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Natural & Delicious N&D Pumpkin Adult Mini review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D Pumpkin Adult Mini
Brand: Natural & Delicious

67.9/100Good

DryAdult

A single lamb recipe in a kibble sized for little jaws, reading in our Good band. Its starting point is the small dog's unreliable stomach: dried pumpkin at 5% sits high on the list, with psyllium formulated in behind it. The trace minerals all come chelated.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small dogs that need a scaled-down kibble on a recipe that has not been thinned out
A digestion that needs steadying, with pumpkin and psyllium both in the recipe
Dogs that eat lamb happily. It opens the list twice
Small dogs kept off grain: pea starch and pumpkin carry the starch
Older small breeds, with glucosamine and chondroitin at the tail

Worth watching

Chicken fat is the added fat, so a lamb-led label still has poultry in it
Herring three ways keeps it off any fish-free list
Plenty of energy at 18% fat, so weigh a small dog's portion

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

How this scores

How we score

67.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small-breed adults. A small dog eats a good deal less than the 15kg guide, so treat that figure as a reference and weigh the bowl.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

N&D Pumpkin Adult Mini 67.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Lamb twice at the top and a low carbohydrate reading earn the score, while the pea starch binder and a token plant tail keep it from going higher.

What's in it

Lamb22%Mostly water, which the oven drives off.
Dehydrated lamb protein20%Goes in already dry, so it matters more than its place suggests.
Pea starchThe refined fraction, doing the binding and keeping the recipe cereal free.
Chicken fatThe added fat, and poultry on a lamb label.
Dried pumpkin5%Gentle and rich in soluble fibre.
Dried eggsComplete protein for little weight.
Herring, dehydrated herring protein, fish oil (from herring)Marine omega 3 a dog can use straight away.
Pea fibre, inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extractFibre and prebiotics to keep the pumpkin company.
Fruit and vegetables: carrot, alfalfa, blueberry, apple, pomegranate, orange, spinachBlueberry 0.5%Too small to change anything.
Psyllium, turmeric, aloe vera, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.3%, 0.2%The joint pair has no doses: a supportive touch.

Zinc, manganese, iron and copper all chelated, selenium from selenised yeast, plus taurine, L-carnitine, methionine and a full vitamin run.

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

One lamb recipe in a small kibble, with lamb named twice at the top and pea starch in place of cereal. Pumpkin at 5% leads a fibre group of pea fibre, inulin, two prebiotics and psyllium. Herring appears three ways, chicken fat is the added fat, and the trace minerals are all chelated with every dose printed.

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