Nature's Variety

Nature's Variety No Grain Puppy Medium / Maxi: Norwegian Salmon review

Name: Nature's Variety No Grain Puppy Medium / Maxi: Norwegian Salmon
Brand: Nature's Variety

63.3/100Good

DryPuppy

A salmon-led, cereal-free puppy kibble for medium to giant breeds, in our Good band. Two named fish open the list, and carbohydrate is an estimated 33.6% of dry matter, under the puppy field's 39.0%. The gap that matters is calcium, which the label does not print.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Pups that do better on fish than poultry meat
Medium, large and giant breed puppies, the sizes it is made for
Grain-free homes. Potato, sweet potato and peas stand in for cereal
Growing dogs with plenty to burn, at an estimated 382 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

No calcium figure, on a bag sold for large and giant breed growth
Poultry fat and hydrolysed poultry, pork and fish proteins, so one-species feeding is out

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

How this scores

How we score

63.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium, large and giant breed puppies. Ask the maker for the calcium figure before a big pup goes on it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Norwegian Salmon 63.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Two named fish and a modest carbohydrate share carry the score; the plant proteins and the missing calcium figure hold it back.

What's in it

Deboned Norwegian salmon20%Fresh, so the oven takes most of its water.
Dried tuna protein18%Weighed dry, so it carries more protein than its position suggests.
Dried peas, dried potato15% and 8%A proper plant base.
Potato proteinPlant protein lifting the figure.
Poultry fat7%A family of birds, not one.
Sweet potato4%
Hydrolysed animal proteins (poultry, pork, fish)4%Three animal sources in one entry.
Pea starch, beet pulp, minerals, pea proteinBeet pulp for steady fibre.
Dried carrot, dried apple0.5% and 0.3%
Kelp, rosemary0.01% eachThe rosemary keeps the fats from turning.

Vitamins A, E and C with iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium.

No calcium figure on a bag sold for large and giant breed pups. Ask the maker before a big pup goes on it.

Named ingredients

Deboned Norwegian salmon* (20%), dried tuna protein (18%), dried peas* (15%), dried potato* (8%), potato protein, poultry fat* (7%), sweet potato* (4%), hydrolysed animal proteins (poultry, pork, fish) (4%), pea starch*, beet pulp*, minerals, pea protein*, dried carrot* (0.5% equivalent to 4% of fresh carrot), dried apple* (0.3% equivalent to 2% fresh apple), dried seaweed (kelp)* (0.01%), dried rosemary* (0.01%). *Natural ingredients

Against the range

A single grain-free growth recipe led by deboned Norwegian salmon at 20% and dried tuna protein at 18%. Dried peas, potato and sweet potato replace cereal, and the analysis prints neither moisture nor calcium.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

382 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

32%

Fat

19%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

34.8%

Fat

20.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

33.6%

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

42%

Carbs

48.6%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

Other

1.3%

Pricing & size