Darf

Darf Complete Adult Dry Small Breed review

Name: Darf Complete Adult Dry Small Breed
Brand: Darf

73.3/100Excellent

Cold pressedAdultSenior

A cold-pressed pellet for the small dog with a large appetite, and it lands in our Excellent band. The 60% meat share is written out cut by cut across nine entries and four animals, organs included. At 424 kcal per 100g, a small dog gets what it needs from a modest bowlful.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small adult and older dogs, the only size the recipe is labelled for
A busy small dog, since the concentrated pellet keeps the portion sensible
Owners who want organ meat on the label, with heart, lung, tripe and liver given 3% each
Dogs that like variety: beef, chicken, lamb and goat share the meat block
A small mouth, as the dense pellet softens and breaks apart once wet

Worth watching

Four animals in one recipe, so it cannot carry an exclusion trial or a single-protein plan
Krill and millet both on the list, so it is neither seafood free nor cereal free
High energy density: a harmless-looking scoop can be a large part of a small dog's day

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

How this scores

How we score

73.3/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult and senior dogs. Weigh the portion on kitchen scales, because at 424 kcal per 100g a little extra adds up quickly.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Darf Complete Adult Dry Small Breed 73.3

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

The ingredients list is doing better than the analysis: transparency reads Outstanding, while the large plant fraction holds nutritional balance back.

What's in it

Chicken necks12%Bone-in poultry.
Beef meat12%The red muscle share.
Lamb meat, goat meat9% each
Chicken meat6%
Beef heart, lung, tripe, liver3% eachThe organ quartet most labels leave out, carrying vitamins and trace minerals muscle meat alone would miss.
Dried carrot15%Soluble fibre and natural sugars.
Dried apple14%
Millet5%A gentle, gluten-free grain.
Krill, coconut oil2% eachMarine omega fats from the krill; coconut oil is a fast-burning fat.
Nettle1%

One line, a vitamin and mineral supplement at 0.5%, with no doses printed against the individual vitamins or minerals.

Named ingredients

60% meat (12% chicken necks, 12% beef meat, 9% lamb meat, 9% goat meat, 6% chicken meat, 3% beef heart, 3% beef lung, 3% beef tripe, 3% beef liver), 15% dried carrot, 14% dried apple, 5% millet, 2% krill, 2% coconut oil, 1% nettle

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

424 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

12%

Fibre

1.76%

Ash

5.97%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.8%

Fat

12.4%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

6.2%

Carbs

52.8%

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

62.6%

Carbs

5.1%

Veg

30.3%

Oils

Pricing & size