Dachshund Superfood

Dachshund Superfood Puppy: Scottish Salmon review

Name: Dachshund Superfood Puppy: Scottish Salmon
Brand: Dachshund Superfood

74.7/100Excellent

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

74.7/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

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

Salmon

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

Salmon: freshly prepared Scottish salmon, dried salmon, salmon oil, salmon gravy65% (35%, 22%, 5%, 3%)One fish for the whole meat share.
Sweet potato
Beans
Beet pulp
Omega 3 supplementNo species named.
Dried superfood blend: dill, spinach, fennel, asparagus, tomato
Minerals
FOS, MOS192, 48 mg/kg
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate170, 170, 125 mg/kg
Nucleotides, olive extract0.01% (olive)Nucleotides only in this recipe.

The omega 3 supplement names no species, so confirm with the maker before a strict elimination plan.

Named ingredients

65% Salmon (35% Freshly Prepared Scottish Salmon, 22% Dried Salmon, 5% Salmon Oil, 3% Salmon Gravy), Sweet Potato, Beans, Beet Pulp, Omega 3 Supplement, Dried Superfood Blend* (Including Dill, Spinach, Fennel, Asparagus, Tomato), Minerals, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 192 mg/kg), Glucosamine (170 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 48 mg/kg), Nucleotides, Olive Extract (0.01%), *Each equivalent to 4% Fresh Ingredients

Against the range

Other animals on the label: None; The turkey recipe adds pork.
Protein, dry matter: 35.9%; 40.8% on the turkey.
Energy: 380 kcal per 100g; 372 on the turkey.

For a pup raised on a single protein, the more useful label of the two.

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

380 kcal/100g

Protein

33%

Fat

14.5%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

35.9%

Fat

15.8%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

36.9%

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%

Added water

Carbs

26.1%

Other

8.9%

Pricing & size