[Pitonos]

Hi all! I’m new here and I’m from Portugal.

I have a bullmastiff with 28 months and a dogo argentino with 11 years and a half.
The BM is eating Bento Kronen, regular Maxi or Mega (Versela Laga).
I would like to know if this is a good dry dog food, because I didn’t find anything about this brand.
Can you give a hand, please? 🙂

Thank you all!

[theBCnut]

I’ve never heard of it before, so it may not be available here. Can you list the ingredients and the guaranteed analysis?

[Pitonos]

Hi!

This is from Mega:
Giant, adult > 45 kg: mega Regular
http://www.versele-laga.com/NUTRI/Nutrition/Pages/Products/index.jsp?ran=19552&pro=19660&fam=121&ani=7972&rac=7976#Productvoorstelling
Product presentation
Nutritional Balance Chicken Based mega Regular is a specially developed food for adult dogs with normal activity levels and weighing over 45 kg.
Rationing table
Animal weight Daily ration
45 kg 450 – 700 g
50 kg 490 – 750 g
55 kg 520 – 800 g
60 kg 550 – 810 g
65 kg 590 – 900 g
70 kg 620 – 950 g
75 kg 650 – 1.000 g
80 kg 680 – 1.050 g
85 kg 715 – 1.100 g
90 kg 750 – 1.150 g

Analytical constituents
Protein 28 %
Fat content 18 %
Crude fibre 2 %
Crude ash 6,50 %
Calcium 1 %
Phosphorus 0,70 %
Sodium 0,30 %
Taurine 1.000 mg/kg
Nutritional additives
Vitamin A 17.800 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1.600 IU/kg
Vitamin E 500 mg/kg
Vitamin C 300 mg/kg
β-carotene 10 mg/kg
E1 (iron) 201 mg/kg
E2 (iodine) 3 mg/kg
E4 (copper) 8 mg/kg
E5 (manganese) 63 mg/kg
E6 (zinc) 120 mg/kg
E8 (selenium) 0,2 mg/kg

Composition
Chicken (25 %)
Wheat
Wheat flour
Rice
Animal fat
Beet pulp
Linseed
Dehydrated fish
Hydrolysed chicken protein
Salmon oil
Brewer´s yeast
Dried whole eggs
Minerals
Fructo-oligosaccharides
Lecithin
Marigold
Green lipped mussel
Sea algae
Grape seed

And this is Maxi:
Large, adult 25-45 kg: maxi Regular
http://www.versele-laga.com/NUTRI/Nutrition/Pages/Products/index.jsp?ran=19552&pro=19655&fam=121&ani=2339&rac=2360
Product presentation
Nutritional Balance Chicken Based maxi Regular is a specially developed food for adult dogs with normal activity levels and weighing more than 25 kg but less than 45 kg.

Rationing table
Animal weight Daily ration

25 – 30 kg 270 – 360 g
30 – 35 kg 320 – 400 g
35 – 40 kg 360 – 450 g
40 – 45 kg 400 – 550 g

Analytical constituents
Protein 24 %
Fat content 14 %
Crude fibre 2,50 %
Crude ash 6,50 %
Calcium 1 %
Phosphorus 0,70 %
Sodium 0,35 %
Taurine 1.000 mg/kg
Nutritional additives
Vitamin A 17.800 IU/kg
Vitamin D3 1.600 IU/kg
Vitamin E 500 mg/kg
Vitamin C 300 mg/kg
β-carotene 10 mg/kg
E1 (iron) 201 mg/kg
E2 (iodine) 3 mg/kg
E4 (copper) 8 mg/kg
E5 (manganese) 63 mg/kg
E6 (zinc) 120 mg/kg
E8 (selenium) 0,2 mg/kg

Composition
Chicken (20 %)
Wheat
Wheat flour
Rice
Animal fat
Beet pulp
Linseed
Dehydrated fish
Hydrolysed chicken protein
Salmon oil
Brewer´s yeast
Dried whole eggs
Minerals
Fructo-oligosaccharides
Lecithin
Marigold
Green lipped mussel
Sea algae
Grape seed

[theBCnut]

Without knowing the labeling laws there, I would say this food doesn’t have very much meat, but has a LOT of wheat and rice. Here animal fat is considered a bad ingredient and I don’t like feeding hydrolysed ingredients, but other than that the ingredients look pretty good. If I wanted to feed this food, I would add meat to the diet to bring the protein up.

[Pitonos]

Hi Pattyvaughn!

Thanks! In Portugal I have a real problem about dog food, there aren’t too much brands on the market and the really good ones are too (TOO) expensive, compared to prices outside Portugal… (Acana here costs almost 90€ for 12kg…) I tried Taste of The Wild, but he made a food allergie to the protein…
I was thinking to change for Diamond Nutra Professional, but the reviews aren’t that good…
What do you recomend? Maintain Bento Kronen and add some meat (-raw or cooked- chicken, turkey or beef??) or change to Diamond Nutra Professional?

Thank you for your patiente and for all your advices!!

• This reply was modified 11 years, 2 months ago by Pitonos.

[Susana H]

Hi Pitonos!
In Portugal you have a wonderfull alternative: Naturea. 100% grain free, 60% meat or fish, human grade ingredients and..59€ a bag!! (12kg)

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