Engage

Engage Mother & Puppy review

Name: Engage Mother & Puppy
Brand: Engage

62.8/100Good

DryPuppy

A traditional grain-based kibble asked to feed a nursing mother and her litter from one bag, and it finishes in our Good band. Dried salmon leads the list, every grain is named, and protein converts to 31.9% of dry matter with fat at 18.7%. The gap is the calcium line, which the label leaves out.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Nursing and pregnant bitches as well as their puppies
Puppies who do well on grain
A dried meat first on the list, carrying its weight straight into the kibble
Growing pups with real energy to fuel
Breeders weaning a whole litter onto a familiar, no-frills kibble

Worth watching

No calcium figure anywhere, so a large breed pup has nothing on the pack to work from
Poultry meat and poultry fat name no bird, which makes an exclusion diet hard
The 39% meat figure is in the listing, never on the ingredients list itself

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

How this scores

How we score

62.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyAverage

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size and for mothers. For a large breed pup, get the calcium figure from Engage before relying on it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Engage Mother & Puppy 62.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Built along older lines, it is held back mostly by naming: unnamed poultry, and no calcium or energy figure on the label.

What's in it

Dehydrated salmon meatWater already gone, so its share stays intact in the kibble.
RiceEasily digested, one of the better cereals for a young dog.
Dehydrated poultry meatAny domestic fowl, and it can change between batches.
Pearled barley
Poultry fatNo bird named here either.
Sorghum, dehulled oatsSorghum is a gluten-free grain doing a plain starch job.
Full fat linseed, beet pulpPlant omega 3 and gentle fibre.
Chicken gravyAt least this bird is named.
Sodium chloride, yeast extract, chicory extractChicory brings inulin, a prebiotic.
Chondroitin and glucosaminePresent, with no amount given.

Zinc at 140 mg, iron at 134 mg, manganese at 65 mg and copper at 28 mg per kilo, mainly as oxides and sulphates, with vitamins A, D3 and E.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large breed pup, ask Engage for it.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated Salmon Meat, Rice, Dehydrated Poultry Meat, Pearled Barley, Poultry Fat, Sorghum, Dehulled Oats, Full Fat Linseed, Beet Pulp, Chicken Gravy, Sodium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Chicory Extract, Contains Chondroitin and Glucosamine. Meat content: 39% (stated only in the product listing/short description, not in the Composition block)

Against the range

One grain-based growth kibble that opens on dehydrated salmon meat, with dehydrated poultry meat third. Four grains, each named, share the starch: rice, pearled barley, sorghum and dehulled oats. The 39% meat figure sits in the product listing, not in the composition block.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

370.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

29%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.9%

Fat

18.7%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

39%

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

53.1%

Carbs

42.2%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

4.2%

Other

0.4%

Pricing & size