Pala

Pala Chicken review

Name: Pala Chicken
Brand: Pala

84.1/100Outstanding

DryPuppyAdult

The plainest bird recipe in Pala's range: chicken at 76%, egg at 6%, then vegetables, berries and a few extras, all air dried. Salmon is nowhere on the label, so this is the one for a dog off fish. It sits in our Outstanding band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog steering clear of fish, with no salmon and no fish oil on the label
Owners who want a proper figure against the meat
High-output dogs and dogs that never seem full, given the energy in each measure
Travelling households. A dried food needs no fridge and no defrosting
Puppies, adults and older dogs alike, all listed on the pack

Worth watching

Crabshell and sea salt, for a household avoiding shellfish or watching sodium
Fat at 43.7% of dry matter, so weigh portions for a dog on gentle exercise
No calcium figure printed, even with crabshell in the recipe

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

How this scores

How we score

84.1/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyExcellent

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors. At 521 kcal per 100g the measure is small, so keep the water bowl full and switch across slowly; for a large-breed puppy, ask Pala for the calcium figure.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Pala Chicken 84.1

All one Outstanding. Typical dry food: Good.

A bird given a real figure, with an egg behind it, puts it here. Air-dried food has no typical to hold it against, so read the band on the recipe's own terms.

What's in it

Chicken76%The whole argument for the recipe.
Egg6%The protein others get measured against.
Carrots, cabbage, beetsChosen for what they bring; carbohydrate is just 5.2% of dry matter.
Flaxseed oil
Icelandic kelp, wheatgrassKelp brings iodine.
CrabshellGlucosamine in its natural form, and the entry a shellfish-sensitive household needs to spot.
Oregano, cranberries, blueberries, sea buckthorn
Natural tocopherols with rosemary extractThe preservative, in place of anything chemical.
Turmeric, sea salt, thymeSea salt, as on most air-dried foods.
Bamboo fibre, citrus bioflavonoids, black pepperBamboo is a gentle insoluble fibre for stool quality.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large-breed puppy, ask Pala for it.

Named ingredients

Chicken (76%), egg (6%), carrots, cabbage, beets, flaxseed oil, Icelandic kelp, wheatgrass, crabshell, oregano, cranberries, blueberries, sea buckthorn, natural tocopherols with rosemary extract, turmeric, sea salt, thyme, bamboo fibre, citrus bioflavonoids, black pepper. No synthetic additives, supplements, flavours or preservatives.

Against the range

Chicken at 76% and egg at 6% take the animal content past four fifths of the pack. Vegetables, berries and a short run of considered extras follow, all air dried, with no fish anywhere and nothing synthetic.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

520.6 kcal/100g

Protein

37%

Fat

39.3%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

6.9%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

41.1%

Fat

43.7%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

5.2%

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

82%

Veg

12.3%

Oils

1.5%

Other

4.2%

Pricing & size