Pala

Pala Beef & Salmon review

Name: Pala Beef & Salmon
Brand: Pala

84.9/100Outstanding

DryPuppyAdult

A red meat and an oily fish carrying one bag between them, and it sits in our Outstanding band. The food is air dried, so what comes out of the pack is dense and meaty. Behind the two animals there is no synthetic supplement panel at all.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners who like the thinking behind raw but not the freezer
Dogs who thrive on red meat: beef leads by a clear margin
Omega 3 from the fish itself, with salmon and salmon oil both listed
Working dogs and hearty eaters, as a small measure carries a lot of energy
Small cupboards and small freezers. Air-dried food keeps on a shelf

Worth watching

Portions look small beside kibble, so weigh the first few days
Fish twice over, as salmon and as salmon oil
Crushed eggshells but no calcium figure. Get it from the maker for a large-breed puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

84.9/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyExcellent

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

The feeding ladder covers dogs of any size and age. At 490 kcal per 100g the old scoop is the wrong tool, so weigh it out and keep the water bowl full.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Pala Beef & Salmon 84.9

All one Outstanding. Typical dry food: Good.

Named animals with percentages and nothing synthetic behind them read well for us; the shelf is too small for a typical to measure against.

What's in it

Beef53%Dense, digestible red meat most dogs take to on sight.
Salmon30%Long chain omega 3 a land animal cannot supply.
Carrots, beets, celery, broccoliA deliberately light plant fraction; none of it bulks the food.
KelpIodine and trace minerals.
Crushed eggshellsThe calcium source, and the reason no calcium figure is printed.
Turmeric, blueberries, cranberries, parsley
Salmon oilTops up the fish omega side.
Wheat grass, black pepperWheat grass is the young leaf, not the grain, so no gluten.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large-breed puppy, get it from Pala first.

Named ingredients

Beef (53%), salmon (30%), carrots, beets, celery, broccoli, kelp, crushed eggshells, turmeric, blueberries, cranberries, parsley, salmon oil, wheat grass, black pepper. No additives, synthetic supplements, flavors or preservatives.

Against the range

One air-dried recipe on two animals, beef at 53% and salmon at 30%, with a light run of vegetables, berries and kelp behind them. Crushed eggshells stand in for a mineral premix, and the label rules out synthetic supplements, added flavours and preservatives.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

489.7 kcal/100g

Protein

44.8%

Fat

32.6%

Fibre

1.9%

Ash

4.3%

Moisture

12%

Dry weight

Protein

50.9%

Fat

37%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

4.9%

Carbs

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

83%

Carbs

0.1%

Veg

11.8%

Oils

0.1%

Other

Pricing & size