Primal Spirit

Primal Spirit Complete Oceanland review

Name: Primal Spirit Complete Oceanland
Brand: Primal Spirit

64.8/100Good

Cold pressedAdult

A cold-pressed food built around fish, sitting in our Good band. Fresh fish leads at 45.4% with fresh chicken at 20.8% behind it, and rice is the only cereal. A small tail of pumpkin, pear and pineapple sets it apart from its stablemates.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that thrive on fish, the largest single part of the recipe
Owners who want no catch-all entries on the list
A dog that empties the bowl in seconds: the pellets crumble in water and never swell
Dogs of very different builds, toy breeds through to giants
Trying a 1kg bag before the 12kg sack

Worth watching

No vitamin or mineral addition declared, unusual for a food sold as complete
Chicken and rice both present, so neither poultry free nor grain free
Feeding guidance for adults only

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

How this scores

How we score

64.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. If the micronutrient side matters to you, ask Primal Spirit for figures before making it the everyday food.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Primal Spirit Complete Oceanland 64.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A proper animal share and modest carbohydrate keep it level with the cold-pressed shelf, and the silent micronutrient side stops it climbing.

What's in it

Fresh fish45.4%Comes in carrying most of its water, so it delivers less protein to the pellet than the figure suggests. Species not named.
Fresh chicken20.8%Why the fish share does not tell the whole story.
Rice20.5%No gluten, long favoured for unsettled stomachs.
Beta vulgaris pulp4%Beet, under its botanical name. Firms up stools.
Brewer's yeast3.5%B vitamins and a savoury note.
Pumpkin2.5%A genuine fibre contribution at this level.
Pear, pineapple1.45%, 1%Mostly palatability.
Thyme, coriander, turmeric0.25% each

No vitamin and mineral panel and no calcium figure; fish, chicken and yeast carry much of it, but nothing is put to figures.

Named ingredients

45.4% fresh fish, 20.8% fresh chicken, 20.5% rice, 4% beta vulgaris pulp, 3.5% brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), 2.5% pumpkin, 1.45% pear, 1% pineapple, 0.25% thyme (Thymus vulgaris), 0.25% coriander (Coriandrum sativum), 0.25% turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Against the range

Eleven ingredients, every one named and given a percentage, pressed at low temperature into a pellet that breaks down in water. The label declares no vitamin or mineral addition and gives no calcium figure beside the 8.7% ash.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

345.9 kcal/100g

Protein

26.5%

Fat

14.9%

Fibre

Ash

8.7%

Moisture

19%

Dry weight

Protein

32.7%

Fat

18.4%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

10.7%

Carbs

35.7%

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

66.3%

Carbs

20.5%

Veg

Other

9.3%

Pricing & size