Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Puppy Large Breed Rich in Ocean Fish review

Name: Eukanuba Grain Free Puppy Large Breed Rich in Ocean Fish
Brand: Eukanuba

52.7/100Good

DryPuppy

A grain-free large-breed puppy kibble with fish meal at the front, in our Good band. It prints the calcium figure a big pup's owner most needs, inside the growth range. It does the jobs that matter in print, not by implication.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed puppies in a grain-free household
Pups raised on fish, with fish meal at 30% and fish gravy further down
Owners who want calcium printed, here 1.2% of dry matter
Young digestions, with FOS at 0.29% and MOS at 0.15%
Taurine topped up at 500mg/kg on a fish-based recipe

Worth watching

Pork fat on the list, so not for a fish-only elimination plan
No moisture declared, so the dry matter figures rest on an assumed 8%
Grain free is not starch free: carbohydrate estimates at 45.6% of dry matter

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

How this scores

How we score

52.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed puppies. Portions follow the pup's age and the size it is heading for, so start from the bag's chart and adjust as the months go by.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Ocean Fish

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Puppy Large Breed Rich in Ocean Fish 52.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Fish meal up front and a printed calcium figure are the strong parts; the starch total behind them holds it level with the typical puppy food.

What's in it

Fish meal30%Already dried and ground, so far more protein per gram than fresh fish. Species not named.
Dried sweet potatoes18%The pick of the starches: more fibre and vitamin A than potato.
Whole peas, dried potatoes
Pork fatA novel meat for most pups, and a second animal.
Dried beet pulp4%
Sunflower oilLight on saturated fat, rich in vitamin E.
Fish gravy, minerals
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.29%, 0.15%Prebiotics, both with figures.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta-carotene and taurine at 500mg/kg, plus sulphate-form iron, copper, zinc and manganese, iodine and selenium.

The calorie figure is our estimate; the maker declares none.

Named ingredients

Fish meal (30%, a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids), dried sweet potatoes (18%), whole peas, dried potatoes, pork fat, dried beet pulp (4%), sunflower oil, fish gravy, minerals, fructooligosaccharides (0.29%, a natural prebiotic), mannanoligosaccharides (0.15%, a natural prebiotic).

Against the range

Fish meal at 30% leads, with dried sweet potatoes, whole peas and dried potatoes doing the binding and no cereal. Pork fat and sunflower oil carry the fat. Calcium converts to 1.2% of dry matter and carbohydrate to an estimated 45.6%, both worked from an assumed 8% moisture.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

365.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

6.6%

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

7.2%

Carbs

45.6%

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

30%

Added water

3.8%

Carbs

57.1%

Oils

7.4%

Other

1.7%

Pricing & size