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Iams Advanced Nutrition Puppy Large Breed review

Name: Iams Advanced Nutrition Puppy Large Breed
Brand: Iams

63.9/100Good

DryPuppy

A poultry-led growth kibble in our Good band, and the reason to buy it is the calcium line. It converts to 1.2% of dry matter, inside the range a big pup's skeleton wants while bone is laid down. Fat is moderate at 15.2% of dry matter, so the pace stays steady.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed puppies, exactly who the bag is labelled for
Owners who want the calcium figure printed, not guessed at
Big pups being brought on at a measured pace
Anyone who likes every fat identified: sunflower oil, pork fat and fish oil

Worth watching

Chicken, turkey, pork and fish all on one label, so it will not suit a single-protein plan
Carbohydrate at 47.2% of dry matter, well above the 39.0% typical of a puppy kibble

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

How this scores

How we score

63.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed puppies. Follow the bag's chart and let your pup's frame decide whether the amount goes up or stays put.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Iams Advanced Nutrition Puppy Large Breed 63.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

An Outstanding label holds it up, and a cereal-heavy analysis pulls nutritional balance down to Average.

What's in it

Dried chicken and turkey26%Chicken 16% of it. Already dry, so most of it reaches the kibble.
BarleyDigests well once cooked, though it carries gluten.
Maize
Fresh chicken10%The oven takes much of its weight.
Dried beet pulp2.5%A well tolerated fibre.
Sunflower oil, pork fatSunflower oil carries vitamin E of its own; pork fat is there for taste.
Chicken gravy
Fish oilOmega 3 for a growing brain and eyes.
Fructooligosaccharides0.2%A prebiotic.
Brewer's dried yeast, minerals

Vitamins A, D3 and E with copper, iodine, iron, manganese, zinc as zinc oxide and selenium as sodium selenite, each printed per kilo.

Calcium is declared and converts to 1.2% of dry matter, inside the large-breed growth range.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken and turkey 26% (including chicken 16%), barley, maize, fresh chicken (10%), dried beet pulp (2.5%), sunflower oil, pork fat, chicken gravy, fish oil, fructooligosaccharides (0.2%), brewer's dried yeast, minerals.

Against the range

One large-breed puppy kibble in which every meat and every fat is named, and moisture and calcium are both declared. Barley and maize carry the starch behind the poultry.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

377 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

47.2%

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

40.8%

Carbs

46.5%

Oils

10.8%

Other

1.9%

Pricing & size