Naturo

Naturo Senior Grain Free Dry review

Name: Naturo Senior Grain Free Dry
Brand: Naturo

65.3/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A grain-free turkey kibble for dogs in the second half of their lives, in our Good band. Its animal side is unusually simple: turkey and nothing else, with the meal at 27% doing most of the protein work. The joint package comes with a figure beside each name.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs easing into their senior years, with adult and senior on the same bag
A short animal list. Turkey is the only species named
Grain-free feeding, with potato at 26% and dried peas at 6%
Creaking hips and elbows: glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM each at 0.03%
A fish-free bowl, the omega side all plant based

Worth watching

Turkey behind every animal entry, so think first about a turkey intolerance
Dried sugar beet sits high in the order, though crude fibre is only 3.3% of dry matter
Ash at 10.9% of dry matter, the mineral load a meat meal brings

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

How this scores

How we score

65.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size, with a feeding table up to 40kg. The table asks 170 to 290 grams for a dog between 10kg and 20kg, so let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Naturo Senior Grain Free Dry 65.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A well put together everyday food for the dog it names, a little clear of the middle of the field without any one showpiece.

What's in it

Turkey meat meal27%Survives the oven and does most of the protein work
Fresh turkey, turkey digest20%, 3%
Potato26%The main plant entry
Dried sugar beetKeeps digestion regular, and placed higher than most labels put it
Dried peas, pea starch6%, 3%
Dried carrot, rapeseed oil, whole linseed2% eachPlant omega fats
Minerals, tomato pomace, seaweed meal0.5% (tomato)
FOS, MOS, brewers yeast0.1% each (FOS, MOS)Feed the gut bacteria
Glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM0.03% eachThe senior thinking, with a number attached
Yucca, rosemary extract0.02% (yucca)

Zinc and selenium each in two forms, one the more readily absorbed chelate or yeast-grown kind, with iron, manganese, copper and iodine dosed in full.

Named ingredients

Turkey 50% (Turkey Meat Meal 27%, Fresh Turkey 20%, Turkey Digest 3%), Potato (26%), Dried Sugar Beet, Dried Peas (6%), Pea Starch (3%), Dried Carrot (2%), Rapeseed Oil (2%), Whole Linseed (2%), Minerals, Tomato Pomace (0.5%), Seaweed Meal, Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) (0.1%), Mannan-oligo-saccharides (MOS) (0.1%), Brewers Yeast, Glucosamine (0.03%), Chondroitin (0.03%), MSM (0.03%), Extract of Yucca Schidigera (0.02%), Rosemary Extract

Against the range

One senior kibble with turkey as the only animal: 50% across meat meal, fresh turkey and digest. Potato, dried peas and pea starch carry the starch with no cereal, and the fats are rapeseed oil and linseed, so no fish appears. No moisture is printed, so the dry matter figures assume the standard 8% for kibble.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

361 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

10%

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

10.9%

Carbs

39.1%

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

50%

Carbs

39.5%

Veg

3.7%

Oils

Other

4.8%

Pricing & size