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Natural & Delicious N&D Tropical Selection Adult Medium & Maxi: Lamb, Spelt, Oats & Tropical Fruits review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D Tropical Selection Adult Medium & Maxi: Lamb, Spelt, Oats & Tropical Fruits
Brand: Natural & Delicious

64.9/100Good

DryAdult

A lamb kibble that keeps grain in the bowl and makes no apology for it. Lamb comes first twice over, and spelt and oats do the starch work behind it. The dried tropical fruit that names the bag is there at 0.5% apiece, which is seasoning, and the label is honest enough to say so.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that have never had trouble with grain
Medium and large adults, the sizes the kibble and feeding table are built for
Dogs that do well on lamb, declared at 20% fresh and 20% dehydrated
Owners happy to feed cereal. Spelt and oats at 12% each carry the starch
Some joint help, with glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate both on the list

Worth watching

Spelt is a form of wheat, so a dog with a wheat history is unlikely to sail through
Chicken fat and herring behind the lamb, so the bowl is not lamb alone
Tropical fruit at 0.5% each is a flourish on the recipe

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

How this scores

How we score

64.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults. If lamb was chosen to keep other animals out, check the chicken fat and herring before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Lamb 64.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Lamb declared twice and a moderate starch figure earn its place, while plain mineral forms and middling protein hold it there.

What's in it

Lamb20%Fresh weight, most of it water that cooking drives off.
Dehydrated lamb protein20%The entry that brings the protein through to the finished kibble.
Spelt, oats12% eachSpelt is an old form of wheat and still carries gluten. Oats bring soluble fibre.
Chicken fatThe added fat, and a second animal in the bag.
Dehydrated herring protein, fish oil (from herring)The long chain omega 3s that lamb alone cannot supply.
Dried beet pulp, dried carrot, alfalfa meal
Inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extractThe prebiotic side.
Dried banana, kiwi, mango, papaya, pineapple0.5% eachThe tropical fruits that name the bag, declared honestly.
Dried spinach, psyllium, salt, brewers' yeast, turmeric, aloe vera extract
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphateNo dose printed.

A complete vitamin and mineral panel in conventional form, with zinc, iron, manganese and copper as oxides, sulphates and carbonates and selenium as sodium selenite.

Spelt is a form of wheat, so this is not a wheat-free food.

Named ingredients

Lamb (20%), dehydrated lamb protein (20%), spelt (12%), oats (12%), chicken fat, dehydrated herring protein, dried beet pulp, fish oil (from herring), dried carrot, alfalfa meal, inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extract (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), dried banana (0.5%), dried kiwi (0.5%), dried mango (0.5%), dried papaya (0.5%), dried pineapple (0.5%), dried spinach, psyllium husks and seeds, sodium chloride, dried brewers' yeast, turmeric, aloe vera extract, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate.

Against the range

Lamb is declared twice, at 20% fresh and 20% as dehydrated protein, with spelt and oats at 12% each carrying the starch. Chicken fat, dehydrated herring protein and herring oil sit behind the lamb, so other animals are in the bag. The minerals are oxide, sulphate and carbonate forms, with no chelates.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

386.4 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

16%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.9%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

17.6%

Fibre

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

43.2%

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

50.9%

Carbs

31.1%

Veg

4.2%

Oils

10.7%

Other

3.1%

Pricing & size