Paw-Cura

Paw-Cura Adult Medium Large Breed review

Name: Paw-Cura Adult Medium Large Breed
Brand: Paw-Cura

54.5/100Good

DryAdult

An insect protein kibble that commits to the idea: one animal ingredient on the whole list, at 28%. The long chain omega 3s come from algae oil with no fish in sight, and nothing hides behind a category name. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that have had trouble with chicken, beef or lamb, none of which appear
Owners after a lower footprint protein that is still an animal source
Dogs that must stay off fish
Medium and large adults, the sizes the kibble is built for
Gut support quantified: MOS and beta glucans at 0.5%, chicory for inulin

Worth watching

Naked oats put grain in the recipe, so it is not grain free
Potato, oats and peas together outweigh the insect protein
The insect species is not named, the convention across the category

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

How this scores

How we score

54.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults. A bigger dog than our 15kg reference eats more, so scale the daily amount to the dog you feed.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

The score, in context

Paw-Cura Adult Medium Large Breed 54.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Candour is what lifts it, and the plant load behind the protein holds it level with the middle of the adult dry market.

What's in it

Dried insect protein28%All the animal work. Highly digestible, and almost no dog's immune system has met it before.
Dried potato flakes
Naked oatsA hulless oat, easier on digestion than most cereals and generous with fibre.
Green peasA little extra plant protein.
Extra virgin olive oilThe added fat, more often found in a kitchen than a dog food.
Brewer's yeast, beet pulp, flaxseed, minerals
Dried apples, carrots
Dried yeast extract, dried chicory0.5%MOS, beta glucans and inulin, aimed squarely at stool quality.
Dried chamomile, yucca schidigera0.1%Yucca tends to soften what the garden smells like.
Algae oilLong chain omega 3s straight from the source fish get theirs from.

Taurine at 1,000 mg and L-carnitine at 100 mg, with zinc, iron, copper and manganese as plainer sulphates, each with a figure.

Named ingredients

Dried insect protein (28%), Dried potato flakes, Naked oats, Green peas, Extra virgin olive oil, Dried brewer's yeast, Dried beet pulp, Flaxseed, Minerals, Dried apples, Dried yeast extract (a natural source of MOS (mannan-oligosaccharides) & beta glucans) (0.5%), Dried carrots, Dried chicory (a natural source of FOS and inulin), Dried chamomile (0.1%), Algae oil, Yucca schidigera.

Against the range

Dried insect protein at 28% is the only animal ingredient on the list. Potato, naked oats and peas carry the recipe, olive oil and algae oil supply the fats, and every additive carries a dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

329.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

12.1%

Fibre

5.5%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

46.7%

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

28%

Carbs

61.9%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

Other

Pricing & size