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Natural & Delicious N&D Tropical Selection Puppy Mini: Lamb, Spelt, Oats & Tropical Fruits review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D Tropical Selection Puppy Mini: Lamb, Spelt, Oats & Tropical Fruits
Brand: Natural & Delicious

68.4/100Good

DryPuppy

A small-bite puppy kibble that keeps grain in, and it settles into our Good band. Lamb does the protein work in two forms, so plant protein is not needed to reach the figure. Calcium is printed at 1.26% of dry matter, a comfortable level for the small dog the bag is built around.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed puppies, with a mini kibble cut for young jaws
Pups who get on with ancient grains: spelt and oats at 10% each
Owners who like the mineral figures in print, calcium included
Lively little dogs, at 406 kcal per 100g against 376 typical
Fruit and vegetables named one by one, each fruit with its share

Worth watching

Spelt is in the wheat family and carries gluten
Herring and chicken fat behind the lamb, so no one protein exclusion plan
Glucosamine and chondroitin from chicken cartilage with no milligram figure
Selenium as sodium selenite, where selenised yeast is usually reported as better absorbed

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

How this scores

How we score

68.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed puppies. A pup has no fixed daily amount, so feed to keep the waist visible and recheck as the months pass.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Lamb 68.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A dependable choice, lifted by named meats and a printed calcium figure and held back by a modest additive panel and undosed joint ingredients.

What's in it

Lamb20%
Dehydrated lamb protein20%A straightforward route to the protein figure without leaning on plants.
Spelt10%An old wheat with a wider nutrient spread. It contains gluten.
Oats10%Cook down easily, with soluble fibre.
Chicken fat, dehydrated herring protein, fish oilTwo more animals behind the lamb.
Dried beet pulp, dried carrot, alfalfa mealBeet pulp carries most of the fibre.
Chicken cartilageGlucosamine and chondroitin sulphate, no dose given.
Inulin, fructo-oligo-saccharides, yeast extractFor the gut flora.
Dried banana, kiwi, mango, papaya, pineapple0.5% eachColour, sweetness, some antioxidants, and the name on the bag.
Spinach, psyllium, salt, brewers' yeast, turmeric, aloe vera

The essentials without extras, plus DL-methionine and choline chloride at 2500mg each; green tea and rosemary extracts preserve it.

Spelt carries gluten, so a wheat-avoiding pup needs a different bag.

Named ingredients

Lamb (20%), dehydrated lamb protein (20%), spelt (10%), oats (10%), chicken fat, dehydrated herring protein, dried beet pulp, fish oil (from herring), dried carrot, alfalfa meal, chicken cartilage (source of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate), 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.

Against the range

One recipe. Lamb at 20% and dehydrated lamb protein at another 20% open the list, with spelt and oats at 10% each and five dried tropical fruits at 0.5% apiece. Protein converts to 33.0% of dry matter, fat to 22.0%, and carbohydrate to 33.2%, below the puppy norm.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

406.2 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

20%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

33%

Fat

22%

Fibre

Ash

8.8%

Carbs

33.2%

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

53.4%

Carbs

27.8%

Veg

4.4%

Oils

11.8%

Other

2.6%

Pricing & size