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Essential Foods BEGINNING LARGE BREED WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG
BEGINNING LARGE BREED WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG is a dry food product from Essential Foods for dogs. Intended life stage: puppy.
Product and intended use
BEGINNING LARGE BREED WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG is a dry food product from Essential Foods for dogs. Intended life stage: puppy.
Formulation: BEGINNING LARGE BREED WORKING & SPORTING, 12KG (UK)
Ingredients in the manufacturer declaration
Freshly prepared chicken and duck (30%), dried chicken and duck (28%), sweet potato, peas, freshly prepared salmon and trout (7%), dried whole eggs (7%), linseed, chicken fat (4%), potato, liver stock (3%), alfalfa, vitamins, minerals, mannan oligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides, glucosamine, MSM (methylsulfonylmethane), chondroitin, acai, bilberry, mulberry, apple, tomato, orange, pear, carrot, spinach, cauliflower, cranberry, seaweed, marigold, ginseng, decaffeinated green tea, ginger.
Declared additives
Vitamins: Vitamin A 14,423IU, Vitamin D3 1,346IU, Vitamin E 240 IU. Provitamins: Taurine 1,428 mg. Trace Elements: Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 48 mg, Iron (Iron (II) Chelate of Protein Hydrolysates) 48 mg, Manganese (Manganese Chelate of Protein Hydrolysates) 34 mg, Copper(II) Chelate of Protein Hydrolysates 14 mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.96 mg, Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.29 mg. We naturally preserve with rosemary extract. Regulation (EC) No 2017/2279
Declared nutritional analysis
Full analytical declaration as supplied
Made with fresh and dried chicken, duck, salmon, trout, egg 79% Of which fresh 48% Protein 29% Fat 14.0 % Of which Omega-3 1.6% Of which Omega-6 2.5% Crude ash 8% Fiber 4.5% Water 8.5% Calcium 1.4% Phosphorus 1.3% Glucosamine 0.09% Chondroitin 0.07% Kcal/kg 3620
Basis: As declared by manufacturer; not converted to dry matter
Manufacturer feeding guidance
We recommend serving our puppy meals for large breeds until your puppy is 13-18 months.
For breeders: For all puppies from about 3 weeks of age. Soak the meals in boiled, slightly cooled water to make porridge, and introduce gradually. Serve the BEGINNING to the bitch until the pups are 6-8 weeks. Can also be served before giving birth for extra energy/strength.
Behavioral Optimizing Foods (BOF) is the principle honoring the many advantages of keeping the blood sugar levels stable throughout the day. Our high fresh meat content and the low preparation temperature means your dog gets exceptional nutritional values vs. mass-branded pet foods. The results with BOF are breathtaking. Serving ESSENTIALS positively will affect the mental balance of your dog. Some report seeing a dramatic transformation in the behavior, others note a smaller change, however improvement is always recorded.
Listed pack sizes: 12KG; 12kg; 15 kg
Formulation source, checked 2026-09-25.
Manufacturer claims and product evidence
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Marketed as formulated without grains
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Manufacturer UK catalogue and product declaration checked on 25 September 2026. Complete/complementary classification not verified. Manufacturer claims have not been independently validated. Existing ingredient database matching is pending.
Official product information, checked 2026-09-25.
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