Omni

Omni Puppy review

Name: Omni Puppy
Brand: Omni

38.9/100Average

DryPuppy

A plant-based growth food, built that way on purpose, and it lands in our Average band. Micro algae supplies the long-chain omega 3 a meat-free bowl would otherwise miss, and taurine, methionine and L-carnitine are all added. The gaps are on the analysis: no ash, no moisture and no calcium figure.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Households raising a puppy without animal ingredients
Meat-free gaps filled deliberately, with taurine and methionine added and L-carnitine printed
Puppies needing an alternative to the usual proteins: no meat, fish, dairy or egg
Omega 3 from micro algae in place of fish oil
Selenium in the organic form

Worth watching

No calcium figure, on a bag listed up to giant breeds
Soya second on the list; bring it in slowly
Fat at 12.0% as fed, on the light side for the fastest weeks of growth
No ash or moisture, so no fair dry-matter comparison

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

How this scores

How we score

38.9/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, toy to giant. Read the amount off the pack's chart as the pup grows; Omni's guide runs from 17g a day at weaning up to 758g.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Omni Puppy 38.9

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Our scoring rewards named animal ingredients and declared figures, and this recipe has none of the first by design and leaves ash and moisture off; the detail under the band reads better than the band.

What's in it

Potato proteinA refined plant protein, and the lead source.
Hi-Pro SoyaA fair number of dogs are sensitive to soya.
Potato, brown rice, oats
Dried yeastsFor palatability.
Sunflower oil, rapeseed oilSensible fats: vitamin E from one, a good fatty acid balance from the other.
Peas, pea protein, lentils, pea starch, sweet potatoMore starch and a third refined plant protein.
Hydrolysed vegetablesA broad term with no plants named.
Carrot flakes, minerals
Micro algaeWhere the long-chain omega 3 comes from, as it does for fish.
Blueberries, prebiotic FOS, cranberries, pumpkinGarnish, plus a prebiotic.

Taurine at 2,000mg, methionine at 2,500mg and L-carnitine at 500mg per kilo, with zinc in two forms and selenium in the organic form.

No calcium figure on a growth food listed up to giant breeds. Ask Omni for it before a large-breed pup starts.

Neither ash nor moisture is declared, and the energy figure is our estimate.

Named ingredients

Potato Protein, Hi-Pro Soya, Potato, Brown Rice, Dried Yeasts, Sunflower Oil, Oats, Peas, Pea Protein, Carrot Flakes, Hydrolysed Vegetables, Rapeseed Oil, Lentils, Minerals, Pea Starch, Sweet Potato, Micro Algae, Blueberries, Prebiotic FOS, Cranberries, Pumpkin.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

345.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

30%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.3%

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.

Carbs

78.8%

Veg

0.9%

Oils

2.6%

Other

17.6%

Pricing & size