Eukanuba

Eukanuba Grain Free Puppy Small/Medium Breed Rich in Ocean Fish review

Name: Eukanuba Grain Free Puppy Small/Medium Breed Rich in Ocean Fish
Brand: Eukanuba

51.2/100Good

DryPuppy

The smaller framed version of Eukanuba's grain-free fish puppy food, and it runs noticeably richer than the large breed bag. Fish meal at 33% opens the label and protein converts to 31.0% of dry matter. It lands in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies of small and medium breeds, the frame this recipe is drawn around
Lively pups with an appetite to match, at an estimated 375 kcal per 100g
Cereal-free homes. Peas, potato and sweet potato hold the kibble together
Pups doing well on fish
Owners who want the growth minerals declared, with calcium at 1.3% of dry matter

Worth watching

Pork fat in the recipe, so a fish-only exclusion plan cannot rest on this label
No moisture figure, so our dry matter column assumes the usual 8%
Carbohydrate still estimated at 40.6% of dry matter despite no grain

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

How this scores

How we score

51.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of small and medium breeds. The calorie figure is ours, not the maker's, so weigh the scoop and adjust as your pup grows.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Ocean Fish

The score, in context

Eukanuba Grain Free Puppy Small/Medium Breed Rich in Ocean Fish 51.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Fish meal up front, high protein for a kibble and a printed calcium line carry it, and it settles just below the typical puppy food.

What's in it

Fish meal33%Dried and ground fish, so the declared share carries into the kibble almost whole. Species not named.
Dried sweet potatoes19%More fibre and vitamin A than ordinary potato.
Whole peas, dried potatoes
Pork fatA rarely used meat, novel for most pups.
Sunflower oilBrings vitamin E and a light, unsaturated profile.
Dried beet pulp3%A gentle fibre.
Fish gravy, minerals
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.29% and 0.15%Prebiotics to feed the gut population.

Taurine at 500mg/kg, beta carotene beside vitamin E as a second antioxidant, and trace minerals in sulphate, iodate and selenite forms.

Named ingredients

Fish meal (33%, a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids), dried sweet potatoes (19%), whole peas, dried potatoes, pork fat, sunflower oil, dried beet pulp (3%), fish gravy, minerals, fructooligosaccharides (0.29%, a natural prebiotic), mannanoligosaccharides (0.15%, a natural prebiotic).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

375.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28.5%

Fat

17%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

31%

Fat

18.5%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

40.6%

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

33%

Added water

3.6%

Carbs

54.9%

Oils

6.9%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size