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Natural & Delicious N&D Spirulina Puppy Mini: Lamb, Spirulina & Wolfberry review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D Spirulina Puppy Mini: Lamb, Spirulina & Wolfberry
Brand: Natural & Delicious

72.5/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A small bite growth kibble led by lamb and finished with algae, and it belongs in our Excellent band. Two lamb entries open the list, and protein converts to 33.0% of dry matter. Calcium is printed at 1.21%, a sound figure for a small breed pup.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed puppies. The kibble is shaped and portioned for little mouths
Pups who thrive on red meat, with 24% lamb and another 22% as dried lamb protein
Owners who want calcium on the label
Small pups with big energy: 407 kcal per 100g against the 376 typical of puppy kibble
Grain-free homes, with sweet potato behind the meat

Worth watching

Herring, egg and chicken fat beside the lamb, so it cannot anchor a strict one-animal diet
Glucosamine and chondroitin credited to chicken cartilage, with no dose given
A dense kibble: weigh the portion and skip filling by eye

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

How this scores

How we score

72.5/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed puppies. Feed to the age-and-weight chart and expect the amount to climb while your pup fills out.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Lamb 72.5

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Named meat up front and a printed calcium figure carry it; joint ingredients with no dose are most of what holds it below the top band.

What's in it

Lamb24%Shrinks in the oven as its water cooks off.
Dehydrated lamb protein22%Already dry, so it holds its share into the finished kibble.
Sweet potatoThe only real starch; carbohydrate sits at an estimated 33.4% of dry matter, under the 39.0% typical.
Chicken fatChicken joins the allergen picture here.
Dehydrated herring protein, herring, fish oilFish in three places: good fats for a growing brain and coat.
Dried spirulina5%Algae rich in pigments and micronutrients.
Dried eggs
Dried wolfberry2.5%
Chicken cartilageCredited as the glucosamine and chondroitin source, with no dose printed.
Pea fibre, carrot, alfalfa, prebiotics, spinach, psyllium, turmeric, aloe veraTrace levels.

Unusually full for a puppy food: taurine at 1000mg, L-carnitine at 300mg and vitamin E at 600mg per kilo, chelated trace minerals, and selenium as selenised yeast.

Named ingredients

Lamb (24%), dehydrated lamb protein (22%), sweet potato, chicken fat, dehydrated herring protein, dried spirulina (5%), herring, dried eggs, dried wolfberry (2.5%), fish oil (from herring), pea fibre, dried carrot, alfalfa meal, chicken cartilage (source of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate), 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.

Against the range

Lamb leads twice, fresh and dehydrated, with herring three ways, egg and chicken fat on the animal side. Sweet potato is the only real starch, and spirulina at 5% is the flourish the bag is named for.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

407.4 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

20%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

8.1%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

33%

Fat

22%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.9%

Carbs

33.4%

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

63.2%

Carbs

20.6%

Veg

Oils

7.4%

Other

2.8%

Pricing & size