Nature's Harvest

Nature's Harvest Puppy review

Name: Nature's Harvest Puppy
Brand: Nature's Harvest

75.6/100Excellent

WetPuppy

A wet puppy food where the meat does nearly all the work, and it sits in our Excellent band. Protein converts to 48.0% of dry matter and estimated carbohydrate drops to 8.0%, which is unusually meaty for the format.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies who suit chicken, the only meat in the recipe
Pups who do best on very little starch: 8.0% carbohydrate in dry matter against 13.6% typical of the category
Owners who want protein high in the analysis
Households mixing wet with dry. At 75.0% moisture it brings water to the bowl as well as flavour

Worth watching

Salmon oil, so a strict fish free trial is out even with chicken the only meat
No calcium figure on the analysis, which matters when rearing a large or giant pup

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

How this scores

How we score

75.6/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, toy to giant. If your pup will grow big, ask the maker for the calcium figure before ordering.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Nature's Harvest Puppy 75.6

All one Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Very little starch and a meat share of three fifths carry it; the unprinted calcium figure and token joint additives hold it back.

What's in it

Chicken60%The only meat, and the analysis follows through on it.
Brown rice6%The one grain.
Dried carrots1.3%Declared as equivalent to 10% fresh carrots, a helpful way to write a label.
Salmon oilMarine omega 3 for growing brains and coats. It puts fish on the allergen picture.
Dried basil, parsley, rosemary, mint, sageRosemary also works as a natural antioxidant for the fats.
Minerals
High nucleotide yeast extract0.015%For gut and immune development.
Seaweed mealIodine and a broad mineral spread.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.004% and 0.002%Too small to do much.
Yucca schidigera, cranberry0.025% and 0.002%Yucca for stool odour; the cranberry is there in name more than quantity.

A full printed panel: vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium as sodium selenite.

No calcium figure on the label. If a large adult size is on the cards, ask the maker for it.

Named ingredients

Chicken (60%), Brown Rice (6%), Dried Carrots (1.3%, equivalent to 10% Carrots), Salmon Oil, Dried Basil, Dried Parsley, Dried Rosemary, Dried Mint, Dried Sage, Minerals, High Nucelotide Yeast Extract (0.015%), Seaweed Meal, Glucosamine (0.004%), Chondroitin Sulphate (0.002%), Yucca Schidigera (0.025%), Cranberry (0.002%)

Against the range

A single wet puppy recipe: chicken at 60% is the only meat, brown rice at 6% the only grain, and salmon oil the fat of note. The tail of the list is herbs, seaweed meal and small joint and gut additives.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

106 kcal/100g

Protein

12%

Fat

6.5%

Fibre

1.5%

Ash

Moisture

75%

Dry weight

Protein

48%

Fat

26%

Fibre

Ash

12%

Carbs

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

60%

Added water

19.6%

Carbs

Veg

1.5%

Oils

5.3%

Other

7.6%

Pricing & size