Europa

Europa Puppy 1-12 Months review

Name: Europa Puppy 1-12 Months
Brand: Europa

61.4/100Good

DryPuppy

A straightforward chicken and cereal puppy kibble that puts its detail where it counts, and it lands in our Good band. The prebiotic pair is dosed at 530 mg/kg each, a real amount. Calcium is printed and sits inside the growth range, the answer you want for a big pup.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies through their first year, the window the pack names
Big breed pups, with calcium converting to 1.3% of dry matter
Gut support in meaningful amounts. Both prebiotics are printed at several times the usual dose
Chicken raised pups, with dried chicken at 31% on its own
A gentler bowl: 369 kcal per 100g against 376 typical

Worth watching

Rice, maize and oats making cereal a large part of the recipe
Dried fish with no species named, on a list that names its chicken carefully
Joint additions at 90 mg/kg and 60 mg/kg, a top up and not a programme

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

How this scores

How we score

61.4/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size up to twelve months. Treat the chart as this week's guide, weigh the food on scales and adjust to your pup's shape.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Europa Puppy 1-12 Months 61.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The cereal base shows through on protein, and the generous prebiotics and printed calcium do the most to hold it level with the typical puppy food.

What's in it

Dried chicken31%Water gone before mixing, so the figure is close to what reaches the bowl.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy5%, 2%The fat names its bird.
Rice18%The largest plant entry, digestible and useful.
Maize, oatsMaize does the least, little beyond binding.
Beet pulp5%Keeps stools firm through the messy months.
Dried fishMarine omega 3 and minerals. The one entry with no species, the label's least precise moment.
Free range egg, brewer's yeastEasily digested protein, and B vitamins.
Linseed, minerals, omega 3 supplement
MOS, FOS530 mg/kg eachSeveral times what many puppy bags print.
Yucca extract, glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate240, 90, 90, 60 mg/kg

Zinc, iron and copper partly as amino acid chelates, with zinc at 153 mg and DL-methionine added.

Calcium converts to 1.3% of dry matter, printed and inside the range for big pups.

Named ingredients

Chicken 38% (Including Dried Chicken 31%, Chicken Fat 5% & Chicken Gravy 2%), Rice (18%), Maize, Oats, Beet Pulp (5%), Dried Fish, Freshly Prepared Free Range Egg, Brewer's Yeast, Linseed, Minerals, Omega 3 Supplement, Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 530 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 530 mg/kg), Yucca Extract (240 mg/kg), Glucosamine (90 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (90 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (60 mg/kg)

Against the range

One recipe. Chicken makes up 38%, most of it dried, and rice at 18% leads a cereal base with maize and oats. Protein converts to 30.4% of dry matter and carbohydrate is estimated at 44.0%, above the puppy norm, while calcium is printed at 1.3%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

369 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

44%

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

43.5%

Added water

Carbs

47.8%

Other

3.8%

Pricing & size