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Pets at Home Complete Nutrition Dry Puppy review

Name: Pets at Home Complete Nutrition Dry Puppy
Brand: Pets at Home

31.6/100Average

DryPuppy

An own-label growth kibble described almost entirely in category terms, which is why our reading lands it in the Average band. Where it does put a number down, it does better. Calcium converts to 1.51% of dry matter, inside the range large breed rearing works to.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A pup destined to grow big, with calcium declared and in range
Homes feeding more than one young dog a plain complete kibble
Owners who want the added panel dosed in print, methionine included
Pups on a fixed routine, at 365 kcal per 100g against the 376 typical

Worth watching

Cereals unnamed, so a pup kept off wheat cannot be catered for
Only 4% of the 28% animal content carries a species name
A starchy build for a growth food, with carbohydrate estimated at 52.2%

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

How this scores

How we score

31.6/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies from toy to large. Moisture is declared at only 0.8%, so work from the as fed figures and weigh portions against the bag's chart and your pup's ribs.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Pets at Home Complete Nutrition Dry Puppy 31.6

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The placing is about naming, since six broad headings tell an owner very little; the declared analysis and the calcium figure pull hardest the other way.

What's in it

CerealsGrain based, without saying which grain. The source can move between runs.
Meat and animal derivatives28%A legal category with no species. Only the chicken inside is named.
Chicken4%
Derivatives of vegetable originA class, not an ingredient.
Oils and fatsNo plant or animal named.
Vegetables: dried peas1.3%Equal to 4% peas. The one place the list gets specific.
Minerals

Vitamins A, D3 and E, added methionine for the amino acid profile, and trace elements from zinc at 100mg down to selenium.

Moisture is declared at 0.8%, far below a normal kibble, so the dry matter column should not be read against other foods.

Named ingredients

Cereals, Meat and Animal Derivatives (28% including 4% Chicken), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Oils and Fats, Vegetables (1.3% Dried Peas, equivalent to 4% Peas), Minerals.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

365 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

0.8%

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

11.1%

Fibre

Ash

Carbs

52.7%

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

27.4%

Carbs

59.9%

Veg

4.5%

Oils

5.8%

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size