Lily's Kitchen

Lily's Kitchen Dry Puppy review

Name: Lily's Kitchen Dry Puppy
Brand: Lily's Kitchen

60.6/100Good

DryPuppy

A grain-free growth kibble that lands in our Good band because it prints what most puppy labels leave blank. Calcium is declared at 1.3% of dry matter, so the bag can be fed to any size of pup, giant breeds included. The joint mix and the prebiotics come with their doses on the label.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large and giant breed puppies. Calcium sits at 1.3% of dry matter, inside the growth range
Owners who want joint support at a printed dose: methylsulfonylmethane at 1600 mg/kg, glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate at 1500 mg/kg each
A young gut still settling, with mannan oligosaccharides at 2.5 g/kg and fructooligosaccharides at 1.5 g/kg
Grain-free homes. Sweet potatoes and whole lentils carry the starch
Busy pups who burn through the day, at 380 kcal per 100g against the 376 typical of a puppy kibble

Worth watching

The chicken and salmon are weighed fresh, so the 44% headline shrinks once the kibble is baked
Pea protein and potato protein sit high on the list and lift the protein reading without being meat
Chicken, salmon and egg in one recipe, too broad for an exclusion diet

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

How this scores

How we score

60.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, toy to giant. Feed from the chart on the pack for your pup's age and expected adult size, then check their shape every week or two.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Lily's Kitchen Dry Puppy 60.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The open label carries this one: Transparency reads Outstanding while protein and processing only reaches Average.

What's in it

Chicken and salmon: fresh chicken, freshly prepared salmon, chicken liver44% (27%, 10%, 7%)Weighed fresh, so much of this is water the oven takes out. Liver is named outright and brings B vitamins, copper and iron.
Sweet potatoesThe main starch. No cereal anywhere on the list.
Pea protein, potato proteinRefined leftovers of vegetable processing. They prop up the protein figure without being meat.
Whole lentils, whole peas4%
Chicken fat, egg, chicken gravyEgg makes a third protein source in the bowl.
Flaxseed, minerals, salmon oil
Botanicals and herbs1%Every plant named, alfalfa and nettles through to milk thistle and marigold flowers. Character more than nutrition.
Joint care mixMethylsulfonylmethane 1600 mg/kg, glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate 1500 mg/kg each.
PrebioticsMannan oligosaccharides 2.5 g/kg and fructooligosaccharides 1.5 g/kg, food for the friendly gut bacteria.
Carrots, apples, cranberries, spinach

Calcium is declared at 1.3% of dry matter, inside the range large-breed rearing works to.

Named ingredients

44% Chicken & Salmon: Fresh Chicken (27%), Freshly Prepared Salmon (10%), Chicken Liver (7%). Sweet Potatoes, Pea Protein, Potato Protein, Whole Lentils, Whole Peas (4%), Chicken Fat, Egg, Chicken Gravy, Flaxseed, Minerals, Botanicals & Herbs* (1%), Salmon Oil, Joint Care Mix (Methylsulfonylmethane 1600mg/kg, Glucosamine 1500mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 1500mg/kg), Prebiotics (Mannan Oligosaccharides 2.5g/kg, Fructooligosaccharides 1.5g/kg), Carrots, Apples, Cranberries, Spinach. *Botanicals & Herbs: Alfalfa, Chickweed, Cleavers, Goldenrod, Nettles, Seaweed, Dandelion Root, Celery Seeds, Milk Thistle, Burdock Root, Marigold Flowers, Rosehips.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

380 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

39.6%

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.

Meat

64.8%

Carbs

31%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

Other

1.1%

Pricing & size