Pro Plan

Pro Plan Small & Mini Adult 9+ OptiAge review

Name: Pro Plan Small & Mini Adult 9+ OptiAge
Brand: Pro Plan

42.9/100Average

DryAdultSenior

The little-dog version of the brand's senior kibble, sized for a small mouth at nine and over, and it sits in our Average band. Cereal makes up much of the body and several entries go unnamed. A small older dog with a cast-iron gut will get on with it happily.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and mini dogs of nine and over, the dog this kibble is sized for
Older small dogs who have always eaten a cereal-based food without trouble
Owners who want micronutrients printed, vitamin C at 165 mg per kilo among them
Fussier little eaters: digest and yeast are both there for appeal

Worth watching

Wheat twice, as the grain and as gluten
Poultry protein and animal fats with no species named
Soya meal, for a small dog that has reacted to it before

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

How this scores

How we score

42.9/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults and seniors. The table asks 90 grams a day at 5kg and 145 grams at 10kg, so weigh the portion; small dogs feel a generous scoop quickly.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Pro Plan Small & Mini Adult 9+ OptiAge 42.9

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Cereal and unnamed entries set the band; the analysis itself is ordinary rather than thin.

What's in it

Chicken (back and chest)15%Much of that is water lost in the oven.
Dried poultry proteinCarries much of the finished protein, but never names the bird.
Wheat
Rice12%
Corn, corn protein mealA lot of cereal for a small dog's small portion.
Vegetable oil fractions5.5%Chosen for the particular fats it holds. The plant is not named.
Dried beet pulpThe fibre.
Wheat gluten, soya meal
Minerals, animal fatsThe fats say nothing about their source.
Fish oil, digest, yeastMarine omega 3, then the flavour coating that gets a quieter appetite to finish the bowl.

Vitamins A, D3, E and C with iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc and selenium, each dosed in print.

Named ingredients

High quality chicken (including back and chest) (15%), Dried poultry protein, Wheat, Rice (12%), Corn, Corn protein meal, Vegetable oil fractions (5.5%), Dried beet pulp, Wheat gluten, Soya meal, Minerals, Animal fats, Fish oil, Digest, Yeast

Against the range

One recipe: chicken at 15% and dried poultry protein, then wheat, rice, corn and their glutens and meals. Vegetable oil fractions at 5.5% are the range's signature entry. The added panel is dosed one entry at a time, while the animal fats and poultry protein name no species.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

386 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

41.8%

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

39.9%

Carbs

52.3%

Oils

6.1%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size