Pero

Pero Low Calorie & Gluten Free review

Name: Pero Low Calorie & Gluten Free
Brand: Pero

59/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A lighter fish kibble in our Good band for adults and seniors with a little to lose. The calorie cut is gentle: energy at 339 kcal per 100g against 357 for the typical adult dry food, so the bowl still looks full. Brown rice at 40% comes in ahead of the fish.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult and senior dogs carrying a few extra pounds
Stomachs that suit fish
Gluten kept out
Stiffening joints, with glucosamine at 175 mg per kilo on the label
Owners who read mineral panels, since selenium is the organic form here
Holding muscle while weight comes off, with protein at 26.1% of dry matter

Worth watching

Chicken gravy on the list, so it is not fish only
Fish meal at 8% names no species
Hydrolysed salmon mainly buys flavour, so the 33% is not all whole fish

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

How this scores

How we score

59/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The point is a slimmer dog, so feed to the shape you are aiming for and treat the label's window as the outer edges.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Pero Low Calorie & Gluten Free 59.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A properly declared fish share and figures on the joint support lift it; no single fault holds it back, only a recipe headed by rice.

What's in it

Brown rice40%The biggest single entry, and no gluten.
Salmon meal14%The concentrated form, doing most of the protein work.
Fish meal8%No species named, though still a good source of marine amino acids.
Hydrolysed salmon11%Pre-broken protein, mainly for flavour.
Beet pulpKeeps digestion regular while the ration is trimmed.
Salmon oil5%The omega 3 source.
Sweet potato, flaked potato
Chicken gravyA small amount for taste, and the end of any chicken free claim.
Minerals, krill
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, cranberry175mg/kg, 80mg/kg, 80mg/kg

Selenium as organic selenium, the form more readily used and the less common one on this shelf, with zinc at 100mg per kilo.

Chicken gravy keeps it off a fish-only elimination trial.

Named ingredients

Brown Rice 40%, Fish 33% (Salmon Meal 14%, Fish Meal 8%, Hydrolysed Salmon 11%), Beet Pulp, Salmon Oil 5%, Sweet Potato, Flaked Potato, Chicken Gravy, Minerals, Krill, Glucosamine 175mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 80mg/kg, Cranberry 80mg/kg

Against the range

One rice-led fish recipe. Fish at 33% is split into salmon meal, fish meal and hydrolysed salmon, with salmon oil and krill behind. Brown rice, sweet potato and flaked potato carry the starch, and there is no gluten.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

338.8 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

10%

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

52.6%

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

36.3%

Carbs

57.3%

Oils

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size