Is this food of good quality?

[m3jappa]

This food (which will remain nameless for the minute) is recommended by quite a few on facebook forums with some claiming it sorted their dogs skin issues.

However, the dog trainer we are dealing with said it had quite a low meat content (which i agree with on the face of things compared to orijen).

Is this a decent food to be giving a puppy? I dont know if its good or a coincidence but since starting this food energy levels seem higher.

here's the blurb:


SKU: N/ACATEGORY: Young Bully
Description
Free Range Turkey with Parsley, Papaya, Nettle, Zucchini & Pumpkin

65% Total Turkey & Pork – With a minimum 35% freshly prepared Free Range Turkey. Superfood Blend – A blend of 5 carefully selected superfoods each with their own unique benefits.

Composition

Naturally Occurring Collagen – Found in freshly prepared ingredients, Collagen helps to maintain healthy joints and skin for growing puppies.

Added Omega 3 Supplement – To help support a puppy’s cognitive and visual development.

65% Turkey & Pork (35% Freshly Prepared Free Range Turkey, 23% Dried Pork, 4.5% Turkey Fat, 2.5% Turkey Gravy), Sweet Potato, Beans, Beet Pulp, Dried Superfood Blend* (Including Parsley, Papaya, Nettle, Zucchini, Pumpkin), Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 192 mg/ kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS, 48 mg/kg), Olive Extract (0.01%). *Each equivalent to 4% Fresh Ingredients

ANALYTICAL CONSTITUENTS

Crude Protein 37.5%
Crude Fat 14.5%
Crude Fibre 3.5%
Crude Ash 8.5%

[anonymous-user]

I'd say that protein per cent is getting a bit too much for a dog.

[Smint]

Many of the better quality foods don't have cheaper grains in the mix so should help with skin issues.

For a while now we've moved away from using just one food, we stick to one brand but vary what variety the dogs have so they get a variance of fish and different main meat contents, three dogs all doing very well, 13 year old Vizsla very healthy for age, all more interested in their food now they get a change.

Just clicked on one of the ingredients of what we buy, the fish based one as it happens, protein 27%, fat 16%, fibre 2.5%, ash 7.5%

here's a breakdown of two others
The Taste of Canada:
Fresh beef (20%), peas (shelled), fresh cod (10%), fresh turkey (10%), beef protein (dried, 10%), amaranth, field beans (shelled), poultry protein (dried 6%), chickpeas, dried beet pulp (de-sugared), poultry fat (4%), linseed (2.5%), brewer’s yeast (dried, sources of beta-glucans and mannan-oligosaccharides), carob, salmon oil (2%), egg (dried, 1.3%), dicalcium phosphate, poultry liver (hydrolysed), fruits of the forest mixed berries (0.4%, dried: cranberries (0.2%), blackcurrants, redcurrants, rosehips), potassium chloride, sodium chloride, herbs (0.2%, dried: nettle leaves, camomile, blackberry leaves, dandelion root), chicory inulin (0.1%)
Additives per kg: Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 13,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,300 IU, vitamin E 130 IU, vitamin C 60mg, vitamin B1 12mg, vitamin B2 [riboflavin] 15mg, vitamin B6 [pyridoxine hydrochloride] 10mg, vitamin B12 225mcg, niacin 55mg, calcium-D-pantothenate 25mg, folic acid 2mg, biotin 550mcg, choline chloride 1,500mg, copper [as cupric (II) sulphate, pentahydrate] 12.5mg, zinc [as zinc oxide] 125mg, iron [as iron(II) sulphate, monohydrate] 200mg, manganese [as manganese (II) oxide] 40mg, iodine [as calcium iodate, anhydrous] 2mg, selenium [as sodium selenite] 0.05mg.
Technological additives: Tocopherol extracts from plant oils
Energy per kg: ME (FEDIAF, 2016) 15.66 MJ / 3743 kcal

The Taste of Scandinavia:
Fresh salmon (20%), peas (shelled), fresh reindeer (10%), fresh chicken (10%), salt water fish (dried, 10%), amaranth, field beans (shelled), poultry protein (dried 6.5%), chickpeas, dried beet pulp (de-sugared), poultry fat (4%), brewer’s yeast (dried, sources of beta-glucans and mannan-oligosaccharides), linseed, carob (dried), egg (dried, 1.3%), salmon oil (1%), poultry liver (hydrolysed), dicalcium phosphate, fruits of the forest mixed berries (0.3%, rosehips, blueberries (0.03%), blackcurrants), potassium chloride, sodium chloride, herbs (0.2%, dried: nettle leaves, camomile, blackberry leaves, yarrow, dandelion root), chicory inulin (0.1%)
Additives per kg: Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 13,000 IU, vitamin D3 1,300 IU, vitamin E 130mg, vitamin C 60mg, vitamin B1 12mg, vitamin B2 [riboflavin] 15mg, vitamin B6 [pyridoxine hydrochloride] 10mg, vitamin B12 225mcg, niacin 55mg, calcium-D-pantothenate 25mg, folic acid 2mg, biotin 550mcg, choline chloride 1,500mg, copper [as cupric (II) sulphate, pentahydrate] 12.5mg, zinc [as zinc oxide] 125mg, iron [as iron(II) sulphate, monohydrate] 200mg, manganese [as manganese (II) oxide] 40mg, iodine [as calcium iodate, anhydrous] 2mg, selenium [as sodium selenite] 0.05mg. Technological additives: Tocopherol extracts from plant oils Energy per kg: ME (FEDIAF, 2016) 15.58 MJ / 3725 kcal

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