Josera

Josera High Energy review

Name: Josera High Energy
Brand: Josera

52.1/100Good

DryAdult

A working dog's food, and in our Good band. Fat runs to 22.8% of dry matter and the kibble carries 412 kcal per 100g, so it suits the dog that has burned through an ordinary bowl by lunchtime. Josera also prints how much of its poultry is chicken, which most labels never do.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium, large and giant breeds, the sizes the label is written for
Working and sporting dogs
Owners who want to know the bird: 40% of the dried poultry protein is printed as chicken
Joints under strain, with green-lipped mussel protein at the end of the list
Dogs that need protein to hold condition, at 32.6% of dry matter

Worth watching

The energy that suits a working dog will put weight on a quieter one
Grain in the bag: whole corn second, rice fourth
Salmon oil at 0.8%, so not fish free

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

How this scores

How we score

52.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult medium, large and giant breeds. The 135 grams a day we estimate for a 15kg adult is a floor for a dog that genuinely works, so adjust upwards by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Josera High Energy 52.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It reaches the same band as the typical dry food by a different road: a meat-forward analysis pulled back by corn in second place and poultry that mostly keeps its species quiet.

What's in it

Dried poultry protein (of which chicken 40%)36.0%A useful disclosure on an ingredient that usually gives nothing away. The rest stays under the family name.
Whole cornCooked cereal, digested perfectly well.
Poultry fatThe main energy source.
Rice
Beet fibre
Hydrolysed poultry proteinSpecies not named.
Minerals
Salmon oil0.8%The omega contribution.
Ground chicory rootInulin, a prebiotic fibre.
Dried green-lipped mussel proteinThe one entry aimed squarely at joints.

A full vitamin set plus zinc and copper as glycine chelates, iron at 250 mg/kg, iodine and selenium.

Described as gluten free and filed by one retailer under grain free, though whole corn and rice are on the list.

Named ingredients

Dried poultry protein 36.0% (of which chicken 40%), whole corn, poultry fat, rice, beet fibre, hydrolysed poultry protein, minerals, salmon oil 0.8%, ground chicory root (natural source of inulin), dried protein from New Zealand green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus). Note. The recipe is described as "Gluten-free" in the summary and Features while the composition's second ingredient is whole corn and the fourth is rice; vetsend also files the page under the breadcrumb "Grain free".

Against the range

One recipe, built for energy: dried poultry protein first at 36.0%, poultry fat third, and 412 kcal per 100g against a typical 357. Carbohydrate converts to 34.7% of dry matter, well under the usual dry food.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

412 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

21%

Fibre

Ash

7.1%

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

22.8%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

34.7%

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

42.5%

Carbs

40.6%

Veg

1.3%

Oils

10.1%

Other

5.6%

Pricing & size