Josera

Josera Balance review

Name: Josera Balance
Brand: Josera

40.5/100Average

DryAdultSenior

An everyday kibble for dogs whose activity has dropped and whose waistline has not, landing in our Average band. Fat is held at 8.7% of dry matter and L-carnitine is dosed alongside it, so the recipe reads as one written to hold a weight steady. Corn is the biggest thing in the bowl and no bird is ever named.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners watching a waistline: fat at 8.7% of dry matter, L-carnitine at 300 mg/kg
Less active adults and older dogs, the pair the feeding guide is written around
Big dogs, as the guide runs to 80kg
A heart-minded extra printed on the bag, taurine at 1000 mg/kg
Dogs that get on well with corn and rice

Worth watching

Poultry with no bird named, so a dog with a problem species cannot be cleared
Carbohydrate at 60.0% of dry matter against 46.2% typical
Dried green-lipped mussel, a shellfish
Thin fuel for a working dog, which will need bigger portions

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

How this scores

How we score

40.5/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for less active adults and seniors. There is no calcium figure, so it is not a food for a growing puppy; for an adult, measure the bowl and let the waistline set the amount.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Josera Balance 40.5

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The Average band is about naming and starch more than nutrition; fed to the dog it is written for, it is a perfectly workable everyday food.

What's in it

Whole grain cornBran and germ come along, but it is still the biggest thing in the bowl.
Poultry protein (dried)Concentrated, with no bird named.
Rice
Beet fibre
Poultry protein (hydrolysed)Easily absorbed and savoury.
Poultry fatThe only added fat.
Minerals
Chicory root (ground)Inulin for the friendly gut bacteria.
Green-lipped mussel meat (dried)Last on the list, so a small helping of a shellfish known for its omega 3s.

L-carnitine at 300 mg/kg and taurine at 1000 mg/kg, a full B vitamin set, and zinc and copper as glycine chelates, the better-absorbed form.

Moisture is not declared, so the dry matter figures assume 8% and the carbohydrate estimate may run high.

Named ingredients

Whole grain corn; poultry protein (dried); rice; beet fibre; poultry protein (hydrolysed); poultry fat; minerals; chicory root, ground (natural source of inulin); New Zealand greenlipped mussel meat (Perna canaliculus), dried.

Against the range

One lower-fat recipe for less active adults and seniors. Whole grain corn leads, dried poultry protein follows with a hydrolysed version further down, and rice, beet fibre and chicory root fill out the plant side. Poultry fat is the only added fat, and dried green-lipped mussel closes the list. Moisture is not declared, so dry matter figures assume 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

345.7 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

5.8%

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

6.3%

Carbs

60%

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

47.8%

Oils

36.7%

Other

15.5%

Pricing & size