Eukanuba

Eukanuba Developing Junior Large Breed review

Name: Eukanuba Developing Junior Large Breed
Brand: Eukanuba

60.6/100Good

DryPuppy

A food for the long second half of a big dog's growth, in our Good band. The calcium declaration is the line that matters most here: 1.2% of dry matter, inside the range a large breed should grow on. Behind the poultry, wheat, maize, barley, rice and oats carry most of the kibble.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed juniors still filling out
Owners who check the calcium figure first
Even growth through a hungry stage, with fat a moderate 15.2% of dry matter
A settled digestion: beet pulp at 2.5% and two prebiotics with printed doses
Background joint support from the dried chicken and turkey

Worth watching

Six grains on the list, with carbohydrate estimated at 49.1% of dry matter
Poultry fat with no single bird named, one to read carefully on an exclusion diet

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

How this scores

How we score

60.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed puppies. The daily amount climbs for months before easing as growth slows, so weigh what the bag's chart asks for and adjust to how your dog looks.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Developing Junior Large Breed 60.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

What it does for a big junior it does properly; the six-grain base is what holds it level with the typical puppy food.

What's in it

Fresh chicken20%
Dried chicken and turkey20%14% of it is chicken. Already dried, so it fills more of the kibble than the equal share suggests.
Wheat, maize, maize gritsA junior with a delicate gut is one to move over slowly.
Barley, rice, oatsThe more useful grains of the group.
Poultry fatNo single bird named.
Dried beet pulp, chicken gravy, sorghum2.5% beet pulp
Fish oilThe omega 3 source.
Minerals, with sodium hexametaphosphate0.33%Works on tartar.
Dried whole egg, brewer's dried yeast
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.24%, 0.13%Prebiotics for the large intestine.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta-carotene, and iron, copper, zinc, manganese, iodine and selenium as standard salts, each dosed.

Glucosamine and chondroitin come only from the dried poultry, with no dose printed.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken (20%), dried chicken and turkey (20% including chicken 14%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), wheat, maize, maize grits, barley, rice, oats, poultry fat, dried beet pulp (2.5%), chicken gravy, sorghum, fish oil (a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids), minerals (including sodium hexametaphosphate 0.33%), dried whole egg, fructooligosaccharides (0.24%, a natural prebiotic), brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), mannanoligosaccharides (0.13%, a natural prebiotic).

Against the range

One growth recipe for large breed juniors. Fresh chicken and dried chicken and turkey open the list at 20% each, then a six-grain base carries the rest. Calcium is printed, protein and fat are moderate, and the prebiotics come with figures.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

364.7 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

14%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

49.1%

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

48.5%

Carbs

50.2%

Oils

0.9%

Other

0.5%

Pricing & size