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Flourish Puppy: Scottish Salmon review

Name: Flourish Puppy: Scottish Salmon
Brand: Flourish

77.1/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A salmon puppy kibble that prints its calcium, and that one line is why a big pup can be reared on it. Fish makes up 65% of the recipe, broken down to the gravy. The joint pack and both prebiotics come with doses. It sits in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies kept on fish: salmon is the only meat or fish on the recipe
Large and giant breed pups. Calcium converts to 1.3% of dry matter, inside the growth range
Grain-free homes, with sweet potato and beans standing in for cereal
Joint care in print: glucosamine and MSM at 178 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 125 mg/kg
A gentle gut, with FOS at 175 mg/kg and MOS at 50 mg/kg

Worth watching

The omega 3 supplement names no source, so a strict elimination diet cannot rest on the salmon headline
Glucosamine and chondroitin come from animal material the label does not name
One large bag only. A small pup takes a while to get through it, so keep it sealed and cool

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

How this scores

How we score

77.1/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, toy to giant. Start from the maker's growth chart and adjust by feeling over the ribs as the pup grows.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Scottish Salmon 77.1

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A step above the typical puppy kibble, with the strength spread across the label and printed calcium doing a lot of the work.

What's in it

Freshly prepared Scottish salmon35%Arrives with its water and gives most of it up in the oven.
Dried salmon22%Already reduced, so its protein outweighs its share.
Salmon oil, salmon gravy5%, 3%The oil handles the fats, the gravy the taste.
Sweet potato, beansThe starch, in place of any cereal.
Beet pulpFibre.
Omega 3 supplementNo source given.
Dried superfood blend: dill, spinach, fennel, asparagus, tomatoEach the equivalent of 4% fresh ingredients, so it seasons the recipe.
Minerals
Joint pack: glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate178, 178, 125 mg/kgDosed on the label. The glucosamine and chondroitin source animal is not named.
FOS, MOS, nucleotides, olive extract175 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese and iodine printed per kilo.

Named ingredients

65% Salmon (Freshly Prepared Scottish Salmon (35%), Dried Salmon (22%), Salmon Oil (5%), Salmon Gravy (3%)), Sweet Potato, Beans, Beet Pulp, Omega 3 Supplement, Dried Superfood Blend* (Including Dill, Spinach, Fennel, Asparagus, Tomato), Minerals, Joint Pack (Glucosamine 178 mg/kg, Methylsulfonylmethane 178 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 125 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (175 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (50 mg/kg), Nucleotides, Olive Extract (0.01%), *Each equivalent to 4% Fresh Ingredients

Against the range

Salmon is the only species named, 65% of the recipe in four itemised forms, with sweet potato and beans in place of grain. Moisture is declared at 8.0%, so the dry-matter figures come from the label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

382 kcal/100g

Protein

33.5%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

36.4%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

35.9%

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.

Carbs

26.3%

Oils

65%

Other

8.7%

Pricing & size