Pero

Pero SBT High Meat review

Name: Pero SBT High Meat
Brand: Pero

53.9/100Good

DryAdult

A chicken-led kibble in our Good band with a supplement tail more complete than this part of the shelf usually manages. The joint trio and L-carnitine are printed as doses, not named as claims. Half the 40% chicken is fresh.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Busy adults holding muscle, with a fifth of the recipe as fresh chicken
Owners who want joint support written as numbers
Dogs that need help staying lean, with L-carnitine at 600 mg per kilo
Dogs that thrive on chicken
A mixed grain base, maize and oats sharing the work

Worth watching

Half the chicken headline is poultry meal, which names the bird family, not the bird
Fish oil and whole egg powder on the list
Maize and oats, so neither grain-free nor gluten-free

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

How this scores

How we score

53.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults. The bag gives a dog of 10kg to 20kg a wide window, 150 to 310 grams a day, so the waistline makes the final call.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Pero SBT High Meat 53.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A meat share that is not propped up by a thin biscuit; using poultry meal for half the chicken is what keeps it from climbing further.

What's in it

Fresh chicken20%Mostly water, which the cooking drives off
Poultry meal20%Carries the protein through. Poultry stretches to turkey, duck and goose
Maize, oatsOats digest easily and bring fibre and B vitamins; maize is the plainer of the two
Beet pulpFermentable fibre for firm stools
LinseedPlant omega 3
Brewers yeast, whole egg powderQuiet additions that earn their line
Poultry oil, chicken gravy, minerals
Fish oilMarine omega 3s
Glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM150 mg/kg eachDoses, not just names
L carnitine600 mgHelps turn fat into energy and hold lean condition

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with every trace mineral printed as a sulphate, zinc at 278 mg per kilo, and selenium as sodium selenite.

Calcium at 1.72% of dry matter suits a grown dog; the label names adults, not puppies.

Named ingredients

Chicken 40% (Fresh Chicken 20%, Poultry Meal 20%), Maize, Oats, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Brewers Yeast, Poultry Oil, Chicken Gravy, Whole Egg Powder, Minerals, Fish Oil, Glucosamine 150 mg/kg, Chondroitin 150 mg/kg, MSM 150 mg/kg, L Carnitine 600 mg

Against the range

One adult kibble. Chicken at 40% is split evenly between fresh chicken and poultry meal, with maize and oats carrying the starch and beet pulp for firm stools. The supplement tail is quantified, not implied: glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM at 150 mg per kilo each, L-carnitine at 600 mg, with fish oil and linseed for omega 3.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

345.3 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

47.3%

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

43%

Carbs

49.3%

Oils

1.6%

Other

6.1%

Pricing & size