Riverwood

Riverwood Junior Large Breed review

Name: Riverwood Junior Large Breed
Brand: Riverwood

72.4/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A growth kibble for the pups that need the most careful rearing, and it puts its working in print. It sits in our Excellent band. The calcium figure, the one that decides so much in big-breed growth, is declared and inside the range growth asks for.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies expected to finish large, the bracket this recipe was drawn up for
Owners who want the calcium question settled on the pack
No cereal in the bowl. Yellow peas at 16% and pea starch at 14% do the binding
Duck-fed youngsters, with dried duck at 26% heading the list
Joint care from early on, glucosamine sulphate at 290 mg/kg and chondroitin sulphate at 160 mg/kg
Fast-growing, busy pups, at 385 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

Three birds in one recipe, which rules out a pup kept to one protein or off poultry
Poultry fat and hydrolysed protein with no species, a gap on a strict exclusion diet
Pea protein at 3% topping up the protein from a plant

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

How this scores

How we score

72.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed puppies. The daily amount climbs fast then eases, so set it by age and expected adult weight and keep adjusting.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Riverwood Junior Large Breed 72.4

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Construction earns it: dried meats first, an in-range calcium figure, and supplements printed with their doses.

What's in it

Duck, dehydrated26%Weighed dry, so the printed share is close to what is in the bag.
Turkey, dehydrated17%
Yellow peas, yellow pea starch16%, 14%The structure. No cereal anywhere.
Poultry fat8%Preserved with tocopherols. The bird is not named.
Dried apple pulp7%Gentle fibre.
Pheasant, dehydrated4%
Pea protein, hydrolysed protein3%, 2%Plant protein, and a hydrolysate that gives no species.
Spinach, evening primrose oil, carrots1%, 0.5%, 0.5%Evening primrose is a source of gamma-linolenic acid for skin and coat.
Glucosamine sulphate, MOS, chondroitin sulphate, FOS290 down to 110 mg/kgJoints and gut, at working doses.
Yucca, marigold, nettle, spirulina, turmeric, citrus pulp, cranberries, chamomile, cinnamon95 down to 30 mg/kgSeasoning, not substance.

A full vitamin and mineral panel printed with doses, down to selenium at 0.3 mg.

Named ingredients

Duck dehydrated (26%), turkey dehydrated (17%), yellow peas (16%), yellow pea starch (14%), poultry fat (preserved with tocopherols, 8%), dried apple pulp (7%), pheasant dehydrated (4%), pea protein (3%), hydrolysed protein (2%), spinach (1%), evening primrose oil (0.5%), carrots (0.5%), glucosamine sulphate (290 mg/kg), mannan -oligosaccharides (170 mg/kg), chondroitin sulphate (160 mg/kg), fructo-oligosaccharides (110 mg/kg), Yucca schidigera (95 mg/kg), marigold (90 mg/kg), nettle (90 mg/kg ), spirulina (40 mg/kg), turmeric (35 mg/kg), citrus pulp (35 mg/kg), cranberries (35 mg/kg), chamomile (30 mg/kg), cinnamon (30 mg/kg).

Against the range

Dried duck, turkey and pheasant make up 47% of the label, all weighed with their water already gone. Yellow peas and pea starch replace cereal, the joint and gut supplements carry real doses, and calcium is declared at 1.44% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

385 kcal/100g

Protein

36%

Fat

16%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

40%

Fat

17.8%

Fibre

3.1%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

31.3%

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

47%

Carbs

33%

Veg

8.8%

Oils

3.6%

Other

7.6%

Pricing & size