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Europa Adult Nutrition Lamb & Rice review

Name: Europa Adult Nutrition Lamb & Rice
Brand: Europa

55.7/100Good

DryAdult

An uncomplicated lamb and rice kibble with no claims hung on it, finishing in our Good band. The lamb is almost all dried, so the 28% on the label carries through to the bowl. The catch for a sensitive dog is chicken fat further down.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do well on lamb, the only declared meat
A steady adult dog with no particular dietary demands
Dogs that suit cereal. Rice leads at 26%, with barley and oats after it
Homes with dogs of different sizes, since one feeding table covers the lot
B vitamins from food, by way of brewer's yeast

Worth watching

Chicken fat on the list, so it will not do for a dog kept off chicken
Estimated carbohydrate at 52.7% of dry matter, and barley and oats bring gluten
Ash at 9.8% and calcium at 2.5% of dry matter, if minerals are being watched
Protein at 23.9% of dry matter. A hard-working dog needs a fuller bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

55.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The bag asks 195 to 325 grams a day for a dog between 10kg and 20kg, so let your dog's outline settle where in that spread it sits.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Europa Adult Nutrition Lamb & Rice 55.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It earns its place the plain way, and gentle protein with a high mineral reading keeps it from climbing.

What's in it

Dried lamb26%Weighed after the water is gone, so nearly all of it reaches the kibble.
Lamb gravy2%
Rice26%Leads the cereals; among the easiest grains for a dog to digest.
Barley, oatsFibre and B vitamins. Barley carries gluten.
Brewer's yeastB vitamins from thiamine to folic acid, and a complete protein in its own right.
Chicken fatA good fat for flavour and energy, from a bird that is not the animal on the bag.
Beet pulp2%Fermentable fibre that firms stools.
Minerals, yucca schidigera extract190 mg/kg yuccaYucca is usually there for a less pungent stool.

Calcium reads 2.5% of dry matter, towards the top of what an adult maintenance food usually shows.

Named ingredients

Lamb 28% (Including Dried Lamb 26% & Lamb Gravy 2%), Rice (26%), Barley, Oats, Brewer's Yeast, Chicken Fat, Beet Pulp (2%), Minerals, Yucca Schidigera Extract (190 mg/kg)

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

345 kcal/100g

Protein

22%

Fat

9.5%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

10.3%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

52.7%

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

Added water

26%

Carbs

61.8%

Oils

2.8%

Other

7.4%

Pricing & size