Nutrivet, Josera, or Nutro dry food

[jenniator]

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I bought Cody Markus Mühle dry food, but unfortunately he isn't a huge fan of it. I'm not sure if it's because of the texture or if he just doesn't like the taste, so I decided to try a different brand this time. I'm thinking between Nutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken, Josera Optiness Corn-Free (Josera Festival), or Nutrivet Inne Nutritive Dry Dog Food. Josera is the cheapest option, but I'm not sure how good the quality is. Please rank the options I listed and let me know which one is better.

Nutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken
Josera Optiness Corn-Free
Josera Festival
Nutrivet Inne Nutritive Dry Dog Food

 

[arealhuman]

I don't have time to look right now, but go to www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk

 

[jenniator]

I don't have time to look right now, but go to www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk

Thanks, but I already did check there. But they don't have Nutro or Josera listed

 

[JudyN]

Ingredients:
Nutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken

Ingredients:
Dried chicken (min. 27%), ground rice (min. 17%), wheat meal, rice bran, maize gluten, whole wheat, poultry fat (min. 10%), beetroot meal, potassium chloride, mono-potassium phosphate, dried yeast, dried whole egg, dried seaweed, garlic

Additives:
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (21,205 IE/kg), Vitamin D3 (1,705 IE/kg), Vitamin E (700 mg/kg), Vitamin C (305 mg/kg), Biotin (4 mg/kg), Vitamin B2 (65 mg/kg), Vitamin B3 (365 mg/kg), Vitamin B5 (90 mg/kg), Vitamin B6 (60 mg/kg), Taurine (1,950 mg/kg), Copper sulfate/ Pentahydrate (45 mg/kg), Potassium Iodide (2.9 mg/kg), Manganese-(II)-sulfate-Monohydrate (185 mg/kg), Sodium selenite (1.3 mg/kg), Zinc sulfate Monohydrate (555 mg/kg).

Josera Optiness Corn-Free

Ingredients:
Poultry meat meal, rice, barley, potato starch (10%), beet fibre, poultry fat, lamb meat meal (4.5%), hydrolysed poultry protein, minerals, ground chicory root (natural source of inulin), dried meat from New Zealand green-lipped mussels (Perna canaliculus).

Additives per kg:
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (22,600 IU), vitamin D3 (1700 IU), vitamin E (200mg), vitamin B1 (15mg), vitamin B2 (20mg), vitamin B6 (20mg), vitamin B12 (100mcg), niacin (85mg), pantothenic acid (50mg), folic acid (5mg), biotin (950mcg), taurine (100mg), L-carnitine (250mg), vitamin C (100mg), iron (200mg), zinc (160mg), manganese (16mg), copper (20mg), iodine (2mg), selenium (0.3mg).

Josera Festival
Poultry meat meal, whole-grain corn, rice, poultry fat, beet pulp, dried salmon (6%), potato starch, hydrolysed poultry protein, minerals, dried poultry liver, yeast, haemoglobin powder, ground chicory root (natural source of inulin), dried meat from New Zealand green-lipped mussels (Perna canaliculus).

Additives per kg:
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (22,600 IU), vitamin D3 (1700 IU), vitamin E (200mg), vitamin B1 (15mg), vitamin B2 (20mg), vitamin B6 (20mg), vitamin B12 (100mcg), niacin (85mg), pantothenic acid (50mg), folic acid (5mg), biotin (950mcg), vitamin C (100mg), iron (190mg), zinc (160mg), manganese (16mg), copper (20mg), iodine (2mg), selenium (0.25mg).

Nutrivet Inne Nutritive Dry Dog Food

Ingredients
Chicken, lamb, turkey, potatoes, peas, chicken oil and fat, salmon, dried whole eggs, dried chicken, dried lamb, dried pea protein, salmon oil, beetroot, green beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, apples, alfalfa, chicory root, yeast, fennel leaves, cranberries, black currant jelly, dried plasma protein, poultry liver hydrolyzate, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), taurine, fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) extract, ascophyllum Nodosum (knotted kelp) extract, yucca schidigera extract, chondroitin sulphate, N-acetyl-glucosamine sulphate, L-carnitine tartrate, rosemary extract, green tea extract.
Additives
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (28,800 IU/kg), Vitamin D3 (1,600 IU/kg), iron (135mg/kg), copper (12mg/kg), manganese (28mg/kg), zinc (150mg/kg), iodine (2mg/kg), selenium (0.20mg/kg). Technological additives:
Antioxidants.

At a very quick glance, Nutrivet Inne Nutritive Dry Dog Food is the standout winner. The first three have minimal meat, some of which is 'meat meal' - this doesn't always have the nutrition value of meat, as it can be lost in the processing method. And they have a lot of grain. The Nutrivet one has a lot of meat (highest % ingredients are listed first), then veg and various natural additives (like seaweed) and no grain.

