Collards

Collards Puppy Dry Turkey & Rice review

Name: Collards Puppy Dry Turkey & Rice
Brand: Collards

62.8/100Good

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A single-bird puppy kibble that prints exactly where its turkey comes from: 31% meal, 6.5% fat and 2% gravy. It reads in our Good band. The label names percentages right down to the rosemary, and the calcium figure makes it a better fit for small and medium pups than for big ones.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies raised on turkey, the only meat on the list
Small and medium breeds, the sizes its mineral level suits most comfortably
Owners who want the meat broken down, with meal, fat and gravy each given a figure
Pups that do better at a gentler energy level: an estimated 353 kcal per 100g against the typical 376
Gut and coat extras named, from chicory FOS at 0.25% to salmon oil

Worth watching

Calcium at 1.92% of dry matter, over the mark large-breed growth plans tend to use
Salmon oil in a turkey-led bowl, which matters for a fish sensitivity
Brown rice, white rice and barley, so not one for a grain-free plan
Energy is our estimate, so let the pup's condition set the portions

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

How this scores

How we score

62.8/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, though it sits most comfortably with small and medium breeds. For a pup that will finish large or giant, check the calcium against the growth plan with your vet first.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Collards Puppy Dry Turkey & Rice 62.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Just inside the middle of the puppy kibble shelf, lifted by a label that itemises its turkey down to the gravy, with starch bang on the typical.

What's in it

Turkey: turkey meat meal, turkey fat, turkey gravy39.5% (31%, 6.5%, 2%)The meal is the workhorse, dried first so the percentage carries through. Fat and gravy get a young dog eating.
Brown rice, white rice, whole barley14%, 13%, 12%A mix of grains in place of one big entry.
Potato proteinA plant protein topping up the total.
Whole linseed, sugar beet pulp4.5% eachLinseed for plant omega 3; beet pulp is a well-tolerated fibre.
Salmon oilMarine fats, and the one fish on a turkey-only list.
Dried alfalfa, natural seaweed meal1%, 0.5%Trace minerals; seaweed for iodine.
Fructo-oligosaccharide (chicory root)0.25%The prebiotic.
Sodium chloride, potassium chloride, methionine
Yucca extract, L-carnitine, marigold extract, rosemary extract0.01%, 0.005% eachRosemary as a natural antioxidant.

Headed as nutritional additives on the label, with no doses published.

Calcium converts to 1.92% of dry matter, above where large-breed growth plans normally aim.

Named ingredients

Turkey 39.5% (Turkey Meat Meal 31%, Turkey Fat 6.5%, Turkey Gravy 2%), Brown Rice 14%, White Rice 13%, Whole Barley 12%, Potato Protein, Whole Linseed 4.5%, Sugar Beet Pulp 4.5%, Salmon oil, Dried Alfalfa 1%, Natural Seaweed Meal 0.5%, Fructo-Oligosaccharide (from chicory root extract) 0.25%, Sodium chloride, Potassium chloride, Methionine, Yucca extract 0.01%, L-Carnitine, Marigold extract 0.005%, Rosemary extract 0.005%.

Against the range

One recipe, with turkey as the only meat at 39.5%, itemised as meal, fat and gravy. Brown rice, white rice and whole barley carry the starch, linseed and salmon oil the fats, and calcium is declared. The vitamin and trace element panel is the one part left without doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

353.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

29%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.9%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

39%

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

37.5%

Added water

Carbs

49.4%

Veg

1.5%

Oils

1.9%

Other

7.7%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.90 (RRP)
Pack: 2 kg resealable bag, 10 kg bag - the page lists: 2kg Turkey & Rice dry food resealable bag; 10kg Turkey & Rice dry food bag
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 215 to 260 g a day, 240 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.94

The label's table runs from 70g a day up to 430g as a pup grows, so there is no single daily figure.

One of the cheaper dry foods, though still a touch dear for its analysis.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.