Natures Deli

Natures Deli Puppy Wet Food review

Name: Natures Deli Puppy Wet Food
Brand: Natures Deli

76.9/100Excellent

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A puppy tray in our Excellent band that splits its meat evenly between two birds, duck and chicken at 31% each. Very little starch sits behind them. Protein converts to 40.0% of dry matter and carbohydrate stops at an estimated 6.7%, a lean, meat-led shape for a growth food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Pups who do well on poultry
A low-starch bowl, against the 13.6% typical of puppy wet food
Energy without volume, at an estimated 142 kcal per 100g
Running wet beside kibble. At 70% moisture it puts real water into the meal
Owners who like the prebiotic named and weighed

Worth watching

Two birds plus salmon oil, so it is neither single-protein nor fish free
Brown rice at 4%, a light touch of grain
No calcium figure. Ask Natures Deli if your pup will be big

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

How this scores

How we score

76.9/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. A puppy's daily amount is really a series of amounts, so check the guide every few weeks against weight and expected adult size.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Natures Deli Puppy Wet Food 76.9

All one Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Sound in several places at once, with an analysis that supports the front of the pack, so no single trick is holding this tray up.

What's in it

Duck31%A richer, darker meat, easy on a young digestion.
Chicken31%Equal billing with the duck, which is unusual for a tray.
Carrots4%
Brown rice4%The only grain.
Dried peas1%Stands for 4% fresh peas.
Salmon oilLong-chain omega 3 for a growing brain and eyes, and fish in the tray.
MineralsOne grouped entry with no itemised panel.
Chicory root0.2%Prebiotic FOS for gut bacteria a young dog is still establishing.
Sage0.1%

No calcium figure is published, the number large and giant breed rearing turns on.

Named ingredients

Duck (31%)*, Chicken (31%)*, Carrots (4%)*, Brown Rice (4%)*, Dried Peas (1% Dried Peas, Equivalent to 4% Peas)*, Salmon Oil*, Minerals, Chicory Root (a source of Prebiotic FOS, 0.2%)*, Sage (0.1%)*.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

142.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

12%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

70%

Dry weight

Protein

40%

Fat

36.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

13.3%

Carbs

6.7%

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

62%

Added water

17.9%

Carbs

11.4%

Veg

Oils

2.2%

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size