Naturo

Naturo Adult Mini Dog Pouches: Duck With Rice And Vegetables review

Name: Naturo Adult Mini Dog Pouches: Duck With Rice And Vegetables
Brand: Naturo

67.2/100Good

WetAdult

Flavour

Three small-dog pouches built the same way, a named animal at 65% with brown rice and vegetables, and all three sit level in our Good band. The percentages are printed beside every main ingredient. Pick the pouch by the animal your dog enjoys most.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breeds on a rotation. Three animals on one recipe make a switch a gentle change
Dogs kept to fish alone, on the Salmon, where even the added oil is salmon
Owners who want percentages, printed right beside the meat on all three
A dog fine with whole grain, as brown rice is the one cereal
Little dogs that need more energy per mouthful than the typical adult wet food gives

Worth watching

Brown rice on every label, for a grain-free household
Salmon oil in the Duck and the Turkey, so neither keeps to one animal
The Salmon is much the richest, at 141 kcal per 100g, and wants a smaller portion

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

How this scores

How we score

67.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult dogs. Check which pouch you are feeding before setting the portion, as the Salmon carries noticeably more energy than the other two.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Turkey 67.6
Salmon 67.5
Duck 67.2

All three Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Near-identical score sheets keep the three level, so the choice comes down to which animal your dog prefers.

What's in it

Duck65%Easily digested, and a change from chicken for many dogs.
Brown rice12.5%Made from 5.2% dried brown rice. The one cereal, named outright.
Vegetables: dried potato, carrots, peas10%One shared line, so the balance between the three is the maker's.
Minerals
Sunflower oil0.75%For its vitamin E.
Salmon oil0.3%The marine omega side, and a second animal on the label.
Tomato powder, kelp, cranberry, blueberry0.15% down to 0.05%
Chicory root, yeast, basil, yucca, pomegranate extract0.04% down to 0.002%Chicory's inulin is a prebiotic, though at this level it is a gesture.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, copper and manganese, all as sulphates, each with a printed dose.

Named ingredients

Duck 65%, Brown Rice 12.5% (from 5.2% Dried Brown Rice), Vegetables 10% (from 1.8% Dried Potato, Carrots and Peas), Minerals, Sunflower Oil 0.75%, Salmon Oil 0.3%, Tomato Powder 0.15%, Dried Kelp 0.08%, Dried Cranberry 0.05%, Dried Blueberry 0.05%, Dried Chicory Root 0.04%, Yeast 0.04%, Dried Basil 0.016%, Yucca Powder 0.01%, Pomegranate Extract 0.002%

Against the range

Energy: 121 kcal per 100g; Turkey 128, Salmon 141
Fat, dry matter: 27.8%; Up to 37.5% on the Salmon
Protein, dry matter: 35.2%; Same on the Turkey, 32.1% on the Salmon

The lightest pouch of the three, a sensible pick for a small dog that puts weight on easily.

One recipe three ways: duck, salmon or turkey at 65%, brown rice at 12.5% and a 10% vegetable line of dried potato, carrots and peas. Every pouch adds sunflower oil at 0.75% and salmon oil at 0.3%, then the same trace-level garnish of tomato, kelp, cranberry, blueberry, chicory root, basil, yucca, yeast and pomegranate.

In dry matter, protein runs from 32.1% to 35.2% and fat from 27.8% to 37.5%. The Duck and the Turkey share an additive panel; the Salmon prints more vitamin A and no vitamin D3.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

121 kcal/100g

Protein

9.5%

Fat

7.5%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

73%

Dry weight

Protein

35.2%

Fat

27.8%

Fibre

1.9%

Ash

14.8%

Carbs

20.3%

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

65%

Added water

6.6%

Carbs

12.5%

Veg

10.3%

Oils

1.1%

Other

4.6%