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Burns Puppy Original Chicken & Rice review

Name: Burns Puppy Original Chicken & Rice
Brand: Burns

61.6/100Good

DryPuppy

A Good puppy kibble that keeps chicken as the only animal on the list, from the meat down to the oil. Brown and white rice at 22% each make the base. The recipe shifts with the bag size: chicken meal at 30% in the larger bags, dried chicken at 31% in the 2kg.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies kept to one animal, chicken being the only species on either version
Pups who settle on a cereal base, oats behind the two rices
A food meant to stay quiet in a young dog
Chelated copper, manganese and zinc on the panel
Toy to medium pups, for whom the calcium reads comfortably

Worth watching

A different recipe by bag: only the 2kg adds the chicory prebiotic
Calcium at 1.74% of dry matter, more than a big breed growth ration usually carries, so set a big pup's portion with your vet
Carbohydrate at 50.0% of dry matter, against a typical 39.0%
No energy figure on the bag; ours is an estimate

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

How this scores

How we score

61.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, though the calcium suits toy to medium breeds best. Start from the bag's chart for age and expected size, then correct by feel.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Burns Puppy Original Chicken & Rice 61.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Built to be tolerated, with rice and oats outweighing a single chicken inclusion; the full label and the one animal are what it gets right.

What's in it

Chicken meal (6kg, 12kg) or dried chicken (2kg)30% or 31%Water already out, so the share holds up in the kibble.
Brown rice22%Structural work.
White rice22%
OatsSoft fibre and B vitamins.
Peas
Chicken oilThe named fat, and the last animal entry.
Sunflower oil, seaweedSeaweed brings iodine.
Minerals
Chicory extract (2kg recipe only)0.1%Prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides.

Taurine at 1000mg per kilo, copper, manganese and zinc as amino acid chelates, and selenium from selenised yeast.

Calcium converts to 1.74% of dry matter, a figure to weigh for a pup that will finish large or giant.

The 2kg bag uses dried chicken and adds chicory; the 6kg and 12kg use chicken meal.

Named ingredients

6kg and 12kg Recipe: Chicken Meal (30%); Brown Rice (22%); White Rice (22%); Oats; Peas; Chicken Oil; Sunflower Oil; Seaweed; Minerals. 2kg Recipe: Dried Chicken (31%), Brown Rice (22%), White Rice (22%), Oats, Peas, Chicken Oil, Sunflower Oil, Seaweed, Minerals, Chicory Extract (Prebiotic FOS 0.1%).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

347 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

50%

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.

Carbs

63.4%

Veg

1.8%

Oils

34.1%

Other

0.7%

Pricing & size