 

[jenniator]

Ingredients:
Nutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken

Ingredients:
Dried chicken (min. 27%), ground rice (min. 17%), wheat meal, rice bran, maize gluten, whole wheat, poultry fat (min. 10%), beetroot meal, potassium chloride, mono-potassium phosphate, dried yeast, dried whole egg, dried seaweed, garlic

Additives:
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (21,205 IE/kg), Vitamin D3 (1,705 IE/kg), Vitamin E (700 mg/kg), Vitamin C (305 mg/kg), Biotin (4 mg/kg), Vitamin B2 (65 mg/kg), Vitamin B3 (365 mg/kg), Vitamin B5 (90 mg/kg), Vitamin B6 (60 mg/kg), Taurine (1,950 mg/kg), Copper sulfate/ Pentahydrate (45 mg/kg), Potassium Iodide (2.9 mg/kg), Manganese-(II)-sulfate-Monohydrate (185 mg/kg), Sodium selenite (1.3 mg/kg), Zinc sulfate Monohydrate (555 mg/kg).

Josera Optiness Corn-Free

Ingredients:
Poultry meat meal, rice, barley, potato starch (10%), beet fibre, poultry fat, lamb meat meal (4.5%), hydrolysed poultry protein, minerals, ground chicory root (natural source of inulin), dried meat from New Zealand green-lipped mussels (Perna canaliculus).

Additives per kg:
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (22,600 IU), vitamin D3 (1700 IU), vitamin E (200mg), vitamin B1 (15mg), vitamin B2 (20mg), vitamin B6 (20mg), vitamin B12 (100mcg), niacin (85mg), pantothenic acid (50mg), folic acid (5mg), biotin (950mcg), taurine (100mg), L-carnitine (250mg), vitamin C (100mg), iron (200mg), zinc (160mg), manganese (16mg), copper (20mg), iodine (2mg), selenium (0.3mg).

Josera Festival
Poultry meat meal, whole-grain corn, rice, poultry fat, beet pulp, dried salmon (6%), potato starch, hydrolysed poultry protein, minerals, dried poultry liver, yeast, haemoglobin powder, ground chicory root (natural source of inulin), dried meat from New Zealand green-lipped mussels (Perna canaliculus).

Additives per kg:
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (22,600 IU), vitamin D3 (1700 IU), vitamin E (200mg), vitamin B1 (15mg), vitamin B2 (20mg), vitamin B6 (20mg), vitamin B12 (100mcg), niacin (85mg), pantothenic acid (50mg), folic acid (5mg), biotin (950mcg), vitamin C (100mg), iron (190mg), zinc (160mg), manganese (16mg), copper (20mg), iodine (2mg), selenium (0.25mg).

Nutrivet Inne Nutritive Dry Dog Food

Ingredients
Chicken, lamb, turkey, potatoes, peas, chicken oil and fat, salmon, dried whole eggs, dried chicken, dried lamb, dried pea protein, salmon oil, beetroot, green beans, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, apples, alfalfa, chicory root, yeast, fennel leaves, cranberries, black currant jelly, dried plasma protein, poultry liver hydrolyzate, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS), mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS), taurine, fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) extract, ascophyllum Nodosum (knotted kelp) extract, yucca schidigera extract, chondroitin sulphate, N-acetyl-glucosamine sulphate, L-carnitine tartrate, rosemary extract, green tea extract.
Additives
Nutritional additives:
Vitamin A (28,800 IU/kg), Vitamin D3 (1,600 IU/kg), iron (135mg/kg), copper (12mg/kg), manganese (28mg/kg), zinc (150mg/kg), iodine (2mg/kg), selenium (0.20mg/kg). Technological additives:
Antioxidants.

At a very quick glance, Nutrivet Inne Nutritive Dry Dog Food is the standout winner. The first three have minimal meat, some of which is 'meat meal' - this doesn't always have the nutrition value of meat, as it can be lost in the processing method. And they have a lot of grain. The Nutrivet one has a lot of meat (highest % ingredients are listed first), then veg and various natural additives (like seaweed) and no grain.

Wow thank you so much for the help! I'm still learning about dog food, so I wasn't sure. I didn't realize that meat meal was bad or that too many grains aren't good.

 

[JudyN]

Meat meal can be OK - the All About Dog Food site arealhuman mentioned has a run-down on all sorts of ingredients, including meal.

Grains tend to be just cheap filler, and some dogs can be intolerant of them. The more grain, the more poo your dog is likely to produce. Grain-free, high-quality foods, although they may be more expensive, but often not as expensive as they seem at first glance as you don't need to feed so much. (Though for my dog this was a disadvantage as he refused to believe that the small bowlful was a decent meal - he's raw fed now, which is much more bulky due to its bone & water content.)