Yora

Yora Support review

Name: Yora Support
Brand: Yora

54.9/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Yora Support gets its protein from insects, then builds a joint package on top, and it reads Good on our banding. The label shows its working, with percentages down to the turmeric at 0.005%. Protein is on the gentle side for a kibble at 26.1% of dry matter.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that have run out of road with the usual meats. Most meet this larva with no history behind them
Stiffening joints: MSM at 1000 mg/kg and chondroitin at 500 mg/kg
Dogs kept away from fish
Owners who want a lighter environmental load without dropping animal protein
A grown dog and an older dog sharing one bag
Digestion that needs steadying, with beet pulp and chicory root extract feeding the gut's bacteria

Worth watching

Naked oats are a true cereal, so this is not a grain-free food
Chondroitin source not named; only a question on a strict elimination trial
A dog raised on conventional meat may need a few meals to accept the new smell

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

How this scores

How we score

54.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. Change over gradually, and let your dog's shape move the scoop from the 175 grams the bag gives a 15kg dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Yora Support 54.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Openness holds it in the band, and the plant half of the recipe keeps it from climbing: the starch load is ordinary, even if the protein source is anything but.

What's in it

Insect (Hermetia illucens larvae): meal 25%, fresh 8.5%, oil 4%37.5%Black soldier fly. The meal does most of the work; the fresh larvae lose their water in the oven. Also the glucosamine source.
Potato21.7%
Naked oats19.1%Hull-less and easily digested once cooked, but still a cereal.
Beet pulp7.5%The fibre engine: smaller, firmer stools.
Minerals, brewer's yeast, vegetable stockThe yeast brings B vitamins.
LinseedPlant omega 3, slow work for a dog to convert.
Potato proteinThere to prop up the protein panel.
Seaweed meal, chicory root extract, dried algae0.5%, 0.1%, 0.1%Chicory is a prebiotic; the algae hands over DHA ready made.
MSM, chondroitin1000mg/kg, 500mg/kgThe joint pair, dosed in print. Chondroitin source unnamed.
Carrot, spinach, blueberry, nettle, parsley, rosemary, yucca, turmeric0.05% down to 0.005%Seasoning.

Zinc twice, 90 mg as the oxide and 45 mg as the more readily absorbed chelate, with copper, iodine and selenium; mixed tocopherols preserve.

Named ingredients

*Insect 37.5% (Insect Meal 25%, Freshly Prepared Insect 8.5%, Insect Oil 4%), Potato (21.7%), Naked Oats (19.1%), Beet Pulp (7.5%), Minerals, Brewer's Yeast, Vegetable Stock, Linseed, Potato Protein, Seaweed Meal (0.5%), Chicory Root Extract (as a source of prebiotic FOS) (0.1%), Dried Algae (as a source of DHA) (0.1%), Dried Carrot, MSM (1000mg/kg), Chondroitin (500mg/kg), Dried Spinach (0.05%), Dried Blueberry (0.05%), Dried Nettle, Dried Parsley, Dried Rosemary, Yucca Extract, Turmeric (0.005%). *Hermetia illucens larvae Source of Glucosamine.

Against the range

Black soldier fly larvae supply all the animal protein, at 37.5% across meal, fresh larvae and oil. Potato and naked oats carry the starch, the joint entries carry their milligrams, and the omega 3 comes from linseed and algae with no fish anywhere.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

344 kcal/100g

Protein

24%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

7.1%

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

13%

Fibre

6.5%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

46.7%

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

37.5%

Added water

3.3%

Carbs

49.7%

Veg

1.4%

Other

8.1%

Pricing & size