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Guru Surf & Turf review

Name: Guru Surf & Turf
Brand: Guru

67.9/100Good

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

A cold-pressed food that does what the name promises: dried ground beef at 30% and dried ground sea fish at 8% in the same bowl. Carbohydrate converts to 39.4% of dry matter, lower than most of the category, and the energy figure is printed. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Red meat eaters, with beef leading the recipe
Marine omega 3 in the daily bowl, from sea fish and fish oil
Older joints. Glucosamine, chondroitin and green lipped mussels are all on the list
Dogs that suit less starch, against a 43.2% middle for the category
Quick eaters. The pellet gives way in water instead of swelling after a fast meal

Worth watching

Poultry liver with no bird named
Brown rice at 29%, so not for a grain-free plan
Fish twice over, for a dog kept off marine ingredients

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

How this scores

How we score

67.9/100Good

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Calcium runs at 2.59% of dry matter, so talk to your vet before feeding it to a large breed puppy.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Guru Surf & Turf 67.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Beef, fish and liver push protein high and keep starch low, while the heavy ash and calcium and one unnamed animal hold it back.

What's in it

Dried ground beef30%Dried before pressing, so the water is already out of that figure.
Brown whole grain rice29%Thermally pre-treated, the standard preparation for starch in a pressed food.
Dried ground sea fish8%A second, very different protein source. Species not named.
Sweet potato7%
Dried poultry liverNutrient-dense and a good inclusion, but poultry could mean chicken, turkey, duck or goose.
Rapeseed and linseed oilsCold pressed, for plant omega fats.
Carrots, alfalfa, chicory, seaweed, apples, blackcurrants
Fish oil, gelatineThe long chain marine omega 3.
Glucosamine, chondroitin, dried green lipped musselsThe cartilage trio, with no doses printed. Read it as a lean towards joint support.
Green tea, parsley, rosemary, yucca, FOS, MOS

A full panel set out dose by dose, including the B vitamins, vitamin C and choline, with the trace minerals as oxides.

Ash at 12.4% and calcium at 2.59% of dry matter, both high for a pressed food. Fine for adults; ask your vet first for a big-boned youngster.

Named ingredients

Dried Ground Beef (30%), Brown Whole Grain Rice (thermally pre-treated), (29%), Dried Ground Sea Fish (8%), Sweet Potato (7%), Dried Poultry Liver, Cold Pressed Vegetable Oils (rapeseed & linseed), Mixed Vegetables (carrots, alfalfa & chicory), Seaweed (dried), Dried Fruits (apples & blackcurrants), Fish Oil, Gelatine, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Dried Herbs (green tea, parsley & rosemary), Yucca Schidigera (dried), Pre Biotic (FOS, MOS), Dried Green Lipped Mussels.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

340 kcal/100g

Protein

28.8%

Fat

11%

Fibre

4.8%

Ash

11.5%

Moisture

7.5%

Dry weight

Protein

31.1%

Fat

11.9%

Fibre

5.2%

Ash

12.4%

Carbs

39.4%

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

45.4%

Carbs

18.3%

Veg

3.8%

Oils

2.8%

Other

29.7%

Pricing & size