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Natural & Delicious N&D Pumpkin Adult Medium & Maxi: Chicken & Pomegranate review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D Pumpkin Adult Medium & Maxi: Chicken & Pomegranate
Brand: Natural & Delicious

71.8/100Excellent

DryAdult

Flavour

A grain-free kibble built on pea starch with dried pumpkin at 5%, high enough among the working ingredients to count. The named animal takes the first two entries. Rich in fat and moderate in carbohydrate for a dry food, with the chicken in our Excellent band and the lamb in Good.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A temperamental gut: pumpkin works with pea fibre, inulin and psyllium
Owners who want the meat named twice, with both percentages printed
Medium and larger dogs with energy to burn
Grain-free homes
A stiffening dog, with glucosamine and chondroitin on both lists

Worth watching

Chicken fat in the lamb bag too
Herring whole and as oil in both, so neither is fish free
Fat at 18%, so a settled dog needs the scoop measured

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

How this scores

How we score

71.8/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and larger adults. Portion to the dog's shape; the fat level makes an honest scoop matter.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 71.8
Lamb 68.3

Two recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The named meat in the first two places does the lifting; refined pea starch and decorative plant entries keep both short of the top.

What's in it

Boneless chicken24%
Dehydrated chicken protein22%Arrives concentrated, so it counts hardest.
Pea starchThe binder and main carbohydrate: the refined fraction, not the whole pulse.
Chicken fat
Dried pumpkin5%Present at a level that can contribute. A soft, soluble fibre dogs digest easily.
Dried eggs, herring, dehydrated herring protein, herring oilReady-made marine omega 3s, and a complete protein from the egg.
Pea fibre, dried carrot, alfalfa meal
Inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extract, psylliumpsyllium 0.3%Prebiotics and a second soluble fibre behind the pumpkin.
Pomegranate, apple, spinach, orange, blueberry, turmeric, aloe vera0.5% down to 0.2%The label's signature more than its substance.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphateNo doses, so a supportive gesture.

Zinc, manganese, iron and copper as chelates, selenium as the yeast form, vitamin E at 600 mg, plus DL-methionine, taurine and L-carnitine, all printed to the milligram.

Named ingredients

Boneless chicken (24%), dehydrated chicken protein (22%), pea starch, chicken fat, dried pumpkin (5%), dried eggs, herring, dehydrated herring protein, fish oil (from herring), pea fibre, dried carrot, alfalfa meal, inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extract (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), dried, pomegranate (0.5%), dried apple, dried spinach, psyllium husks and seeds (0.3%), dried sweet orange, dried blueberry, sodium chloride, dried brewers' yeast, turmeric (0.2%), aloe vera extract, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate.

Against the range

Meat: Chicken 24%, dehydrated chicken 22%; Lamb 22% and 20% in the other.
Protein, dry matter: 33.0%; 30.8% in the lamb.
Ash: 7.0%; 8.6% in the lamb.
Calcium, dry matter: 0.99%; 1.21% in the lamb.

If poultry has never troubled your dog, this is the meatier label.

Both recipes put the named animal in the first two places, as fresh meat and as dehydrated protein, then pea starch, chicken fat and dried pumpkin at 5%. Herring, dehydrated herring protein, herring oil and dried eggs follow, with the brand's tail of fruit and turmeric.

No grain in either. Fat is declared at 18% in both, and estimated carbohydrate is 36.3% and 36.7% of dry matter, well under a typical dry food. What varies is the meat, the fruit and a little protein and ash.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

399 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

33%

Fat

19.8%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

36.3%

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

63.4%

Carbs

21.4%

Veg

Oils

7.6%

Other

1.5%

Pricing & size