Pero

Pero Super Sensitive & Grain Free review

Name: Pero Super Sensitive & Grain Free
Brand: Pero

48.7/100Average

DryAdultSenior

An Average white fish kibble for dogs whose digestion complains about most things. White fish meal is the only meat protein, tapioca and pea starch stand in for grain, and ginger to burdock root run behind the minerals. On the dog that reacts to the usual meats, it delivers what it promises.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Unsettled digestion, with MOS, FOS and beet pulp working on the gut
Grain-free homes
One named meat protein, white fish
Older joints: MSM at 500 mg per kilo, L-carnitine at 100 mg
An adult and a senior fed from one bag

Worth watching

Poultry fat, so chicken is not fully out of the bowl
Tapioca at 26% binds the biscuit and adds little else
Botanicals at trace level, after the minerals
Protein at 23% is gentle for a hard-working dog

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

How this scores

How we score

48.7/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The bag offers a 15kg dog anywhere from 150 to 310 grams, so adjust by eye.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

White Fish

The score, in context

Pero Super Sensitive & Grain Free 48.7

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The single named protein and printed doses read well; the binding starch is what pulls it down.

What's in it

White fish meal31%The whole of the meat protein; lean and less commonly reacted to.
Tapioca26%Main starch, mostly binding.
Pea starch
Poultry fatLeaves the bird open, the one complication for a chicken-avoiding dog.
Beet pulp, alfalfaThe fibre.
Fish oil, linseedOmega 3 from marine and plant sides.
Yeast extract, malt extract, minerals
Prebiotic MOS, prebiotic FOS
Ginger, ginseng, frankincense, liquorice root, green tea, turmeric, fenugreek seed, burdock rootThe label's character; at trace level.
MSM, L-carnitine500mg/kg, 100mg

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese, copper and iodine dosed and selenium in its organic form.

Named ingredients

White Fish Meal 31%, Tapioca 26%, Pea Starch, Poultry Fat, Beet Pulp, Alfalfa, Fish Oil, Yeast Extract, Malt Extract, Minerals, Linseed, Prebiotic MOS, Prebiotic FOS, Ginger, Ginseng, Frankincense, Liquorice Root, Green Tea, Turmeric, Fenugreek Seed, Burdock Root, MSM (500mg/kg), L Carnitine 100mg

Against the range

One grain-free kibble with white fish meal at 31% as the only meat protein. Tapioca at 26% and pea starch carry the starch, poultry fat is the one other animal entry, and a long botanical tail sits after the minerals.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

343.5 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

13%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

50%

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

31%

Carbs

54.2%

Veg

3.3%

Oils

8.2%

Other

3.3%

Pricing & size