Canagan

Canagan Puppy Grain-Free review

Name: Canagan Puppy Grain-Free
Brand: Canagan

75.2/100Excellent

DryPuppy

A chicken growth kibble that puts most of its label into meat, and it sits in our Excellent band. Calcium converts to 1.52% of dry matter, a good level for a skeleton still building, which is the figure a big-breed owner should look for first.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies of any size, big breeds included
Chicken-loving pups. It is the one meat named
Homes with no cereal in the cupboard
Joints looked after from the start: glucosamine and MSM at 820 mg/kg apiece, chondroitin sulphate at 600 mg/kg
Busy, quick-growing pups, at 393 kcal per 100g against 376 typical

Worth watching

Dried egg and salmon oil, so the allergen picture is wider than chicken
Peas high on the list, for owners who watch legumes
No additive doses shown on the label we have

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

75.2/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, toy to giant. Start from the bag's chart for age and expected adult weight, then adjust as their shape changes.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Canagan Puppy Grain-Free 75.2

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Steady work in every department lifts it: the meat share, the declared calcium and the printed supplement figures.

What's in it

Freshly prepared free range chicken29%Gives up most of its water in the oven.
Dried chicken26%Its share stays close to what the kibble holds.
Sweet potato, potato, peasIn place of cereal.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy4% and 1.6%Same bird.
Alfalfa
Dried egg3.1%A useful protein to find in a puppy recipe.
Minerals, salmon oilsalmon oil 1.2%Marine omega 3 for brains and coats during growth; it brings fish in.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate820, 820 and 600 mg/kgWorking figures.
Fructooligosaccharides, psyllium, seaweedSoluble fibre and iodine.
Apple, carrot, spinach, cranberry, peppermint to fenugreekFlavour and finish.

The label we have shows no doses for the added vitamins and minerals.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Free Range Chicken (29%), Dried Chicken (26%), Sweet Potato, Potato, Peas, Chicken Fat (4%), Alfalfa, Dried Egg (3.1%), Chicken Gravy (1.6%), Minerals, Salmon Oil (1.2%), Glucosamine (820 mg/kg), MSM (820 mg/kg), Apple, Carrot, Fructooligosaccharides, Spinach, Psyllium, Seaweed, Chondroitin Sulphate (600 mg/kg), Peppermint,Camomile, Marigold, Cranberry, Aniseed & Fenugreek.

Against the range

A single grain-free puppy kibble: fresh free range chicken at 29% and dried chicken at 26% lead, with sweet potato, potato and peas doing the binding. Calcium is declared and the joint supplements carry real figures.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

393 kcal/100g

Protein

38%

Fat

17%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

41.3%

Fat

18.5%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

29.3%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

59.7%

Carbs

29.1%

Veg

3.2%

Oils

5.2%

Other

2.9%

Pricing & size