Dachshund Superfood

Dachshund Superfood Puppy: English Free Range Turkey review

Name: Dachshund Superfood Puppy: English Free Range Turkey
Brand: Dachshund Superfood

77.2/100Excellent

DryPuppy

Flavour

A small breed growth range in our Excellent band, a step above the typical puppy dry food. Both recipes print the figure that matters most on a puppy bag: calcium, and both land inside the range growing bone works to. The meat headline is split into its parts, so the 65% reads as more than a slogan.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dachshund puppies and other small breeds, the shape the range is drawn for
Owners who read the calcium line first
Joints looked after early, glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin sulphate all dosed in print
Grain-free households. Beans and sweet potato bind the kibble
Pups that do best on a meat-led bowl

Worth watching

The feeding guide stops at 12kg, so a bigger pup runs off the chart while still growing
No additive panel, so the vitamin and trace mineral doses are not there to check
The superfood blend is a garnish, each entry equivalent to 4% fresh

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

How this scores

How we score

77.2/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed puppies. A pup's needs at three months differ from six, so read the pack's guide and let the waistline confirm it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

English Free Range Turkey 77.2
Scottish Salmon 74.7

All two Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

The pair sit close together in Excellent, and neither has a weak side.

What's in it

Turkey and pork: freshly prepared free range turkey, dried pork, dried turkey, turkey gravy, turkey fat65% (35%, 14%, 11.5%, 2.5%, 2%)The dried portions count for more than their share suggests.
Sweet potato
Beans
Beet pulpGentle fibre.
Dried superfood blend: parsley, papaya, nettle, courgette, pumpkinEach equivalent to 4% fresh. Seasoning.
Minerals, omega 3 supplement
Joint pack: glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate180, 180, 125 mg/kgA working joint package.
FOS, MOS175, 50 mg/kgFood for the helpful bacteria while a young digestion settles.
Olive extract0.01%

Pork sits alongside the turkey, so this is two meats, not a single-protein recipe.

Named ingredients

65% Turkey & Pork (35% Freshly Prepared Free Range Turkey, 14% Dried Pork, 11.5% Dried Turkey, 2.5% Turkey Gravy, 2% Turkey Fat), Sweet Potato, Beans, Beet Pulp, Dried Superfood Blend* (including Parsley, Papaya, Nettle, Courgette, Pumpkin), Minerals, Omega 3 Supplement, Joint Pack (Glucosamine 180 mg/kg, Methylsulfonylmethane 180 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 125 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 175 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 50 mg/kg), Olive Extract (0.01%), *Each equivalent to 4% Fresh Ingredients

Against the range

Meat: Turkey and dried pork; The salmon is one fish throughout.
Protein, dry matter: 40.8%; 35.9% on the salmon.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 30.4%; 36.9% on the salmon.
Calcium, dry matter: 1.41%; 1.30% on the salmon.

The meatier, lighter-starch recipe, and pork is a meat few dog foods use.

Both recipes lead with 65% animal ingredients, split into fresh meat, dried meat, gravy and fat or oil. Sweet potato and beans bind the kibble, with beet pulp for gentle fibre and no cereal on either list. Calcium is declared on both and sits inside the range growing bone needs.

Joint and prebiotic supplements carry milligram doses on both labels, and a superfood blend declared by equivalence closes each list. There is no separate additive panel, so the vitamin and trace mineral doses cannot be checked. What varies is the meat, the protein level and the starch.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

372 kcal/100g

Protein

37.5%

Fat

14.5%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

40.8%

Fat

15.8%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

30.4%

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

62.5%

Added water

2.5%

Carbs

26.4%

Other

8.6%

Pricing & size