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Europa 60/40 Grain Free Small Breed Puppy: Turkey & Duck review

Name: Europa 60/40 Grain Free Small Breed Puppy: Turkey & Duck
Brand: Europa

72.6/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A turkey-led growth kibble for small pups, where every mouthful has to carry more. The 60% headline is broken out to the last per cent, turkey fat named by species. The analysis comes back rich at 30.0% protein and 18.0% fat, and calcium is printed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small-breed puppies, the bracket the bag is written for
Pups with plenty of go, at 389 kcal per 100g against 376 typical
Owners who check the calcium line: 1.52% of dry matter, inside the growth range
A cereal-free kitchen. Sweet potato and potato cover that job
Keeping the starch down, carbohydrate an estimated 35.3% of dry matter

Worth watching

Duck as well as turkey, so not for a pup on a narrow diet
Potato protein third on the list, doing part of a job meat would do better
At 18.0% fat, weigh a calmer pup's portions on scales
The omega 3 supplement names no source

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

How this scores

How we score

72.6/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Written for small-breed puppies, with calcium in the right place for growth. Treat the chart as this month's starting point and let the way your pup fills out do the fine tuning.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 72.6

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

The itemised meat and printed calcium pull it up; the potato protein and a plant-heavy back half hold it where it is.

What's in it

Freshly prepared turkey32%The bulk of the 60% headline.
Dried turkey18%
Turkey fat5%Named by species, which says a lot about the rest of the label.
Freshly prepared duck, turkey stock4%, 1%Digestible and new to many dogs, but it ends any turkey-only claim.
Sweet potato20%Heads a plant side with no cereal.
Potato proteinLifts the protein figure; flatters the analysis more than it feeds the pup.
Peas, potato, beet pulp4% peasBeet pulp for gentle bulk.
Linseed, minerals, omega 3 supplement, vegetable stockThe omega 3 source is not given.
Camomile, dill0.3% each
Nucleotides, glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin, FOS, MOS170, 170, 125, 96, 24 mg/kgA dosed supplement tail.

Named ingredients

60% Turkey & Duck (including Freshly Prepared Turkey 32%, Dried Turkey 18%, Turkey Fat 5%, Freshly Prepared Duck 4%, and Turkey Stock 1%), Sweet Potato (20%), Potato Protein, Peas (4%), Potato, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Minerals, Omega 3 Supplement, Vegetable Stock, Camomile (0.3%), Dill (0.3%), Nucleotides, 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

One grain-free puppy recipe: turkey and duck make up 60%, itemised down to the turkey fat, with sweet potato at 20%, potato protein, peas and potato behind it and a dosed joint and prebiotic tail.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

389 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

18%

Fibre

Ash

8.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

19.6%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

35.3%

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

59%

Added water

1.5%

Carbs

36.8%

Other

2.8%

Pricing & size