Pala

Pala Rabbit, Herring & Salmon review

Name: Pala Rabbit, Herring & Salmon
Brand: Pala

83.8/100Outstanding

DryPuppyAdult

A short label with nothing hiding on it, and it sits in our Outstanding band. Herring, rabbit and salmon each carry a percentage. Air drying keeps the food concentrated, with protein at 50.0% as it pours from the bag.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that need an unfamiliar protein. Rabbit is in so few recipes that most dogs have never eaten it
Owners who want every animal named and pinned to a percentage
Walks, travel and camping: a dried food this concentrated packs light and needs no cool box
Puppies, adults and older dogs, all listed on the same bag
Picky eaters, since drying leaves the meat smelling like meat

Worth watching

Herring, salmon and egg yolk, so no strict exclusion diet and no fish-free plan
No calcium figure, the number to ask Pala for with a large-breed puppy in the house
445 kcal in every 100g, so the portions are smaller than they look

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

How this scores

How we score

83.8/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyExcellent

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Use a kitchen scale for the first week, since a dog moving from kibble eats a visibly smaller pile.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Rabbit

The score, in context

Pala Rabbit, Herring & Salmon 83.8

All one Outstanding. Typical dry food: Good.

Every animal is named and counted with no category term behind them, and the band is a reading of the recipe itself, since air-dried food has no settled field to place it against.

What's in it

Whole Atlantic herring36%The whole fish, bone and organs included, where much of its mineral content lives.
Rabbit30%A protein most dogs have never met.
Salmon16%The oilier fatty acids.
Egg yolkThe only other animal.
Banana, carrots, celery, beets, spinach, butternut squash
Sea buckthorn, cranberries, blueberries
Icelandic kelpA mineral and iodine source.
WheatgrassHolds none of the gluten a wheat-sensitive dog reacts to.
Turmeric, sea salt, black pepperSeasoning.

No vitamin and mineral panel is printed; the micronutrition rides on the ingredients, kelp included.

No calcium figure on the label, though it is listed for large-breed puppies.

Named ingredients

Whole Atlantic herring (36%), rabbit (30%), salmon (16%), egg yolk, banana, carrots, celery, beets, spinach, butternut squash, sea buckthorn, cranberries, blueberries, Icelandic kelp, wheatgrass, turmeric, sea salt, black pepper.

Against the range

One air-dried recipe: whole Atlantic herring at 36%, rabbit at 30% and salmon at 16%, egg yolk, then a tail of fruit, vegetables, kelp and seasoning. There is no printed vitamin and mineral panel.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

444.7 kcal/100g

Protein

50%

Fat

24.4%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

7.3%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

55.6%

Fat

27.1%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

8.1%

Carbs

6.9%

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

90.6%

Veg

8.1%

Other

1.3%

Pricing & size