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Lifestage Naturals Dry Puppy review

Name: Lifestage Naturals Dry Puppy
Brand: Lifestage

49.7/100Average

DryPuppy

A fish-led puppy kibble that breaks its fish down properly: 22% dried white fish, 10% fresh, then gravy and oil. That is a straightforward way into fish for a puppy that did not get on with chicken, as long as you spot the chicken fat further down. Rice and barley carry a good share of the bag.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies moving onto fish, with white fish making up most of the 37% total
Owners who want the meat headline itemised, gravy and oil included
Pups that get on with rice, here in both brown and white
A built-in omega 3 source: fish oil at 2% plus dried seaweed

Worth watching

Chicken fat, so this is fish-led, not fish-only
No calcium figure on a bag sold for every size of puppy
Barley and rice take a large share, and barley brings gluten

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

How this scores

How we score

49.7/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. If you are raising a large or giant breed, ask Lifestage for the calcium figure first.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Lifestage Naturals Dry Puppy 49.7

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

An itemised fish total does it credit; a lot of cereal and no calcium figure on a puppy food hold it back.

What's in it

Fish: dried white fish, freshly prepared white fish, fish gravy, fish oil37% (22%, 10%, 3%, 2%)The dried share has no water to lose, so the kibble keeps nearly all of it. The oil brings omega 3 for coat and brain.
Brown rice, white rice12% eachMost young dogs digest rice easily.
Barley10%Fibre and micronutrients, and gluten.
Peas
Chicken fatNamed to species, but it puts chicken in a fish recipe.
Pea proteinLifts the protein figure without matching meat for quality.
Lucerne, minerals
Dried seaweed, yucca0.1%Seaweed listed as an omega 3 supplement.

No calcium declared on a food listed for large and giant puppies. Ask Lifestage for the figure.

Named ingredients

Fish (37%, of which freshly prepared white fish 10%, dried white fish 22%, fish gravy 3%, fish oil 2%), brown rice (12%), white rice (12%), barley (10%), peas, chicken fat, pea protein, lucerne, minerals, dried seaweed (0.1%, omega 3 supplement), Yucca schidigera

Against the range

One fish-led growth kibble. The 37% fish total is itemised, most of it dried white fish, and brown rice, white rice and barley follow at 12%, 12% and 10%. Protein converts to 31.9% of dry matter and carbohydrate to an estimated 41.8%. Chicken fat, peas and pea protein sit in the middle of the list, and calcium is not declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

353.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

29%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.9%

Fat

15.4%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

41.8%

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

34%

Added water

Carbs

54.2%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

4.6%

Other

Pricing & size