Europa

Europa 60/40 Grain Free Puppy: Salmon, Haddock & Blue Whiting review

Name: Europa 60/40 Grain Free Puppy: Salmon, Haddock & Blue Whiting
Brand: Europa

72.2/100Excellent

DryPuppy

Flavour

Two grain-free puppy recipes in our Excellent band, one built on poultry and one on fish. What sets them apart is how much the label tells you: every fresh and dried portion carries its own percentage, and calcium is declared on both.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Pups headed for any adult size. Calcium sits at 1.3% of dry matter in one and 1.41% in the other
Owners avoiding cereal
Anyone who wants the meat itemised, portion by portion
Early joint support, with glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 170 mg/kg and chondroitin sulphate at 125 mg/kg
Readers of the small print on gut support: FOS, MOS and nucleotides in both bags

Worth watching

Salmon in the poultry recipe too, so a pup kept off fish is served by neither
More than one species in each bag, which rules out a single-protein plan
An omega 3 supplement with no named source, the one vague line on either label

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

How this scores

How we score

72.2/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, and the declared calcium covers large breeds too. Portions climb as a pup grows, so start from the pack's chart and let body condition settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Chicken 73.5
Salmon 72.2

All two Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Neither bag leans on one strength: the itemised meat, the declared calcium and a sensible grain-free analysis carry both a step above the typical puppy food.

What's in it

Freshly prepared salmon, dried salmon21% and 16%
Freshly prepared haddock11%
Freshly prepared white fish10%The pack name says blue whiting; the list says white fish, so the species is not spelled out.
Salmon stock2%
Sweet potato20%
Potato, beet pulp
Peas6%Higher here than in the poultry bag.
Linseed, omega 3 supplement, mineralsThe supplement names no source.
Asparagus0.1%
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin, nucleotides, FOS, MOS170 mg/kg down to 24 mg/kg

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese, copper and iodine.

Named ingredients

Salmon, Haddock & White Fish 60% (Freshly Prepared Salmon 21%, Dried Salmon 16%, Freshly Prepared Haddock 11%, Freshly Prepared White Fish 10% & Salmon Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (20%), Potato, Beet Pulp, Peas (6%), Linseed, Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Asparagus (0.1%), Glucosamine (170 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), Nucleotides, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 96 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 24 mg/kg)

Against the range

Animals on the label: Salmon, haddock, white fish; Chicken, turkey and salmon in the other bag.
Fibre, dry matter: 4.3%; 2.7% in the poultry recipe.
Energy: 359 kcal per 100g; 384 in the poultry recipe.
Calcium, dry matter: 1.41%; 1.3% in the poultry recipe.

With no bird or mammal anywhere on the list, this is the version for a pup kept on fish.

Both recipes give 60% of the label to animal ingredients and itemise it into fresh and dried portions with a stock at the end. Dried meat and fish have already lost their water, so they count for more in the finished kibble than their percentages suggest. The other side is sweet potato then potato, with no cereal in either bag.

Beet pulp and linseed appear in both, and the supplement tail is the same: joint support and prebiotics printed to the milligram. Both labels declare calcium inside the growth range.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

359 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

42%

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

55.7%

Added water

10%

Carbs

32.1%

Other

2.3%

Pricing & size