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Pala Turkey, Duck & Herring review

Name: Pala Turkey, Duck & Herring
Brand: Pala

64.3/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

An air-dried food built from four named animals and a garden, in our Good band. Turkey, duck and herring went in dehydrated, so their percentages stand for real meat. The analysis is rich, fat at 33.6% straight from the bag.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs with an appetite for poultry, since turkey and duck carry most of the recipe
Owners who want natural preservation, tocopherols and rosemary extract
Working and sporting dogs that need dense energy
Small breeds whose bowls need very little
One bag for a puppy, an adult and an older dog

Worth watching

Turkey, duck, herring and egg together, so no fish free or single protein plan
A settled, gentle dog needs a measured portion of something this rich
No calcium figure, worth asking Pala about before a large breed puppy eats it

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

How this scores

How we score

64.3/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors. Feed it like a concentrate: weigh the first week, then let your hands on the ribs settle the portion.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Pala Turkey, Duck & Herring 64.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Every animal carries a figure and nothing arrives as a category, so the score reads straight off the label, and balance and transparency are where it is strongest.

What's in it

Turkey39%Dehydrated before weighing, so the figure means far more meat than on a fresh meat kibble. The leaner bird.
Duck19%Richer meat that wins over picky dogs.
Herring19%The marine fatty acids the birds cannot supply.
Egg3%Small entry, very digestible protein.
Spinach, carrot, banana, cabbage, beet, squash
Wheat grass
KelpIodine and trace minerals.
Sea buckthorn, cranberry, blueberry
Sea salt, turmeric, black pepper
Natural tocopherols with rosemary extract, citrus bioflavonoidsThe preservation, slowing the fat from turning rancid.

No dosed vitamin and mineral panel is printed, so there are no figures to check line by line.

Named ingredients

Turkey (39%), Duck (19%), Herring (19%), Egg (3%), spinach, carrot, banana, cabbage, beet, squash, wheat grass, kelp, sea buckthorn, cranberry, blueberry, sea salt, turmeric, black pepper, natural tocopherols with rosemary extract, citrus bioflavonoids. 100% natural. No additives, supplements, flavours or synthetic preservatives.

Against the range

One air-dried recipe. Turkey, duck, herring and egg each carry a figure, a long named plant list follows, and preservation is natural tocopherols with rosemary extract. There is no dosed vitamin and mineral panel; the micronutrition rests on the ingredients.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

490.7 kcal/100g

Protein

37.5%

Fat

33.6%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

41.7%

Fat

37.3%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

10.6%

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

44.4%

Other

55.6%

Pricing & size