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Nature's Variety Complete Freeze Dried Food Adult Review

Type of food

Complete dry freeze dried

Dog types

Pet dogs

Breed sizes

Suitable for toy breed dogs
Adult weight 1-4kg. e.g. Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier
Suitable for small breed dogs
Adult weight 4-10kg. e.g. Beagle, Dachshund, Jack Russell
Suitable for medium breed dogs
Adult weight 10-25kg. e.g. Border Collie, Staffie, Springer, Vizsla
Suitable for large breed dogs
Adult weight 25-45kg. e.g. Boxer, Labrador, Greyhound
Suitable for giant breed dogs
Adult weight 45kg+ e.g. Bernese, Great Dane, Mastiff

Dog ages

From 12 months to old age

Pack sizes

120g & 250g bags

RRP

250g bags = £9.49

AADF rating

91%

At a glance

Natural: Free from added artificial preservatives, antioxidants, colourings, flavourings or other controversial synthetic ingredients
High meat content: Contains at least 30% meat ingredients (on a dry matter basis)
Hypoallergenic: Free from wheat, maize, dairy products, soya products and artificial additives
Clearly labelled: Free from wheat, maize, dairy products, soya products and artificial additives
Certified nutritionally complete: This food complies fully with the complete food nutrient tolerances as recommended by FEDIAF and/or AAFCO

Price per day

£

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Nutrition

Composition

Mixing bowl:

Beef 80%, Carrots 5%, Apples 5%, Pea Fibre 1.25%, Butternut Squash 1%, Sweet Potato 1%, Minerals 1%, Sunflower Oil 0.8% Cranberries 0.5%, Blackberries 0.5%, Flaxseed, Chicory Root, Kale, Peppermint, Coconut Oil, Beet Pulp, Yucca, Rosemary, Parsley, Dandelion Root, Hawthorn Leaf

As fed (BETA):

Nutritional additives (per kg)

Vitamin a 1000 Iu, Vitamin D3 100 Iu, Vitamin E 14 mg, Iron II Sulphate 20 mg (Fe 6 mg/kg), Calcium Iodate 0.4 mg (I 0.26 mg/kg), Copper II Sulphate Pentahydrate 7.2 mg (Cu 1.8 mg/kg), Zinc Sulphate 50.1 mg (Zn 18.3 mg/kg), Organic Selenium 3b810 8.6 mg (Se 0.02 mg/kg).

Typical Analysis

Energy

490.0 kcal/100g

Dry weight nutrients

Above average

Average

Below average

* NFE carbohydrate level (i.e. not including fibre). Level estimated from available data.

Pricing

250g bags RRP

£9.49

Grams per day

g

Cost per day

£

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lorbol one year ago
Can anyone please explain why this isn't suitable for adult dogs who are toy/small breeds? Is it the size of the food chunks or something else? I've tried to work out the cost calculator and it just will not let me do it for my dog at 4kg. Any advice on this welcome as I'm not sure why it's relevant as long as feeding the correct amount?
megasonic 2.0 lorbol one year ago
It's just the size of the freeze-dried food. It's the same ingredients for the 120g and the 250g. The 120g is marketed as mini and the 250g as medium/maxi. We actually buy the 250g for our toy breed as I can get it cheaper where I am than the 120g, I just break it into smaller bits.
Matthew Davies lorbol 9 months ago
We have a 5kg Dachshund and fed her this for a year, she was fine with it, the recommend amount is around 45 cubes a day so for yours about the same, we have now switched over to wainwrights version which is about the same size food, I'm surprised the rating is lower as we've seen an improvement since switching, but that may be dog specific, I feel like she doesn't eat as much as this one, her fur has got softer and she's generally more content with it.
Cat79 one year ago
We have had to order from Amazon.. via the nature variety shop front†¦ however seasonal changes with this product mean we have a lot of over dry product we can’t use and Natures Variety won’t assist as they hide behind us ordering from Amazon†¦ it’s a bit frustrating and as a result I won’t order from them again.
Cat79 Cat79 one year ago
I should add Amazon have now refunded me and advised to keep the product, i will be taking it to our local rescue
Pipperie one year ago
I’m not sure this product is made by nature’s menu? The nature’s variety website is completely different to the nature’s menu website, and the nature’s menu website doesn’t even mention a freeze dried range. I purchased it and fed it to my dogs based on the fact that I knew where it came from, but now I’m not sure and I have lost confidence. A bit confusing.
Cat79 Pipperie one year ago
It is but I would say buy small quantities at a time as I have been left high and dry by them with lots of super dry product we can’t use
KS111 one year ago
Please update the pricing for all the Nature’s variety freeze dried products! They have discontinued the 840g packets, now selling at 40% higher in smaller 250g packs. My dog used to love this, however due to the price hike, is now cost prohibitive 😢
Confused 2 years ago
I agree------ percentage of fat too high------ and why is it only AADF approval? What about UK ? One review says " excluding UK "------ ??
Tish Langmead 2 years ago
At what age exactly does a puppy become an adult...mine is 11 months old and I've just changed him over to this, It suits him very well . He refused all other foods I tried and could even be fussy about home cooking...So I am pleased to have found this. Years ago we didn't have puppy food as such...all dogs were fed Chappie!
Team AADF Tish Langmead 2 years ago
Great question Tish! Most adult foods are suggested for dogs of 12 months and over but that can be a bit simplistic. In reality, smaller breeds tend to reach adulthood (full size) a little earlier than 12 months and large breeds can take significantly longer than a year.
Lesley F 2 years ago
My dog is on the freeze dried. However I've since been told that 80% protein is way too high and not a balanced diet. Can you explain.
PugMama 2 years ago
Why is the freeze dried not suitable for puppies if it is completely natural - seems a shame to feed this to 8 year old pug but 7 month old pup would have to have dry extruded.
megasonic 2.0 PugMama one year ago
I don't understand this either. I have a 5 months old puppy I have been adding this as a topper with his kibble.
Emma Mcquillen megasonic 2.0 3 months ago
The Same reason you don't give raw items to babies. Their tummies haven't adapted yet, they haven't got a fully developed immune system. The freeze dried meals contain raw ingredients. It's to keep your dog safe from illness. Your risking their health.
Diana Triantafyllopo 2 years ago
Hello, I have been buying for the last 6 months nature’s variety freeze dried turkey for my little dog.He seems to enjoy it and I have no problems whatsoever. The only thing I noticed though and I wanted to ask you is the fat content which seems to be high. Can you please comment on that? I had a look and proper raw food has a fat content of 6 per cent and the freeze dried food has a fat content of 34 per cent. Thank you
bazza Diana Triantafyllopo 2 years ago
Hi, raw food has a much higher moisture content. This means the majority of say 100g of raw food is water, whereas 100g of dry food has around 6% moisture. Dry food will have much higher percentages of fat, protein, etc on the label as the lack of moisture makes it very dense in nutrition, but that doesn't mean it actually has more fat when you account for portion sizes. I hope that clears things up for you!
Linzeroo bazza 2 years ago
I don’t understand this reply. The fat content is the proportion of fat. So whether your dog eats 50g of food of 250g of food, 34% of the meal will be fat. Portion sizes are irrelevant!
robin frost Linzeroo 10 months ago
Sorry maybe i shouldn't be getting involved with this conversation, but just saying , 34% fat in 50g of food is 17g of fat that the dog would consuming . 6% of fat in 250g of food is 15g of fat the dog will be consuming ................so the quantities here absolutely do matter as far as how much fat is consumed .. in the example of the amount of fat consumed (which is the important factor) there is very little difference

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