Optimum Pet Health

Optimum Pet Health Puppy Large Breeds review

Name: Optimum Pet Health Puppy Large Breeds
Brand: Optimum Pet Health

70.4/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A growth kibble for pups who will finish big. The figure that matters most for that job is in print: calcium at 1.1% of dry matter, inside the range a heavy frame should be reared on. Chicken is the only meat, and protein and fat are moderate, which suits a big pup grown slowly. It sits in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed pups, with calcium declared and in range
Pups kept to chicken, the source of the fat and gravy too
Grain-free homes. The starch is potato, sweet potato and peas
Early joint support: glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM are written in
Owners who like each prebiotic named, chicory, yeast cell wall and GOS at 1% apiece

Worth watching

Krill and fish oil at 1% each, so it is not fish free
Cellulose beside the beet pulp, a purified powder that bulks the stool
Estimated energy of 356 kcal per 100g, under the 376 typical, so portions run generous

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

How this scores

How we score

70.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed puppies. Feed to the bag's chart by age and expected adult weight, and check along the ribs as the growth slows.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Optimum Pet Health Puppy Large Breeds 70.4

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

No weak leg anywhere, and a printed, in-range calcium line is what lifts it a step above most puppy kibble.

What's in it

Chicken: fresh chicken meat, dried chicken47% (25% and 22%)The dried half has already lost its water, so it keeps more of its share in the kibble.
Dried potato flakes, dried sweet potatoes, green peasNo cereal in the bag.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy6% and 3%Named to the bird.
Dried beet pulpA moderate fibre most dogs tolerate.
Fish oil, dried Antarctic krill1% eachLong-chain omega 3 for brain and coat.
Minerals, linseed, carob flour, cellulose, brewer's yeastCellulose bulks the stool and does little else.
Dried chicory, yeast cell wall, GOS1% eachPrebiotics, each named.
Glucosamine hydrochloride, chondroitin sulphate, MSMNo doses printed, so early support, not a measured course.
Curcuma, yucca, melissa, thyme, fenugreek, olive powder, rosehip, tyndallised Lactobacillus helveticus

Vitamin E at 450 mg and vitamin C at 100 mg with vitamins A and D3, taurine and selenium, and trace minerals as both sulphates and amino acid chelates.

Krill and fish oil sit in an otherwise chicken-only recipe.

Named ingredients

Chicken (Of Which Fresh Chicken Meat 25% And Dried Chicken 22%) (47%), Dried Potato Flakes, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Green Peas, Chicken Fat (6%), Chicken Gravy (3%), Dried Beet Pulp, Fish Oil (1%), Dried Antarctic Krill (1%), Minerals, Linseed, Carob Flour, Cellulose, Dried Brewers Yeast, Dried Chicory (A Natural Source Of Fos And Inulin) (1%), Yeast Cell Wall (A Natural Source Of Mos And Beta Glucans) (1%), Gos (Galacto Oligosaccharides) (1%), Dried Curcuma Longa, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulphate, Msm (Methylsulfonylmethane), Yucca Schidigera, Dried Melissa Officinalis, Dried Thymus Vulgaris, Dried Fenugreek, Olive Powder, Dried Rosehip, Tyndallized Lactobacillus Helveticus

Against the range

One recipe. Chicken at 47%, printed as 25% fresh and 22% dried, is the only meat, with the fat and gravy from the same bird; fish oil and krill at 1% each add omega 3. Potato flakes, sweet potato and peas carry the starch with no cereal. Calcium is declared and converts to 1.1% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

356.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

30%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

33%

Fat

17.6%

Fibre

4.4%

Ash

8.8%

Carbs

36.2%

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

51%

Carbs

35.8%

Veg

Oils

Other

5.2%

Pricing & size