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Pro Plan Large Athletic Adult OptiBalance review

Name: Pro Plan Large Athletic Adult OptiBalance
Brand: Pro Plan

43.2/100Average

DryAdult

Written for the leaner, longer-limbed big breeds, and the numbers follow: fat at 18.0% and 400 kcal per 100g for a large dog in regular work. It lands in our Average band because so much of the protein arrives from cereal and unnamed animal entries. As a bowl for a big athletic adult, there is no doubt about it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breeds with an athletic frame, the shape the kibble and feeding table are drawn around
Dogs in daily training or work that come up short by teatime on an everyday large-breed bag
Dogs that do better on less bulk. Carbohydrate converts to 39.6% of dry matter, under the 46.2% typical
Owners who want an omega source they can point to: dried salmon protein and fish oil

Worth watching

Wheat, corn and corn grits on the list, so introduce a cereal-sensitive dog slowly
Animal fats and dried poultry protein name no species, which limits it for an exclusion diet
An adult calcium level at 1.63% of dry matter. A large-breed puppy still needs a growth recipe

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

How this scores

How we score

43.2/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large, athletic adults. The label asks 300 grams a day for a 25kg dog at under an hour of activity, so check the feeding table against your dog's working day.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Pro Plan Large Athletic Adult OptiBalance 43.2

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Plant proteins and unnamed animal entries pull the score down, while the carbohydrate and the dosed mineral panel hold it up.

What's in it

High quality chicken (including back and chest)19%Frame meat. Fresh chicken loses most of its weight as water in the oven
WheatSecond on the list, so it shapes the kibble as much as the headline does
Dried poultry proteinNo species named
Corn, rice, corn grits8% (rice)Share the starch work
Animal fatsMost of the fat, and the label's plainest gap: no animal named
Soya meal, dried beet pulp, digest
Corn protein meal, wheat glutenConcentrated plant proteins that raise the panel figure without adding meat, and a dog uses them less efficiently
Dried salmon protein, fish oilMarine omega 3s, a thoughtful touch for hard-working joints
Minerals, dried egg

Vitamins A, D3, E and C with iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium all dosed, and tocopherol extracts keeping the fats from turning.

Fish and dried egg both feature, relevant in a household avoiding either.

Named ingredients

High quality chicken (including back and chest) (19%), Wheat, Dried poultry protein, Corn, Rice (8%), Animal fats, Soya meal, Dried beet pulp, Digest, Corn protein meal, Corn grits, Wheat gluten, Dried salmon protein, Minerals, Dried egg, Fish oil

Against the range

One large-breed kibble. Chicken is declared at 19% (back and chest), with wheat, dried poultry protein and corn behind it. Wheat gluten and corn protein meal lift the protein figure without adding meat. Fat comes mostly from unnamed animal fats, with fish oil and dried salmon protein for the marine omega 3s, and the mineral panel is dosed line by line.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

400 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

18%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

19.6%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

39.6%

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

39.8%

Carbs

53.7%

Oils

3.9%

Other

2.6%

Pricing & size