Riverwood

Riverwood Puppy Dry review

Name: Riverwood Puppy Dry
Brand: Riverwood

73.4/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A growth kibble that builds its meat entirely from dried ingredients, so the shares on the label reach the bowl almost intact. Protein converts to 43.3% of dry matter and the starch load is light for a kibble. It sits in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Pups with twice everyone else's energy
Puppies heading for a small or medium adult size
Fast growers, at 400 kcal per 100g against 376 for a typical puppy dry food
Grain-free homes: peas and pea starch do the binding
Owners who check calcium first. It converts to 1.56% of dry matter, inside the growth range
Early joint care, with glucosamine sulphate at 220 mg/kg and chondroitin at 130 mg/kg

Worth watching

Turkey, duck and pheasant together, so no single-protein or bird-avoidance plan
Poultry fat and hydrolysed protein with no species stated
Rich and energy-dense, so measure portions for a laid-back pup

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

How this scores

How we score

73.4/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small and medium breed puppies. Follow the bag's growth chart and let the pup in front of you settle the amount.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Riverwood Puppy Dry 73.4

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Dried meats up front and a calcium figure in range earn this its place above the typical puppy kibble.

What's in it

Turkey dehydrated30%Weighed dry, so the share survives the oven.
Duck dehydrated15%
Yellow peas15%The main binder in place of grain.
Poultry fat11%Preserved with tocopherols. No species named.
Yellow pea starch11%
Dried apple pulp6%For fibre.
Pheasant dehydrated, pea protein, hydrolysed protein4%, 3%, 2%The hydrolysed protein names no species either.
Spinach, evening primrose oil, carrots1% down to 0.5%Evening primrose oil looks after the coat.
Glucosamine, chondroitin, MOS, FOS220 mg/kg down to 110 mg/kgJoint and gut support, dosed in print.
Yucca, marigold, nettle, spirulina, turmeric, citrus, cranberries, chamomile, cinnamon95 mg/kg down to 30 mg/kgTrace seasoning.

A full vitamin and mineral panel, from vitamin A at 22,000 IU to selenium at 0.3 mg, with choline chloride.

Named ingredients

Turkey dehydrated (30%), duck dehydrated (15%), yellow peas (15%), poultry fat (preserved with tocopherols, 11%), yellow pea starch (11%), dried apple pulp (6%), pheasant dehydrated (4%), pea protein (3%), hydrolysed protein (2%), spinach (1%), evening primrose oil (0.5%), carrots (0.5%), glucosamine sulphate (220 mg/kg), mannan -oligosaccharides (170 mg/kg), chondroitin sulphate (130 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

Every meat arrives dehydrated: turkey at 30%, duck at 15% and pheasant at 4%, 49% of the label between them. No grain appears; yellow peas and pea starch bind it. Poultry fat and hydrolysed protein name no species. Joint and prebiotic supplements carry printed doses, and calcium is declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

400 kcal/100g

Protein

39%

Fat

18%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

43.3%

Fat

20%

Fibre

3.1%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

25.8%

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

49%

Carbs

29%

Veg

7.9%

Oils

4.7%

Other

9.4%

Pricing & size