Nature's Protection

Nature's Protection Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed review

Name: Nature's Protection Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed
Brand: Nature's Protection

50.2/100Good

DryAdult

A lamb kibble aimed at the dog whose stomach and coat both need a gentler hand, and it lands in our Good band. The lamb is weighed after the water is out, so its 38% is a fair guide to what reaches the bowl. Beet pulp, chicory, MOS and beta-glucan yeasts make up the digestive side.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A lamb eater. No other species is named on the list
Dogs that need a hand with digestion: beet pulp, chicory extract and MOS all sit in the small print
Fish free households
A dull coat, with flaxseed and coconut oil ahead of 115 mg of zinc sulphate

Worth watching

Rice and barley, and barley carries gluten
Bird fat with no species attached, which rules it out of a strict poultry elimination trial
Potato protein high up the list, doing some of the work meat could do

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

How this scores

How we score

50.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs. Our daily figures assume a 15kg dog, so scale the scoop down for a small breed and go by the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Nature's Protection Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed 50.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Holds its own on a Good-band shelf, mostly because the lamb is weighed dry and the carbohydrate stays modest.

What's in it

Lamb meat, dry and finely ground38%Weighed dry, so the share survives into the kibble. The only named species.
Rice, barleyThe starch. Barley brings fibre and gluten.
Bird fatNo species given.
Potato proteinLifts the protein figure from a plant source.
Sugar beet pulp, peasBeet pulp gives soluble and insoluble fibre.
Flaxseed, beer yeastPlant omega 3 for the coat, slower to act than fish oil.
Coconut oil1%
Clinoptilolite1%A natural mineral clay used as a binder.
Chicory extract, MOS, cassava extract, beta-glucan yeastsPrebiotics for the large intestine. Cassava holds the biscuit together.
Dried calendulaIn for lutein.

Zinc sulphate at 115 mg and vitamin E at 530 mg back the skin side, with L-carnitine at 50 mg and selenium as sodium selenite.

The energy figure behind our daily amounts is estimated, not declared.

Named ingredients

38% lamb meat (dry and finely ground), rice, barley, bird fat, potato protein, sugar beet pulp, peas, flaxseed, beer yeast, coconut oil (1%), dynamic microns dynamic clinophylite (1%), Achicoria extract, Manano-oligosaccharides (MOS), cassava extract, yeasts (beta-glucans), dry calendula.

Against the range

One lamb kibble on rice and barley. Lamb at 38% is declared dry and finely ground, and it is the only species named. A small prebiotic kit sits in the lower half of the list, and flaxseed and coconut oil carry the skin side. No fish anywhere.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

359.7 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

16%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

17.6%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

9.9%

Carbs

39.4%

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

38%

Carbs

52.6%

Oils

Other

3.4%

Pricing & size