Dr Veneta

Dr Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Shiny review

Name: Dr Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Shiny
Brand: Dr Veneta

89.5/100Outstanding

Freeze-driedPuppyAdult

An Outstanding freeze-dried food that pairs 50% turkey with 30% salmon, a lot of oily fish for something this concentrated. The analysis is strikingly rich: fat is 43.1% of dry matter and every 100g carries 560 kcal. Carrot is the one real plant entry.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Skin and coat work, with salmon at 30% carrying the oils
Hungry, hard-running dogs. A small measure holds a lot of energy
Fussy eaters, since oily fish and freeze drying make a very aromatic bowl
Puppies, adults and seniors, all listed on one pack
Fish in the bowl without giving up poultry; turkey still leads

Worth watching

Turkey and salmon both, so it serves neither a fish-avoiding nor a poultry-avoiding dog
A settled dog needs honest portions of a recipe this rich
Calcium at 0.64% of dry matter, light for raising a large breed puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

89.5/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. If it will be the only dinner, ask Dr Veneta how the vitamins and minerals are covered, since no premix is declared.

Food type

Freeze-dried

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Dr Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Shiny 89.5

All one Outstanding. Typical dry food: Good.

A shade above the middle of a freeze-dried field that is strong to begin with, on a clean run of Outstanding pillars.

What's in it

Turkey50%The leaner half of the meat share.
Salmon30%What the name is about: long chain omega 3, and coats show diet early.
Carrot17%A big single vegetable, doing the plant work more or less alone.
BlackberryFrom here the label stops printing percentages.
Beet pulp, seaweedFermentable fibre; seaweed for iodine.
Fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae, chicory rootMOS, beta glucans and FOS, to keep the gut population fed.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, yuccaThe joints.
Dandelion root, green tea, hawthorn leaf, nettle, rosehip, parsley, chamomile, lemon balm

No vitamin and mineral panel, and no synthetic premix declared. Ask the maker if this is the only food.

Calcium at 0.64% of dry matter is on the light side for a large breed puppy. Talk to the maker first.

Named ingredients

Turkey (50%), Salmon (30%), Carrot (17%), Blackberry, Beet pulp, Seaweed, Fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae(as a source of prebiotic MOS and beta glucans), Chicory root (as a source of prebiotic FOS), Glucosamine, Chondroitin sulphate, Yucca, Dandelion root, Green tea, Hawthorn leaf, Nettle, Rosehip, Parsley, Chamomile, Lemon Balm.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

560 kcal/100g

Protein

39.8%

Fat

42.58%

Fibre

0.9%

Ash

6.4%

Moisture

1.3%

Dry weight

Protein

40.3%

Fat

43.1%

Fibre

0.9%

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

9.2%

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

80%

Carbs

1.1%

Veg

17.6%

Other

1.3%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £29.90 (RRP)
Pack: 125g, 500g (also sold inside the 625 g Discover Set and the 2.5 kg Wellness Set)
A 15kg dog eats: 95 to 160 g a day, 130 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £3.89

So much energy comes from fat that portions run small: 95 to 160 grams a day for a 15kg adult.

Budget end of the market for a freeze-dried food, and strong value for what is in the recipe.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.