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Natural & Delicious N&D Spirulina Adult Medium & Maxi: Herring, Spirulina & Wolfberry review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D Spirulina Adult Medium & Maxi: Herring, Spirulina & Wolfberry
Brand: Natural & Delicious

71/100Excellent

DryAdult

Flavour

A grain-free kibble with a large declared meat share and an algae and berry theme running through both bags. Each builds its protein from a fresh and a dehydrated portion of the same animal, then sets it on sweet potato. Both sit in our Excellent band, a rung above the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium and larger adult dogs, the size the kibble and portions are drawn for
Dogs with cereal off the menu
Older dogs and heavy movers, with glucosamine and chondroitin in the recipe
Spirulina at 5% and wolfberry at 2.5% in each bag
Dogs that empty the bowl and go looking for work

Worth watching

Herring and herring oil in both, so neither suits a dog kept off fish
No quantity printed for the joint pair
Energy at 397 and 393 kcal per 100g, so measure the scoop for a steadier dog

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

How this scores

How we score

71/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and larger adult dogs. Both kibbles are energy dense, so weigh the daily amount from the label's table and let the waistline decide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Herring

The score, in context

Lamb 71.8
Herring 71.0

All two Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Nothing showy: a large named meat share, a lighter carbohydrate load and a chelated panel all point the same way.

What's in it

Herring24%Mostly water before the oven.
Dehydrated herring protein23%Carries much of the protein you actually feed.
Sweet potatoThe only substantial starch.
Fish oil (from herring), linseedThe same fish, right down to the oil.
Dried spirulina5%Blue-green algae, there for pigments and micronutrients.
Dried wolfberry2.5%Goji berry by another name.
Pea fibre, dried carrot, alfalfa meal
Inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extractFood for the gut bacteria.
Dried spinach, psyllium, sodium chloride, brewers' yeast, turmeric, aloe vera
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphateNo quantity printed.

Vitamins dosed in full, every trace mineral as a chelate, selenium from selenised yeast, and taurine, L-carnitine and DL-methionine printed.

Named ingredients

Herring (24%), dehydrated herring protein (23%), sweet potato, fish oil (from herring), dried spirulina (5%), linseed, dried wolfberry (2.5%), pea fibre, dried carrot, alfalfa meal, inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extract (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), dried spinach, psyllium husks and seeds, sodium chloride, dried brewers' yeast, turmeric, aloe vera extract, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate.

Against the range

Animals on the label: Herring only; Lamb plus chicken fat, egg and herring in the Lamb
Protein, dry matter: 33.0%; 30.8% in the Lamb
Calcium, dry matter: 0.88%; 1.21% in the Lamb
Energy: 397 kcal per 100g; 393 in the Lamb

The tidier of the two for a dog being narrowed to one animal.

Each bag opens with a fresh meat and its dehydrated protein, herring at 24% and 23% in one, lamb at 22% and 20% in the other. Sweet potato is the only substantial starch, with pea fibre and psyllium behind it and no cereal anywhere. Dried spirulina at 5% and dried wolfberry at 2.5% run through both.

Prebiotics, turmeric and aloe sit near the end, and glucosamine and chondroitin close the list without a printed quantity. The vitamin and mineral panel is identical and every trace mineral is a chelate.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

397.3 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

33%

Fat

19.8%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

35.8%

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

47%

Carbs

27.7%

Veg

9.1%

Oils

7.1%

Other

9.2%

Pricing & size