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Naturo Puppy Grain Free Pouches: Chicken With Potato & Vegetables review

Name: Naturo Puppy Grain Free Pouches: Chicken With Potato & Vegetables
Brand: Naturo

67.7/100Good

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A grain-free chicken pouch for small-breed puppies, in our Good band. The label names almost everything down to a hundredth of a percent, which is what a small pouch of puppy food should look like when you turn it over. Fat runs rich, so the portions are small.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small-breed puppies, the pups Naturo lists it for
Pups on chicken, the only meat in the pouch
Grain-free feeding, with dried potato, carrots and peas as the vegetables
A pup who needs energy in a small serving: 133 kcal per 100g against the usual 106
Owners who read the small print

Worth watching

Salmon oil at 0.3%, which rules out a fish-free elimination diet
Vegetables grouped as 20%, so carrots and peas are not weighed separately
No calcium figure, the number a growth food most needs, even one aimed at small breeds
Fat at 35.2% of dry matter. Portion an easy doer by the guide, not by appetite

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

How this scores

How we score

67.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small-breed puppies. One pouch a day is never the answer for long, so match your pup's weight today to the adult size you expect on the chart.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 67.7

All one Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Precise naming and genuine meat behind it make this a sound entry in a category that is strong to begin with.

What's in it

Chicken, including chicken broth65% (5% broth)Broth carries water and flavour, so the meat that counts is a little under the headline. Our estimate is 60%.
Vegetables: dried potato, carrots, peas20% (3.9% dried potato)Dried potato takes water back on in cooking, so a small inclusion becomes a bigger cooked share.
MineralsAsh converts to 13.0% of dry matter, so the load is there.
Sunflower oil0.75%A gentle plant oil carrying natural vitamin E.
Salmon oil0.3%Marine omega 3 for brain and coat, and the fish on the allergen picture.
Tomato powder, dried kelp0.15%, 0.08%
Dried cranberry, dried blueberry0.05% each
Dried chicory root, yeast0.04% eachThe chicory carries inulin for the gut bacteria.
Dried basil, yucca powder0.016%, 0.01%

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium, all printed per kilo.

No calcium figure printed anywhere, the figure most worth having in a growth food.

Named ingredients

Chicken 65% (Including 5% Chicken Broth), Vegetables 20% (from 3.9% 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%

Against the range

Chicken is the only meat, at 65% with its broth counted in. Vegetables make up a grouped 20%, sunflower and salmon oils cover the fats, and almost every entry is weighed down to a hundredth of a percent.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

133 kcal/100g

Protein

Fat

9.5%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

3.5%

Moisture

73%

Dry weight

Protein

33.3%

Fat

35.2%

Fibre

1.9%

Ash

13%

Carbs

16.6%

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

60%

Added water

Veg

20.3%

Oils

1.1%

Other

13.7%

Pricing & size