Europa

Europa 50/50 Grain Free Large Breed: Turkey review

Name: Europa 50/50 Grain Free Large Breed: Turkey
Brand: Europa

67.8/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

The brand's half-meat plan sized for a big dog, in turkey or in salmon and trout, and both in our Good band. The joint pack is spelled out in full on each label, down to the chondroitin. On construction the two are the same food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large and giant breeds; the feeding table starts at 25kg
Joints feeling their mileage, with glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin dosed on both labels
Big dogs kept off grain
Two large dogs with different tastes, fed from one construction
A turkey eater: nothing but turkey on that recipe's animal side, fat included

Worth watching

An unnamed omega 3 supplement in both, so neither can be promised fish free on a strict exclusion diet
Pea and potato protein in the turkey recipe share the credit for its higher protein
No copper or selenium entry on the fish label, where the turkey label prints both

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

How this scores

How we score

67.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult dogs. The labels ask 285 to 330 grams a day for a dog between 25kg and 30kg, so weigh portions against the chart for your dog's size.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 67.8
Salmon 65.9

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Neither bag is ahead of the other; which animal your dog eats happily matters more than the gap in their analyses.

What's in it

Freshly prepared turkey28%
Dried turkey18%
Turkey fat, turkey stock2% eachFat named to the same bird.
Sweet potato24%
Peas, potato, beet pulp7% peas
Pea protein, potato proteinRefined plant proteins that lift the protein figure, so the bird supplies most of it but not all.
Omega 3 supplement, linseedThe supplement's source goes unnamed.
Minerals, cranberry0.2% cranberry
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitinDosed at 170, 170 and 125 mg/kg.
FOS, MOS

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese and copper as sulphates, iodine and sodium selenite.

Named ingredients

Turkey 50% (including Freshly Prepared Turkey 28%, Dried Turkey 18%, Turkey Fat 2% & Turkey Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (24%), Peas (7%), Potato, Beet Pulp, Pea Protein, Potato Protein, Omega 3 Supplement, Linseed, Minerals, Cranberry (0.2%), Glucosamine (170 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 96 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 24 mg/kg)

Against the range

Protein, declared: 29%; 24% on the fish.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 42.4% (estimate); 47.3% on the fish.
Trace elements: Copper and selenium printed; Absent from the fish label.

The lighter bag on starch, with plant proteins helping its protein figure.

Both recipes declare 50% of the bag as one named animal and break that figure into fresh, dried and stock, so the headline can be checked. Sweet potato at 24% follows in both, then peas, potato and beet pulp, with no cereal in either bag.

The joint pack is dosed in print on both: glucosamine and MSM at 170 mg/kg each, chondroitin at 125 mg/kg. Linseed sits beside an omega 3 supplement whose source is never named. Trace minerals are sulphates. What varies is the animal, the protein and the starch.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

367 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

42.4%

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

48%

Added water

Carbs

48%

Other

Pricing & size