Wainwright's

Wainwright's Wainwright’s Puppy Freeze Dried Raw review

Name: Wainwright's Wainwright’s Puppy Freeze Dried Raw
Brand: Wainwright's

85.4/100Outstanding

Freeze-driedPuppy

A freeze-dried puppy food in our Outstanding band, with chicken at 60% as the only animal on the label. Every entry up to pear carries its own percentage. Calcium is printed at 2% of dry matter, and the whole feeding guide is written for medium-breed puppies.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium-breed puppies, the size the feeding guide is written around
Owners who want the calcium figure printed on a growth food
Unsettled young stomachs. Chicory extract and yeasts bring prebiotic support to a short list
Families who like raw for a young dog without raw meat in the freezer
Puppies coming off the breeder's food, since a concentrated food mixes easily into a transition

Worth watching

A puppy heading for a large or giant frame wants a food built to that brief. Calcium at 2% is generous for a slow-growing giant
The pieces rehydrate before serving, which adds a few minutes to every meal
Energy is concentrated, so the portion looks very small next to the same meal in kibble

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

How this scores

How we score

85.4/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium-breed puppies. Read the pack chart against the puppy's current weight and go back to it every time the scales move.

Food type

Freeze-dried

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Wainwright’s Puppy Freeze Dried Raw 85.4

All one Outstanding. Typical dry food: Good.

Every part of our scoring reads at the top for this one, on a short, single-species label with the calcium printed.

What's in it

Chicken60%The single animal, with no second species in a fat or oil further down. Chicken intolerance is the most common meat intolerance, so keep it in mind if skin or gut trouble appears.
Potato, sweet potato15%, 6%The starch.
Peas6%Plant protein and fibre.
Carrot5%
Apple, pear3%, 2%
Yeasts, yucca, beet pulp, chicory extractChicory extract is there as a prebiotic.
Dandelion root, green tea, hawthorn leafTraditional herbal inclusions, no percentages printed. Treat them as light support.
SeaweedIodine and trace minerals.
Glucosamine, chondroitinUnusual in a puppy food, and a reasonable nod to joints that will grow into a bigger frame.

A modest, properly printed panel: vitamins A, D3 and E with biotin, zinc as a chelate at 15mg, selenium from selenised yeast, and tocopherols doing the preserving.

Calcium at 2% of dry matter is generous for a slow-growing giant breed. The guide is written for medium-breed puppies.

Named ingredients

Chicken (60%), Potato (15%), Sweet Potato (6%), Peas (6%), Carrot (5%), Apple (3%), Pear (2%) Yeasts, Yucca, Beet Pulp, Chicory Extract, Dandelion Root, Green Tea, Hawthorn Leaf, Seaweed, Glucosamine, Chondroitin

Against the range

One growth recipe, freeze dried, with chicken at 60% as the only animal on the label. The first seven entries all carry a percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

421 kcal/100g

Protein

41%

Fat

22%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

43.2%

Fat

23.2%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

9.5%

Carbs

20.9%

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

60%

Carbs

28.1%

Veg

10.8%

Other

1.1%

Pricing & size