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Burns Puppy Original Lamb & Rice review

Name: Burns Puppy Original Lamb & Rice
Brand: Burns

55.7/100Good

DryPuppy

Burns Puppy Original Lamb & Rice is the red meat puppy recipe in the range, and lamb is the only meat in it. It is a gentle, rice based bowl with a lighter meat load than the growth kibbles that finish above it. The food sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies who do better on red meat, or who have already turned their nose up at poultry
Pups avoiding chicken and beef entirely
A prebiotic printed on the label: chicory extract at 0.1%
Growing dogs with an ordinary appetite and a delicate stomach
Owners who like trace minerals chelated, with copper, manganese and zinc in that form

Worth watching

Rice protein and pea protein, so part of the 24.0% comes from plants
Calcium at 1.74% of dry matter, above what large and giant breed growth usually calls for
Salmon oil, so not fish free

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

How this scores

How we score

55.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. Owners of big breeds should go straight to the calcium figure, and every owner should portion from the bag's chart for age and expected adult weight.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Burns Puppy Original Lamb & Rice 55.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A complete, clearly printed label, held at Average on protein and balance because plant proteins do part of the work the lamb would.

What's in it

Dried lamb20%The only meat. Dried, so the share carries into the kibble much as stated.
White rice17%
Brown rice15%A forgiving base for a young digestion.
Rice proteinA by-product used to lift the protein figure.
OatsSoft fibre and B vitamins.
Lamb fatNamed, where many labels write animal fat.
Peas, pea proteinMore plant protein in the 24.0%.
Salmon oilMarine omega 3 for coat and brain; puts fish in the bowl.
Seaweed, mineralsSeaweed for iodine.
Chicory extract0.1%Prebiotic FOS.

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

Calcium works out at 1.74% of dry matter, above what large and giant breed growth usually calls for.

Named ingredients

Dried Lamb (20%), White Rice (17%), Brown Rice (15%), Rice Protein, Oats, Lamb Fat, Peas, Pea Protein, Salmon Oil, Seaweed, Minerals, Chicory Extract (Prebiotic FOS 0.1%).

Against the range

A single recipe. Dried lamb at 20% is the only meat and lamb fat the named animal fat, on a base of white rice at 17% and brown rice at 15%. Rice protein and pea protein help lift the declared protein to 24.0%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

361 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

15%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

46.4%

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

20%

Carbs

73%

Veg

1.3%

Oils

5.3%

Other

0.5%

Pricing & size