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My Pet Says Grain Free Large Breed Puppy: Salmon with Sweet Potato & Vegetables review

Name: My Pet Says Grain Free Large Breed Puppy: Salmon with Sweet Potato & Vegetables
Brand: My Pet Says

68.8/100Good

DryPuppy

A salmon kibble for pups who will finish big, and set up to grow them steadily. Calcium converts to 1.41% of dry matter, right where large breed growth wants it, and the joint supplements arrive at generous printed doses. Sweet potato and potato take a fair share of the bowl, which holds it in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed puppies, with calcium inside the range a big frame needs
Pups raised on fish, with salmon the only animal named
A cereal-free household
Joints protected early: glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 355 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 250 mg/kg
Gut support dosed, with FOS at 96 mg/kg, MOS at 24 mg/kg and nucleotides

Worth watching

Carbohydrate at an estimated 48.9% of dry matter, against 39.0% typical
An omega 3 supplement with no source given, which a strict elimination diet needs confirmed with the maker
Protein at 27.2% of dry matter, measured more than meaty

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

How this scores

How we score

68.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed puppies. The label's chart runs from 145g to 315g a day by weight and expected adult size, so read it afresh as your pup grows.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Salmon 68.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A fully itemised single-fish inclusion and a calcium figure pitched for big pups carry it; the root-vegetable starch is what nutritional balance marks down.

What's in it

Freshly prepared salmon38%
Dried salmon20%Water already out, so it counts for more than its share suggests.
Salmon stock2%
Sweet potato, potato19%The starch. No grain on the label.
Beet pulp, linseedGentle fibre, and a plant omega 3.
Minerals, vitamins
Carrot, peas, vegetable stockpeas 0.2%Garnish.
Omega 3 supplementNo source given.
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate355, 355, 250 mg/kgUnusually generous for a puppy food.
Nucleotides, FOS, MOS96 and 24 mg/kg

A fully dosed panel: vitamins A, D3 and E, L-carnitine at 480mg, and zinc, iron, manganese, copper and iodine.

The omega 3 supplement names no source, so the single-fish claim needs confirming with the maker for a strict trial.

Named ingredients

Salmon 60% (Freshly Prepared Salmon 38%, Dried Salmon 20%, Salmon Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (19%), Potato, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Minerals, Vitamins, Carrot, Peas (0.2%), Omega 3 Supplement, Vegetable Stock, Glucosamine (355 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (355 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (250 mg/kg), Nucleotides, FOS (96 mg/kg), MOS (24 mg/kg). Vitamins: Vitamin A 15,000 IU, Vitamin D3 2,000 IU, Vitamin E 95 IU. Provitamin: L-Carnitine 480mg. Trace Elements: Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 85mg, Iron (Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 50mg, Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 35mg, Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 15mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous / Potassium Iodide) 1.7mg.

Against the range

One grain-free recipe. Salmon makes up 60%, itemised as fresh at 38%, dried at 20% and stock at 2%, and no other animal is named. Sweet potato at 19% and potato hold the starch, and carbohydrate is estimated at 48.9% of dry matter against 39.0% for a typical puppy kibble. Calcium is declared and converts to 1.41% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

376 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

48.9%

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

58%

Added water

2.4%

Carbs

34.2%

Veg

0.6%

Other

4.7%

Pricing & size