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Different Dog Health+ Hearty Beef & Berries review

Name: Different Dog Health+ Hearty Beef & Berries
Brand: Different Dog

87.8/100Outstanding

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The substantial end of Different Dog's health shelf, in our Outstanding band. British beef takes 60% of the pot, and a quarter of the whole recipe is heart. Beef is the only meat on the label, and the analysis comes out unusually rich in fat.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that simply do better on red meat
Beef lovers. No second meat turns up anywhere
Active dogs that burn through their dinner
Puppies, adults and seniors, all on the same recipe
Owners who want organ meat counted in, heart at 25% and liver at 5%
A dog that enjoys fruit, with blackberries at 5% and no cereal

Worth watching

Scottish salmon oil at 1.2%, so fish is on an otherwise beef-only label
Fat at 38.4% of dry matter: start a settled, quieter dog at the bottom of the guide
Chelates from protein hydrolysates of unstated origin
Fridge space, and a day or two's discipline once a pot is open

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

How this scores

How we score

87.8/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Calcium is not declared, so ask Different Dog for the figure before a large-breed puppy goes on it.

Food type

Fresh

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Different Dog Health+ Hearty Beef & Berries 87.8

All one Outstanding. Typical fresh food: Outstanding.

The animal, the labelling and the analysis all pull the same way, which makes this a strong recipe in a strong field.

What's in it

Fresh beef forequarter and hindquarter30%Only half of the beef share.
Fresh beef heart25%A working muscle, not a trimming.
Fresh beef liver5%Among the densest sources of vitamin B12, vitamin A, copper and selenium.
Butternut squash, fresh red cabbage14% each
Blackberries5%Antioxidants and flavour, not bulk.
Button mushrooms3%
Vitamins and minerals
Scottish salmon oil1.2%Omega 3, and the one non-beef animal.
Coriander, chia seeds, kelp seaweed, turmeric0.7% down to 0.02%Kelp for iodine.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron and manganese as chelates and iodine; no copper on this recipe.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large-breed puppy, ask Different Dog for it.

Named ingredients

Human-Quality British Beef (60%) [Fresh Beef Forequarter and Hindquarter (30%), Fresh Beef Heart (25%), Fresh Beef Liver (5%)], Butternut Squash (14%), Fresh Red Cabbage (14%), Blackberries (5%), Button Mushrooms (3%), Vitamins & Minerals, Scottish Salmon Oil (1.2%), Coriander (0.7%), Chia Seeds (0.3%), Kelp Seaweed (0.3%), Turmeric (0.02%)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

158 kcal/100g

Protein

11.3%

Fat

10.7%

Fibre

Ash

1.9%

Moisture

72.1%

Dry weight

Protein

40.5%

Fat

38.4%

Fibre

7.2%

Ash

6.8%

Carbs

7.1%

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

60%

Added water

0.9%

Veg

28.3%

Oils

1.2%

Other

9.6%

Pricing & size