If you feed 80/10/10, you already know what's missing from it. Meat, bone and offal, and not a scrap of plant matter anywhere. This is the part that fills that gap, without you standing over a chopping board on a Sunday night.
It's a gently dried mix of fruit, veg and herbs. Carrot flakes make up 36% and pea flakes 32%, with 18% alfalfa pellets, a herbal blend of parsley and nettle, and a fruit mixture of apple, peach and banana. AniForte dry it carefully and pack it airtight to protect the nutrients, and the fruit in it is unsulphurated and unsugared, which is why it keeps as long as it does. Nothing artificial goes in, no additives and no flavourings.
You add warm water or broth, let it cool, and stir it through the meat. That's the whole job. A hundred grams of dry flakes comes back up to around 250g once it's rehydrated, so a 1kg bag makes roughly two and a half kilos of prepared food.
The other thing worth knowing is the fibre. It runs at 14.11% crude fibre, which is high, and AniForte point to that directly: they say the flakes can help with satiety, and that they're beneficial for dogs prone to scooting or with anal gland issues. If either of those is on your mind, that's the reason to look at this one rather than any old bag of veg.
Nutritionally it brings vitamins A, B, C and E along with calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc, and AniForte publish the full per-100g figures, which are in the specification below. It's made in Germany and developed by their own vets, veterinary practitioners and biologists.
It suits raw feeders and anyone feeding fresh or tinned meat who wants the plant side handled properly. Puppies, adults and older dogs all get a different ratio, and AniForte publish all three. There's a worked example below so you can go straight from what your dog eats now to how much goes in the bowl.
Why We Love It
- Covers the fruit and veg component that an 80/10/10 diet leaves out, with no chopping, blending or freezing
- 36% carrot, 32% pea and 18% alfalfa, so the bulk of the bag is doing real work
- 14.11% crude fibre. AniForte say it can help with satiety and with anal gland issues
- Fruit is unsulphurated and unsugared, and there are no artificial additives or flavourings
- Gently dried and airtight packed to protect the nutrients
- Vitamins A, B, C and E plus calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and zinc, with full published figures
- 1kg of dry flakes makes around 2.5kg once rehydrated, which works out at £1.80 per 100g dry
- Separate feeding ratios published for puppies, adults and senior dogs
- Made in Germany, developed by AniForte's vets, veterinary practitioners and biologists
How much to use
AniForte give the ratio of meat to flakes as part of the finished meal:
| Meat | Flakes (rehydrated) | |
|---|---|---|
| Puppies | About 75% | About 25% |
| Adult dogs | About 66% | About 34% |
| Senior dogs | About 45% | About 55% |
Working it out for your dog. The flakes go up roughly two and a half times in weight once rehydrated, so 100g of dry flakes gives you about 250g of prepared food. To get from your dog's daily amount to the scoop of dry flakes:
Say your adult dog eats 500g of food a day. 34% of that is 170g of rehydrated flakes. Divide by 2.5 and you get 68g of dry flakes, topped up with water. The rest, 330g, is meat.
How long a 1kg bag lasts (adult ratio, 66% meat to 34% flakes):
| Your dog's daily food | Dry flakes per day | 1kg bag lasts |
|---|---|---|
| 300g | About 41g | About 3 weeks |
| 400g | About 54g | About 18 days |
| 500g | About 68g | About 2 weeks |
| 700g | About 95g | About 10 days |
| 1kg | About 136g | About 7 days |
Senior dogs are on a higher flake ratio, so the bag goes faster. Puppies are on a lower one, so it lasts longer.
How to prepare it: mix the flakes with lukewarm water or broth and let them cool before you stir them through fresh or tinned meat. AniForte describe the result as a soothing and tasty meal, and using broth rather than plain water is the easy trick for a fussy eater.
Composition & specification
Composition: 36% carrot flakes, 32% pea flakes, 18% alfalfa pellets, herbal blend (parsley, nettle herb), fruit mixture (3.3% apple, 3.3% peach, banana cubes), rice flour
Analytical constituents: Crude protein 14.25%, crude fat 1.41%, crude fibre 14.11%, crude ash 7.13%, moisture 3.51%
Nutritional analysis (per 100g): Vitamin A 2.75 mg, Vitamin B 3.89 mg, Vitamin C 15.36 mg, Vitamin E 1.61 mg, Calcium 76.41 mg, Phosphorus 220.15 mg, Magnesium 25.33 mg, Zinc 0.48 mg
Analysis values are subject to the typical variations found in natural products.
Gluten-free. Fruit is unsulphurated and unsugared. No artificial additives or flavourings.
Size: 1kg (makes approximately 2.5kg rehydrated)
Suitable for: Puppies, adult dogs and senior dogs, at the ratios above
Preparation: Mix with lukewarm water or broth, allow to cool, then combine with fresh or tinned meat
Storage: Store in a cool, dry, light-shielded area
Made in: Germany
