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Natural & Delicious N&D Quinoa Medium & Maxi: Skin & Coat Venison review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D Quinoa Medium & Maxi: Skin & Coat Venison
Brand: Natural & Delicious

60.4/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

A range that picks its target and builds towards it, with quinoa seed at 8% in every bag. All five sit in our Good band. The additive panels are printed in full, down to the milligram.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Aiming a food at a particular need without a prescription diet
A named animal first, with lamb, venison and duck on offer
Cereal off the shopping list, as quinoa is a seed
Ageing joints, with glucosamine and chondroitin in every recipe
Owners who read the additive panel

Worth watching

Herring protein and herring oil in all five, so no fish-free choice
Chicken fat in four of the five; only the venison avoids it
Pea starch is the refined fraction, and it is the main carbohydrate throughout

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

How this scores

How we score

60.4/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium adults, with the senior recipe for older dogs too. These are everyday foods with a purpose, so a dog already on a vet's plan should stay on it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Venison

The score, in context

Senior Lamb 66.8
Weight Management Lamb 65.2
Digestion Lamb 64.7
Urinary 62.9
Skin 60.4

All five Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The five hold each other close on score despite very different targets, so choose on the job you want the food to do.

What's in it

Venison, dehydrated venison protein20% each
Pea starch
Fish oil (from herring)Third on the list, ahead of the quinoa, and the added fat in place of chicken.
Quinoa seed extracted8%The range's signature: a seed related to spinach, so no true grain.
LinseedPlant omega 3 beside the marine.
Dried coconut, turmeric2.5% each
Inulin, FOS, MOS, psyllium, minerals, brewers' yeast, aloe vera
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphateNo printed dose: a standing nudge for joint comfort.

Full vitamin panel, chelated zinc, manganese, iron and copper, selenised yeast, DL-methionine, taurine and L-carnitine.

No chicken and no egg on this label, the only recipe in the range without them.

Named ingredients

Venison (20%), dehydrated venison protein (20%), pea starch, fish oil (from herring), quinoa seed extracted (8%), linseed, dried coconut (2.5%), turmeric (2.5%), inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extract (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, psyllium husks and seeds, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, dried brewers' yeast, aloe vera extract, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate. Protein sources: venison, dehydrated venison protein. Carbohydrate sources: pea starch, quinoa seed extracted.

Against the range

Poultry: None; Chicken fat and dried eggs on the others.
Protein, as fed: 23%; The lowest in the range bar the urinary's 20%.
Fat source: Herring oil; Chicken fat on the other four.

The pick for a dog steering clear of poultry, though the herring keeps fish in the bowl.

Five recipes, each built for a particular job on the same frame: a named animal fresh and again dehydrated, pea starch as the binder and quinoa seed at 8%. Herring protein and herring oil supply the marine omegas. Glucosamine and chondroitin close every list, and the trace minerals are chelated throughout.

The plants change with the purpose, from fennel and mint to cranberry, broccoli and asparagus. Four recipes take their fat from chicken; the venison alone does not. Energy runs from 314 to 396 kcal per 100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

366.5 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

7.9%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25.3%

Fat

13.2%

Fibre

3.1%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

49.7%

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

40.1%

Carbs

32.4%

Oils

7.9%

Other

19.6%

Pricing & size