Naturea

Naturea Wet Food: Duck & Berries review

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Flavour

Four wet recipes built on fresh named meat with very little beside it. The Duck & Berries is two ingredients long. The catch is in the names, since two of the four are chicken first, and the Wild Boar prints an analysis with no ingredients list.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners who want the whole list on one line, as on the Duck & Berries
Hard-working dogs that thrive on rich food
Mixed ages from one pack: the Tuna & Salmon is written for puppies, adults and older dogs
Dogs that prefer a full bowl to a rich one, with the Turkey at 80 kcal per 100g
Dogs avoiding cereal; no published list here carries a grain

Worth watching

The Wild Boar publishes no ingredients list
Tuna & Salmon and Turkey both lead on fresh chicken, so neither suits a dog kept off chicken
Crude ash on the Turkey reads 0.5%, very low for a complete food
Nutrient declarations vary a lot from pack to pack, with units that move around

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

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size, with the Tuna & Salmon also covering puppies and seniors. Read the ingredient order, not the pack front, if chicken is off the menu.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

We have not put a rating on this range, and the reason sits with the Wild Boar recipe. Its pack publishes a full analysis but no composition whatsoever, which leaves nothing to assess on the ingredient side. Rating the other three while a quarter of the range shows nothing would give a misleading picture of the whole. If the maker publishes that list, the range can be assessed properly.

What the analyses do show is worth having. All four are meat-led, with protein converting to between 31.5% and 45.0% of dry matter and estimated carbohydrate never rising above 12.5%, comfortably under the 15.8% adult wet food typically carries. The fat readings split the range in two. The duck at 56.8% of dry matter and the boar at 48.6% are rich foods that suit an active dog. The chicken-led fish and turkey recipes sit at 30.0% and 25.0%, a far more everyday level.

What's in it

Fresh duck55%Went into the pan with its water still in it.
Fresh dehydrated blueberries2%And then the list stops: no vegetables, oils or botanicals.

No additives panel was captured for this recipe.

Named ingredients

Fresh Duck: 55%, Fresh Dehydrated Blueberries: 2%

Against the range

Ingredients: Two; Four or five on the other published lists.
Fat, dry matter: 56.8%; The richest; the Turkey is 25.0%.
Protein, dry matter: 31.5%; The lowest; up to 45.0% on the chicken-led two.

The recipe to try when the familiar meats have run out, with a careful eye on portions for a quiet dog.

Every recipe with a published list opens on fresh named meat with a substantial percentage, and none carries a grain. Two flavour names describe the accent and not the bulk: the Tuna & Salmon and the Turkey are both chicken first.

Protein converts to between 31.5% and 45.0% of dry matter across the four, and estimated carbohydrate never rises above 12.5%. Fat splits the range: the duck and boar are rich, the two chicken-led recipes far more everyday. The Wild Boar publishes no ingredients at all.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

148.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

7.88%

Fat

14.19%

Fibre

0.07%

Ash

3.21%

Moisture

75%

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

56.8%

Fibre

0.3%

Ash

12.8%

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

71.6%

Added water

25.8%

Other

2.6%

Pricing & size