Darf

Darf Complete Adult Dry Regular review

Name: Darf Complete Adult Dry Regular
Brand: Darf

63.7/100Good

Cold pressedAdultSenior

The everyday bag of the Darf range: a cold-pressed pellet whose 60% meat share is broken into named cuts, chicken necks and beef at 12% each, lamb and goat at 9% apiece. It is written for the adult or older dog with a good appetite and no dietary complications. Good band, and the only recipe here sold in a 19kg bag.

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Our view

Likely to suit

The adult or older dog with nothing to fix
Owners who want each animal named and measured: chicken necks, beef, lamb and goat
Big dogs and multi-dog homes, as it comes in a 19kg bag as well as the 4kg
Dogs that do well on variety. Four species share one meat block
A moderate eater that holds condition easily, at 387 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

The printed list stops after goat, so the plant side of the recipe is not on this label
Chicken necks lead the meat, so the bowl is not poultry free
Four animals in one recipe rules it out for an elimination diet

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

How this scores

How we score

63.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The daily amount is our estimate, so weigh the first few days and adjust by your dog's waistline.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Darf Complete Adult Dry Regular 63.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

What is printed here is printed well; the missing plant side of the list and a deliberately ordinary analysis are what keep it from climbing.

What's in it

Chicken necks12%Bone-in poultry, where much of the mineral content arrives. Ash at 7.5% of dry matter follows from it.
Beef12%The red meat.
Lamb, goat9% eachGoat rarely turns up in a mainstream recipe, useful for a dog that has been through the common meats.
Rest of the listThe printed list breaks off here. Carbohydrate estimates at 54.3% of dry matter, so a sizeable plant fraction is in there.

A vitamin and mineral supplement at 0.5% of the recipe, with no individual doses given.

The published ingredient list is incomplete: it ends after the meat, and the plant ingredients are not named.

Named ingredients

60% meat (12% chicken necks, 12% beef, 9% lamb, 9% goat, 6%

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

386.8 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

10%

Fibre

2.72%

Ash

7.19%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

10.4%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

7.5%

Carbs

54.3%

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

100%

Pricing & size