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Natural & Delicious N&D Pumpkin Adult Medium & Maxi: Lamb & Blueberry review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D Pumpkin Adult Medium & Maxi: Lamb & Blueberry
Brand: Natural & Delicious

68.3/100Good

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

68.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

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

Lamb

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

Lamb22%
Dehydrated lamb protein20%The concentrated share.
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.
Blueberry, apple, pomegranate, orange, spinach, 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.

Chicken fat is the added fat, so this lamb bag is not poultry free.

Named ingredients

Lamb (22%), dehydrated lamb protein (20%), 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 blueberry (0.5%), dried apple, dried pomegranate, dried sweet orange, dried spinach, psyllium husks and seeds (0.3%), sodium chloride, dried brewers' yeast, turmeric (0.2%), aloe vera extract, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate.

Against the range

Meat: Lamb 22%, dehydrated lamb 20%; Chicken 24% and 22% in the other.
Protein, as declared: 28%; 30% in the chicken.
Ash: 8.6%; 7.0% in the chicken.
Band: Good; Excellent for the chicken.

For a dog that finds poultry dull, the red meat with the same pumpkin build.

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

392.6 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

8.6%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

19.8%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

9.5%

Carbs

36.7%

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

60.9%

Carbs

23.2%

Veg

6.1%

Oils

8.3%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size