Dr Clauders

Dr Clauders Mini review

Name: Dr Clauders Mini
Brand: Dr Clauders

50.9/100Good

DryPuppy

A small breed puppy food with a long list and a declared calcium figure, in the lower reaches of our Good band. What holds it there is the naming: not one animal ingredient gives a species. The starch also runs heavy for a growth recipe.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breeds in their puppy months, the dogs the maker names
Pups that do better away from wheat. Millet and potato flour carry the starch
Owners who want a calcium figure to exist: 1.2% of dry matter, within the range growth asks for
Pups that like variety, with liver meal, egg powder, fish meal and mussel powder behind the poultry

Worth watching

No animal ingredient names its species, which makes a known meat intolerance hard to plan around
Estimated carbohydrate at 48.4% of dry matter, against a puppy typical of 39.0%

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

How this scores

How we score

50.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed puppies. Our estimate puts a 10kg pup between 4 and 12 months at roughly 196 to 239 grams a day, so read the guide against today's weight and check the outline as you go.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Dr Clauders Mini 50.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Average on protein, balance and transparency alike, it sits in the lower reaches of the band, with value the one Good reading.

What's in it

Poultry meat22%Fresh form for palatability. Poultry covers any bird, and the maker can change it between batches.
Millet, potato flourMillet is easy to digest and free of gluten.
Poultry meat meal10%Concentrated protein that survives cooking; still no species.
Poultry fat
Liver meal, protein hydrolysate, egg powder, fish mealReal work done anonymously: none of the animals is named.
Dried tomato, yeast
Chicory powder1%A prebiotic, through its inulin.
Celery, fish oil, peas, carrots, saltFish oil for marine omega 3.
Apple, cranberry, blueberries, seaweed, mussel powder, marigold, yuccaA well chosen finish at small inclusions.

No additive panel is published, so the vitamin and mineral side cannot be checked.

Named ingredients

Poultry meat (22%), millet, potato flour, poultry meat meal (10%), poultry fat, liver meal, protein hydrolysate, egg powder, fish meal, tomato (dried), yeast, chicory powder (1%), celery (dried), fish oil, peas (dried), carrots (dried), sodium chloride, apple (dried), cranberry (dehydrated), blueberries (dried), seaweed (dried), mussel powder, marigold (dried), yucca shidigera powder.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

362.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

48.4%

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

44.5%

Carbs

44.5%

Veg

2.3%

Oils

5.8%

Other

2.9%

Pricing & size