Eukanuba

Eukanuba Growing Puppy Large Breed review

Name: Eukanuba Growing Puppy Large Breed
Brand: Eukanuba

62.3/100Good

DryPuppy

A steady, sensible growth bag for a large-breed pup, and it lands in our Good band. Calcium is printed at 1.2% of dry matter, inside the growth range, and fat sits at a moderate 15.8%. The ground it gives up is a grain-heavy middle, with carbohydrate estimated at 47.4% of dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed puppies whose owners want growth kept even
Anyone who checks calcium first. It is printed and converts to 1.2% of dry matter
A household happy on poultry: fresh chicken at 21%, then dried chicken and turkey at 20%
Pups settling into a new home, with two named prebiotics and beet pulp at 2.3% for the gut
Owners who like joint building blocks coming from the food, via the dried poultry

Worth watching

Barley, maize, maize grits, wheat and rice all on the label, and an estimated 47.4% carbohydrate in dry matter
Poultry fat and chicken gravy name no single bird, which matters on a strict exclusion diet

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

How this scores

How we score

62.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed puppies. Feed from the bag's chart against your pup's expected adult weight, and revise as their outline changes.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Eukanuba Growing Puppy Large Breed 62.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Nothing on this label is weak; the grain-heavy middle and its starch estimate are what keep it in Good.

What's in it

Fresh chicken21%Mostly water before the extruder, so it shrinks in the kibble.
Dried chicken and turkey20%Chicken is 14% of it. The larger real contribution, and Eukanuba's named source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine, none with a printed dose.
Barley, maize grits, maize, wheat, riceBarley leads and is the best of the set. Wheat is the one most often blamed for intolerance.
Poultry fatNames a bird group, no single species.
Dried beet pulp2.3%Gentle fibre.
Chicken gravy
Fish oilOmega 3.
Dried whole eggConcentrated, very digestible protein.
Minerals, brewer's dried yeast
Fructooligosaccharides, mannanoligosaccharides0.24%, 0.13%The prebiotic pair, feeding the gut bacteria that keep a young digestion settled.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with beta-carotene, trace minerals in sulphate form with sodium selenite, and tocopherols plus rosemary extract to keep the fat fresh.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken (21%), dried chicken and turkey (20% including chicken 14%, a natural source of glucosamine, chondroitin and taurine), barley, maize grits, maize, wheat, rice, poultry fat, dried beet pulp (2.3%), chicken gravy, fish oil (a natural source of omega-3 fatty acids), dried whole egg, minerals, brewer's dried yeast (a natural source of B-vitamins and selenium), fructooligosaccharides (0.24%, a natural prebiotic), mannanoligosaccharides (0.13%, a natural prebiotic).

Against the range

One bag, built for a puppy that will finish big. Poultry opens the label twice, then a five-grain base led by barley carries the rest. The analysis is held low on purpose, and the calcium figure is printed, which is the number that matters most on a large-breed growth food.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

369 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26.5%

Fat

14.5%

Fibre

Ash

5.3%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.8%

Fat

15.8%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

5.8%

Carbs

47.4%

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

50.4%

Carbs

47.4%

Oils

1.5%

Other

0.7%

Pricing & size