Tesco

Tesco Puppy Dry review

Name: Tesco Puppy Dry
Brand: Tesco

40.1/100Average

DryPuppy

A supermarket own-label growth kibble written in category terms, in our Average band. The additive panel is its strongest suit, fully dosed. What holds it back is a list that names one 4% of chicken and leaves the grain, the meat and the fat unidentified.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies with no history of dietary intolerance
Owners who would rather buy the food on the weekly shop
Pups who like variety, with two kibble shapes made to different recipes in one bag
A complete food that needs nothing added

Worth watching

No calcium figure, the number a large-breed rearing plan turns on
Umbrella terms throughout, so it cannot support an elimination diet and can change between batches
No moisture declared. Dry matter figures assume 8%

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

How this scores

How we score

40.1/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. A growing dog's portion changes fast, so take it from the growth guide and check it again as the weeks pass.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Tesco Puppy Dry 40.1

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Almost all of the gap comes from how little the label names; the declared analysis is ordinary, not poor.

What's in it

CerealsAny grain at all; the bag does not say which.
Meat and animal derivatives28%Only 4% of it is named, as chicken in the bone-shaped kibble.
Oils and fatsNo source given.
VegetablesIncludes 4% peas in the brown barrel-shaped kibble.
Minerals
Derivatives of vegetable originAnother umbrella term.
Yeasts

Vitamins A, D3 and E with iodine, selenium, copper, iron, manganese and zinc, every one dosed per kilo.

No calcium figure on the bag. For a large-breed pup, that is the one line worth having.

Named ingredients

Cereals, Meat and Animal Derivatives (28% including 4% Chicken in the Bone-shaped Kibble*), Oils and Fats, Vegetables (4% Peas in the Brown Barrel-shaped Kibble), Minerals, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Yeasts. *Bone-shaped Kibble: typically 60% of product, Brown barrel-shaped Kibble: typically 20% of product

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

365 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

48.4%

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

65.8%

Carbs

10%

Veg

1.5%

Oils

1.9%

Other

20.8%

Pricing & size