Pro Plan

Pro Plan Medium Adult Sensitive Skin OptiDerma review

Name: Pro Plan Medium Adult Sensitive Skin OptiDerma
Brand: Pro Plan

48.3/100Average

DryAdult

A salmon-led kibble for medium dogs whose coat needs help, and it sits in our Average band. The reason is how much of the label stays unnamed, not what lands in the bowl. The coat case rests on fish oil, dried egg and a mineral panel with zinc and vitamin E dosed in print.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium adults bought for skin and coat, with salmon leading and fish oil closing the list
Dogs who sit better with fish than chicken or lamb
Busy, well exercised dogs: 394 kcal per 100 grams against 357 typical
Owners who want the mineral panel spelled out, zinc at 110 mg per kilo among it

Worth watching

Animal fats and digest with no species, so a strict exclusion trial cannot be anchored here
Soya meal midway down, and corn in four forms
Fat at 18%, so a sofa-bound dog needs the portion trimmed

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

How this scores

How we score

48.3/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium adult dogs. The label's amount assumes an hour of activity a day, so trim it for a quieter dog and let the waistline settle the rest.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Pro Plan Medium Adult Sensitive Skin OptiDerma 48.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

It reads better on nutrition than the band suggests: a food that keeps its cards close, not one that skimps on the bowl.

What's in it

Salmon, including head, bone, meat17%Refreshingly literal about what the salmon covers. Most of its water leaves in the oven.
Rice14%
Dried salmon proteinTakes on a good share of the finished protein work.
Corn protein mealConcentrated plant protein, so the headline figure is not all animal.
Animal fatsNo species given.
Soya mealMost dogs handle it, but soya has a long history with intolerance.
Corn, corn grits, dried beet pulp, corn starch
DigestThe palatant. Unnamed species.
Dried vegetable fibre, minerals, dried egg
Soyabean oil, fish oilFish oil brings the omega 3.

Zinc at 110 mg per kilo, vitamin E at 550 IU and vitamin C at 140 mg: the two a coat leans on hardest are named and numbered.

Soya meal on a sensitive-skin recipe earns a second read for a dog with a known intolerance.

Named ingredients

High quality salmon* (including head, bone, meat) (17%), Rice* (14%), Dried salmon protein*, Corn protein meal*, Animal fats, Soya meal*, Corn*, Corn grits*, Dried beet pulp*, Corn starch, Digest, Dried vegetable fiber, Minerals, Dried egg*, Soyabean oil, Fish oil

Against the range

One recipe. Salmon leads at 17%, head, bone and meat, with dried salmon protein third; rice at 14% and four forms of corn carry the starch. Animal fats and digest name no species. Carbohydrate converts to 38.0% of dry matter and protein to 31.5%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

394 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

18%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

19.6%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

38%

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

45.9%

Carbs

43.7%

Veg

0.3%

Oils

Other

Pricing & size