2.5%); Hydrolyzed gelatin (2.5%); Dried baker's yeast (2.5%); Dried egg; Dried carob bean gum; Dicalcium phosphate; Poultry fat; De-sugared dried beet pulp; Chia seeds; Hydrolyzed poultry liver; Salmon oil; Sodium chloride; Potassium chloride

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

354.3 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

7.4%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

28.9%

Fat

16.7%

Fibre

3.1%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

43.1%

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

74.1%

Oils

25.9%

Pricing & size