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

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

67.8/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Two grain-free recipes cut small for little jaws, both in our Good band. Herring or lamb leads, declared fresh and again as dried protein. The mineral panel is where the label really opens up: complete, dosed and chelated.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small-breed adults, kibble and feeding table both sized for them
Dogs that do better without cereal
Dogs starting to stiffen up
Little dogs with big appetites, a lot of fat and animal protein in a small portion
Owners taken with the algae and berry angle

Worth watching

Herring and herring oil in both bags, so neither suits a dog kept off fish
No quantity beside the joint pair
At 397 and 393 kcal per 100g, a small dog reaches its daily total quickly

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

How this scores

How we score

67.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult dogs. The label asks 60 to 110 grams a day for a 5kg dog, so weigh the portion; it is a rich kibble.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Herring

The score, in context

Lamb 68.5
Herring 67.8

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A comfortable place in a crowded field, earned by big named animal shares and a complete chelated mineral panel.

What's in it

Herring24%
Dehydrated herring protein23%The half that holds protein at 33.0% of dry matter.
Sweet potatoThe starch.
Fish oil (from herring)Herring a third time.
Dried spirulina5%An algae, for its pigment and micronutrients.
Linseed, dried wolfberry2.5% wolfberry
Pea fibre, dried carrot, alfalfa meal
Inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extractFor the gut bacteria.
Dried spinach, psyllium, sodium chloride, brewers' yeast, turmeric, aloe vera
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphateLast and undosed: a welcome inclusion, not a measured programme.

Vitamins in full, with zinc, manganese, iron and copper all as chelates a dog absorbs more easily, selenised yeast, taurine at 1000mg and L-carnitine at 300mg.

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: Herring only; Lamb, egg, herring and chicken fat on the other.
Protein, dry matter: 33.0%; 30.8% on the lamb.
Calcium, dry matter: 0.88%; 1.21% on the lamb.

The easier bag for narrowing a small dog down to one animal; fish is its only declared allergen.

Both recipes lead with an animal declared twice, once fresh and once as dehydrated protein; the dried half is the one whose weight survives the oven. Sweet potato does the binding and neither bag holds any cereal. Dried spirulina at 5% gives the range its name, with dried wolfberry, the berry better known as goji, at 2.5%.

Pea fibre, psyllium, prebiotics, and undosed glucosamine and chondroitin run through both, on the same chelated mineral panel. Carbohydrate sits at 35.8% to 36.7% of dry matter. What separates them is how many animals are on the label.

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