Europa

Europa Puppy Trays: Chicken & Rice review

Name: Europa Puppy Trays: Chicken & Rice
Brand: Europa

78/100Excellent

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A chicken tray for puppies in our Excellent band, 65% meat on a short list. Protein and fat both convert to 36.4% of dry matter, a rich pairing for a growing pup. The one gap is calcium, which the label never prints.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies that do well on chicken, the only meat in the tray
Pups with a good appetite. Energy is estimated at 135 kcal per 100g against 106 for the typical puppy wet food
Topping up a dry diet, with moisture at 72.5%
A short list: chicken, rice and carrots make up nearly all of it
An early nod to joints, with glucosamine at 38.9 mg/kg and chondroitin at 22.2 mg/kg

Worth watching

No calcium figure, the number a large-breed growth plan rests on
Salmon oil and brown rice, so neither fish free nor grain free
Fat matches protein at 36.4% of dry matter, so measure portions

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

How this scores

How we score

78/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. For a pup heading for the top of the size range, have the whole diet looked over, since calcium is not declared.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 78.0

All one Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

It keeps pace with the typical puppy wet food, which is strong company, and the analysis bears out the meat claim on the front.

What's in it

Chicken65%The whole basis of the recipe, and the only meat.
Brown rice6%A whole grain most pups digest happily. Not grain free.
Carrots6%
Salmon oilMarine omega 3 for coat and brain, and the reason fish is on the allergen picture.
Mixed herbs0.5%
Seaweed55.6 mg/kgAlso a natural source of iodine.
Glucosamine, chondroitin38.9 and 22.2 mg/kgConsidered small inclusions, below working doses.
Yucca extract, cranberry extract, yeast extract22.2, 22.2 and 11.1 mg/kg
Vegetables, vitamins and mineralsHeadings without detail. Ash at 9.8% of dry matter shows minerals are present, but not how much calcium.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with printed doses; the trace minerals are not itemised.

No calcium figure on the label, though the tray is listed for large and giant puppies.

Named ingredients

Chicken (65%), Brown Rice (6%), Carrots (6%), Salmon Oil, Mixed Herbs (0.5%), Seaweed (55.6 mg/kg), Glucosamine (38.9 mg/kg), Chondroitin (22.2 mg/kg), Yucca Extract (22.2 mg/kg), Cranberry Extract (22.2 mg/kg), Yeast Extract (11.1 mg/kg), Vegetables, Vitamins & Minerals

Against the range

One short-list puppy tray: chicken at 65% and the only meat, with brown rice and carrots at 6% each. The tail is printed to the milligram, from seaweed to yeast extract, while vegetables, mixed herbs and the vitamins and minerals stay as headings. No calcium figure appears anywhere.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

135 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

10%

Fat

10%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

2.7%

Moisture

72.5%

Dry weight

Protein

36.4%

Fat

36.4%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

15.6%

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

65%

Added water

13.5%

Carbs

Veg

8.6%

Oils

3.5%

Other

3.4%

Pricing & size