Natural & Delicious

Natural & Delicious N&D White: Sea Bass, Spirulina & Fennel review

Name: Natural & Delicious N&D White: Sea Bass, Spirulina & Fennel
Brand: Natural & Delicious

59.8/100Good

DryAdult

Good, level with the middle of the dry market, and an unusual fish to find leading a kibble. Dried spirulina at 5% and fennel at 2.5% give the bag its character. The supplement panel is the strongest part of the label, with chelated minerals and taurine printed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs kept away from land meat. Every animal entry swims
Owners hunting a novel protein, with sea bass in place of the usual salmon or white fish blend
Grain-free homes
Older dogs, with glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate in the recipe
Coat and skin, on marine omega 3 from the fish oil backed by linseed

Worth watching

Herring oil and an unnamed hydrolysed fish protein, so it cannot anchor a strict sea bass elimination
Protein on the gentler side for a kibble, worth knowing for a heavily muscled dog

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

How this scores

How we score

59.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs. Judge the portion by the waistline, starting from roughly 210 grams a day for a 15kg dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Sea Bass 59.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The sea bass share and a carbohydrate estimate under the dry norm help it; protein at 25.3% of dry matter keeps it from climbing.

What's in it

Sea bass20%Mostly water before the oven drives it off.
Dehydrated sea bass protein20%Where the protein in the kibble comes from.
Sweet potatoThe only significant starch.
Fish oil (from herring)Marine omega 3, from a different fish.
Hydrolysed fish proteinNo species named.
Dried spirulina5%A blue green algae, there for pigments and micronutrients.
Linseed, dried fennel2.5% fennelFennel is more often met in the kitchen than the feed bin.
Pea fibre, alfalfa meal, inulin, FOS, yeast extract, spinach, psylliumThe fibre side and gut feeders. No cereal at any point.
Brewers' yeast, dicalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, salt, aloe veraMinerals to balance what fish alone cannot cover.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate

Zinc, manganese, iron and copper as chelates, selenium from selenised yeast, taurine at 1000mg and L-carnitine at 300mg per kilo, with a full vitamin set.

Microcrystalline cellulose is listed as a technological additive: a purified plant fibre that keeps powders flowing.

Named ingredients

Seabass (20%), dehydrated seabass protein (20%), sweet potato, fish oil (from herring), hydrolysed fish protein, dried spirulina (5%), linseed, dried fennel (2.5%), pea fibre, alfalfa meal, inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeast extract (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), dried spinach, psyllium husks and seeds, dried brewers' yeast, dicalcium phosphate, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, aloe vera extract, glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate.

Against the range

A grain-free kibble led by sea bass, at 20% as the fish and 20% again as dehydrated sea bass protein. Sweet potato carries the starch, and every animal entry is a fish, with no land meat on the list.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

393.4 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

7.9%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25.3%

Fat

19.8%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

43%

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

9.9%

Carbs

27.6%

Veg

6.9%

Oils

7.6%

Other

48%

Pricing & size