Josera

Josera YoungStar review

Name: Josera YoungStar
Brand: Josera

50.7/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A grain-free kibble for big dogs from the back half of puppyhood into adult life, in our Good band. Calcium and fat are both held back on purpose, so a large frame grows at a steady pace. Both headline ingredients arrive dried, so their label weight is honest weight.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large and giant breed youngsters: calcium at 1.52% of dry matter and fat at 13%
Owners who like the meat declared dried, here dried poultry protein at 28%
Dogs kept off cereal. Dried potato at 44% does the binding
The move from puppy food to adult food on one bag

Worth watching

The poultry has no species, so it cannot carry a strict exclusion plan for a chicken-sensitive dog
Green-lipped mussel makes it a shellfish recipe
Carbohydrate at an estimated 48.6% of dry matter, above the 46.2% typical, the trade for keeping fat down

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

How this scores

How we score

50.7/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium, large and giant dogs as puppies and adults. A growing puppy eats a lot more than an adult of the same weight, so follow the label's chart while your dog is still filling out.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Josera YoungStar 50.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Dried meat at a real share and a fully percentaged label lift it; the family-named poultry and a high carbohydrate figure hold it back.

What's in it

Potato, dried44.0%Dried, so the share is not puffed up by water. The starch, and no cereal.
Poultry protein, dried28.0%The meat. No species named, so chicken, turkey, duck or goose are all possible.
Poultry fat
Plant fibre, carob mealBulk and a firmer stool.
Hydrolysed poultry protein, potato protein, yeast, hydrolysed vegetable proteinAmino acid top-ups.
Minerals
Chicory rootInulin for the gut bacteria.
New Zealand green-lipped mussel, driedA shellfish long fed for joint comfort, a thoughtful choice for growing frames.

A full vitamin panel with zinc and copper as glycine chelates, selenium as sodium selenite, and tocopherols to keep the fat fresh.

No taurine or L-carnitine declared, if those were the extras you were looking for.

Named ingredients

Potato (dried) 44.0 %; poultry protein (dried) 28.0 %; poultry fat; plant fibre; carob meal; poultry protein (hydrolised); potato protein; yeast; vegetable protein (hydrolised); minerals; chicory root (ground, natural source of inulin); New Zealand greenlipped mussel meat (Perna canaliculus), dried.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

371.7 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

7.2%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

48.6%

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.

Oils

44%

Other

56%

Pricing & size