Lenda Puppy Mini First Bite
Dry Extruded complete Clear label
Is Lenda Puppy Mini First Bite a good dog food?
We score it 61/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall score of 61 out of 100 based on several key factors. The processing format contributed -7 points, and ingredients without printed percentages added -6 points. On the positive side, the overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +3.9 points, while printing percentages on the label added +3.2 points.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
46% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe61
- Nutritionalmedium100
- Transparency56
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Complete extruded dry food for puppies, with dried chicken protein, dried duck protein and hydrolysed poultry liver as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
- High in protein: 33% protein on a dry-matter basis.
- Declares energy content, which most labels omit.
Why you might not
- Around 39% of the recipe is generic or unspecified ingredients.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 33%
- Fat
- 17%
- Fibre
- 2%
- Ash
- 7.50%
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- 0.82%
- Omega-6 fatty acids
- 2.65%
- Calcium
- 1.40%
- Phosphorus
- 1%
Energy: 393 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamina A 35000 IU/Kg; Vitamina D3 1850 IU/Kg; Vitamina E (acetato de todo-rac-α-Tocoferilo) 480 mg/Kg; Taurina 1100 mg/Kg; Cobre (como sulfato de cobre de II pentahidratado (3b405)) 11 mg/Kg; Iodo (como Yoduro de potasio (3b201)) 2 mg/Kg; Hierro (como carbonato de hierro II (3b101)) 120 mg/Kg; Selenio (como selenito de sodio (3b801)) 0,2 mg/Kg; Manganeso (como óxido manganeso (II) (3b502)) 16 mg/Kg; Zinc (como quelato de Zinc de aminoácidos hidratado (3b606)) 25 mg/Kg
Technological additives
Conservantes y antioxidantes (Tocoferoles de aceites vegetales)
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
- Labelling or feeding guide is aimed at small dogs
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, pork as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists dried chicken protein
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists hydrolysed poultry liver
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists green-lipped mussel
- Your dog avoids duck: the label lists dried duck protein
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - brown / whole grain
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (24)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.45% Dehydrated Chicken | Dried chicken protein | meat | good | 21.45 | 21.4 |
| 2 | 4.95% Dehydrated Duck | Dried Duck Protein | meat | good | 4.95 | 5.0 |
| 3 | 3.6% Poultry Liver Hydrolysate | Hydrolysed Poultry Liver | meat | medium | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 4 | Brown Rice* | Rice - brown / whole grain | carb | medium | - | 3.5 |
| 5 | Corn Protein | Maize gluten | carb | poor | - | 3.4 |
| 6 | Hydrolysed Starch* | Hydrolysed Starch | carb | poor | - | 3.3 |
| 7 | Dehydrated Fish 12% | Meat Meal | meat | medium | 12 | 12.0 |
| 8 | Duck Fat 8% | Poultry Fat | oil | medium | 8 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Peas* | Peas | veg | good | - | 3.2 |
| 10 | Brewer's Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a source of nucleotides) | Brewer's Yeast | supplement | good | - | 3.1 |
| 11 | Salmon Oil (Omega 3 fatty acids, DHA/EPA) 3% | Salmon Oil | oil | good | 3 | 3.0 |
| 12 | Minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement | medium | - | 3.0 |
| 13 | Vegetable Fibre | Vegetable fibre | fibre | medium | - | 2.9 |
| 14 | Dehydrated Egg 1.5% | Dried Egg | meat | medium | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 15 | Yucca schidigera extract | Yucca Schidigera | supplement | good | - | 2.8 |
| 16 | FOS Prebiotics | Prebiotics | supplement | good | - | 2.7 |
| 17 | MOS Prebiotics | Prebiotics | supplement | good | - | 2.6 |
| 18 | Red Fruit Extract | Red Fruit Extract | veg | medium | - | 2.5 |
| 19 | Green-Lipped Mussel extract (Perna canaliculus) | Green-Lipped Mussel | supplement | good | - | 2.4 |
| 20 | Calendula officinalis | Calendula | veg | good | - | 2.3 |
| 21 | Salvia officinalis | Sage | veg | good | - | 2.2 |
| 22 | Trigonella foenum-graecum | unmatched | - | - | - | 2.1 |
| 23 | Anethum graveolens | Dill | veg | good | - | 2.0 |
| 24 | Probiotic Herbs (Enterococcus faecium (NCIMB 10415 60106 CFU)) | Probiotic | supplement | good | - | 1.9 |
Brand
- Website
- https://lenda.net/
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-14
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- Product page
- shop.lenda.net
Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.
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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.4 | 9.915 | +3.87 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 24.0% | 0.116 | +2.78 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 4.7% | -0.113 | -0.53 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 12.1% | -0.088 | -1.07 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 18.9% | -0.009 | -0.17 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 38.6% | -0.022 | -0.86 |
| Undeclared quantities | 45.5% | -0.131 | -5.96 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 24.0 | -0.073 | -1.76 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.4 | 9.915 | +3.87 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 24.0% | 0.116 | +2.78 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 4.7% | -0.113 | -0.53 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 12.1% | -0.088 | -1.07 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.7% | -0.002 | -0.00 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.177 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 18.9% | -0.009 | -0.17 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.371 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 38.6% | -0.022 | -0.86 |
| Recipe graded poor | 0.0% | -0.045 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.182 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.868 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.056 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 45.5% | -0.131 | -5.96 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | -0.506 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -1.988 | +0.00 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.250 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 24.0 | -0.073 | -1.76 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | -0.339 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 16.475 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | 0.00 | 0.236 | +0.00 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Raw | no | 13.322 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | 7.712 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | 6.583 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 4.857 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | 0.072 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 11.127 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 9.320 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | 4.569 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -2.321 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.833 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.711 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | 2.935 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | 2.292 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.01
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 60.9
- Final score
- 61/100
Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.
Score history across model versions
The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.
| Model | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| v2 | 61/100 | current |
| v1 | 62/100 | |
| v1.9 | 64/100 |
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for puppies and growth. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.
Scored against FEDIAF growth minima; puppy scoring is under review.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 33 | 35.9 | 100 |
| Fat | 17 | 18.5 | 100 |
| Calcium | 1.4 | 1.5 | 100 |
| Phosphorus | 1 | 1.1 | 100 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.4 | 1.4 | 100 |
| Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3) | - | - | 100 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 393 | 427.2 | 100 |
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3): scored as the mean of its declared components (omega-6 100, omega-3 100). The FEDIAF minimum for omega-6 is linoleic acid specifically.
Scored over 7 declared nutrients (combined weight 90); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 8% from the food type.
Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.
This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.
Transparency: what the label discloses
How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (54.5% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 10.9/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) | 5/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Feeding guidance given, Batch and date labelling).
Safety: recall history
Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.
No recalls recorded in our database.
See all current recalls we track.
Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it
The marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.
| Claim | Type | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|
| Complemented with egg and salmon oil that incorporates high levels of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids, to promote healthy skin and a shiny coat. (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Balanced growth. The balance of its ingredients helps achieve metabolic balance, promotes healthy skin, a shiny coat and reinforces the cognitive development of the puppy. (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Functional foods and ingredients that help keep joints, muscles and ligaments in optimal condition, while strengthening the digestive and immune systems. (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Enhanced with Prebiotics and Probiotics that help maximize digestibility (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Recipe prepared with chicken and turkey. Prepared with 56% Chicken, Turkey and fish. (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| Complete food indicated for mini or small breed puppies from weaning to adulthood. (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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