Primal Spirit

Primal Spirit Complete Wanderlust review

Name: Primal Spirit Complete Wanderlust
Brand: Primal Spirit

69.5/100Good

Cold pressedAdult

Wanderlust is the most meat-forward recipe Primal Spirit presses, and it lands in our Good band on that strength. Fresh chicken at 50% and fresh fish at 20% make up seven tenths of the composition. Rice is the one cereal, and the produce is pared back to token amounts.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do well on poultry. Fresh chicken is half the recipe by weight
Owners after the highest animal share this format reaches
A dog that bolts its food, as the pellet falls apart once wet
Homes with small and large dogs together: the feeding guide runs from toy to giant
Trying it first on a 1kg bag before the 12kg sack

Worth watching

Fresh fish at 20%, so it is no use to a fish-free household
Rice throughout, and nothing about it is grain free
No calcium figure next to the ash, and feeding guidance for adults only

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

How this scores

How we score

69.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size, toy to giant. Check your dog is fine with both chicken and fish before ordering.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Primal Spirit Complete Wanderlust 69.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The animal share carries the score, and the thin produce tail and missing supplement panel hold it level with the category.

What's in it

Fresh chicken50%The biggest single animal inclusion Primal Spirit prints. Fresh meat carries its water in, so less animal matter ends up in the pellet than the figure suggests.
Fresh fish20%Fish not named to species.
Rice20%The one cereal: no gluten, and gentle on a delicate stomach.
Beta vulgaris pulp5%Beet pulp under its botanical name, doing the fibre work.
Brewer's yeast4%The highest in the Primal Spirit line. B vitamins, a complete protein and a savoury smell, on a label with no supplement panel.
Carrot, apple, chicory0.25% eachChicory brings a little inulin.
Rosemary, turmeric0.125% eachThe rosemary is likely there to protect the fats.

No vitamin or mineral addition declared and no calcium figure, so much of the micronutrition is taken on the ingredients.

Named ingredients

50% fresh chicken, 20% fresh fish, 20% rice, 5% beta vulgaris pulp, 4% brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), 0.25% carrot, 0.25% apple, 0.25% chicory, 0.125% rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), 0.125% turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Against the range

Cold pressed at low heat, so the pellet crumbles in water where baked kibble swells. No vitamin or mineral addition is declared, and the 9.0% crude ash comes with no calcium figure beside it.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

345.8 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

19%

Dry weight

Protein

34.6%

Fat

18.5%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

11.1%

Carbs

33.3%

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

70%

Carbs

20%

Veg

0.8%

Other

9.2%

Pricing & size