Carnilove

Carnilove True Fresh Adult Small Breed review

Name: Carnilove True Fresh Adult Small Breed
Brand: Carnilove

69.9/100Good

DryAdult

Fresh duck at 60% in a denser biscuit for small dogs. Beef fat goes up to 7%, which lifts energy to 379 kcal per 100g so a small stomach fills its tank in few mouthfuls. It finishes in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small adults with real energy needs
Dogs that do better on duck than on chicken
Grain-free homes. Peas, chickpeas and red lentils supply the starch
Fussy little eaters, with hydrolysed liver at 3% for flavour

Worth watching

Beef fat, salmon oil and egg travel with the duck, so it is not a one-animal recipe
At 18% fat it is rich. Keep a lapdog's portion honest

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

How this scores

How we score

69.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small-breed adults; the label asks 65 to 110 grams a day for a 3kg to 6kg dog. Weigh it out, since the biscuit is dense.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Carnilove True Fresh Adult Small Breed 69.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A named fresh meat at a real majority, modest carbohydrate and a panel dosed to the milligram are what carry it.

What's in it

Fresh duck60%A named bird at that level, where small-breed foods often say poultry.
Yellow peas
Beef fat7%Raised from the standard recipe to push energy up.
Hydrolysed liver3%The flavour work.
Chickpeas, pumpkin, red lentils3%, 3%, unstated
Dried apple pulp, salmon oilSalmon oil at 2% for omega 3s.
Linseed, carrots, egg shellsEgg shells give calcium from a food source.
Potassium chloride, pea flour
Sea buckthorn, ginger, blueberries, rosemary, cranberries, thyme0.2% down to 0.1%Garnish at these levels.
Crustacean shells, chicory root, cartilage extract, brewer's yeast, Mojave yucca0.022% down to 0.0085%Glucosamine and chondroitin to note, not count on.

Every vitamin and trace element carries a figure, with taurine at 1,500 mg per kilo.

Named ingredients

Fresh duck (60%), yellow peas, beef fat (7%), hydrolysed liver (3%), chickpeas (3%), pumpkin (3%), red lentils, dried apple pulp (2.3.%), salmon oil (2%), linseed, carrots, egg shells, potassium chloride, pea flour, dried sea buckthorn (0.2%), dried ginger root (0.1%), dried blueberries (0.1%), dried rosemary (0.1%), dried cranberries (0.1%), dried thyme (0.1%), hydrolysed crustacean shells (source of glucosamine, 0.022%), chicory root (source of fructo-oligosaccharides, 0.0163%), cartilage extract (source of chondroitin, 0.014%), brewer's yeast (source of mannan-oligosaccharides, 0.013%), Mojave yucca (0.0085%).

Against the range

One recipe: the brand's fresh duck formula sized for small dogs, with beef fat raised to 7% for energy density. Peas, chickpeas and red lentils replace grain, and carbohydrate converts to an estimated 35.3% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

378.7 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

18%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

32.2%

Fat

20%

Fibre

4.2%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

35.3%

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

64%

Carbs

18.1%

Veg

6.3%

Oils

Other

2.5%

Pricing & size