Pro Plan

Pro Plan Medium & Large Grain Free Sensitive Digestion review

Name: Pro Plan Medium & Large Grain Free Sensitive Digestion
Brand: Pro Plan

55/100Good

DryAdult

Pro Plan's grain free recipe for a settled gut, swapping cereal for dried cassava and pea starch without pulling the meat down. It sits in our Good band. For a medium or large dog that does better without grain it is an easy food to get along with.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium and large adults that do better without grain
An unsettled gut. The prebiotic fibre is named and declared at 6%
Turkey at the head of the label in place of the usual chicken
Extras dosed in print, taurine at 2000 mg per kilo

Worth watching

Turkey, chicken and an unnamed poultry protein, which rules out an elimination diet
Soya twice and fish oil near the end, so neither soya free nor fish free

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

How this scores

How we score

55/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults. The label asks 170 grams at 10kg and 315 grams at 25kg for a dog getting under an hour of exercise, so start there and adjust by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Pro Plan Medium & Large Grain Free Sensitive Digestion 55.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Taking the grain out lifts it clear of the brand's cereal kibbles; only turkey carrying a figure and soya in two forms hold it back.

What's in it

Turkey, including back and chest16%Lean and easily handled, but fresh, so the oven claims most of its weight.
Dried chicken proteinDoes much of the real protein work.
Dried cassava12%A root starch with no gluten.
Pea starch, soya meal
Animal fats, dried poultry proteinA third bird entry, no species attached.
Dried beet pulp6%Marked on the label as the prebiotic source.
Dried pea, digest
Soya protein powderSoya's second appearance, worth holding in mind for a reactive dog.
Dried egg, minerals
Fish oilThe marine omega 3s.

Taurine at 2000 mg per kilo, with vitamin C and each mineral dosed entry by entry.

No moisture declared, so the dry matter figures assume 8%.

Named ingredients

High quality turkey (including back and chest) (16%), Dried chicken protein, Dried cassava (12%), Pea starch, Soya meal, Animal fats, Dried poultry protein, Dried beet pulp* (6%), Dried pea, Digest, Soya protein powder, Dried egg, Minerals, Fish oil, *prebiotics source.

Against the range

A single grain free kibble: turkey at 16% leads, dried chicken protein follows, and dried cassava at 12% with pea starch replaces the brand's usual cereal. Beet pulp at 6% is marked as the prebiotic source, and soya appears twice.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

381 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

40.2%

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

50.7%

Carbs

26.7%

Oils

3.9%

Other

18.8%

Pricing & size