Canidae

Canidae Pure Elements review

Name: Canidae Pure Elements
Brand: Canidae

67.6/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Canidae's grain-free all-rounder, on eleven named ingredients set out in equal measure. Lamb, dried turkey meat and dried chicken meat stand at 13% apiece, and sweet potato, chickpeas and peas match them. It sits in our Good band and covers adults and seniors of every size.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Label readers. The whole recipe is eleven entries
Adult and senior dogs of any size
Dogs that manage better without grain; sweet potato, chickpeas and peas carry the starch
Dogs that do well on variety, as lamb, turkey and chicken all contribute
Owners watching starch, with carbohydrate an estimated 28.9% of dry matter

Worth watching

Lamb, turkey, chicken and fish together, so it cannot help isolate a food sensitivity
Fish meal and gravy with no species given, the two soft spots on a plain-spoken list

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

How this scores

How we score

67.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The daily amount is our estimate, so the 1.8kg bag makes a sensible trial before the larger one.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

Canidae Pure Elements 67.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The equal-parts recipe delivers more meat than its 13% headlines suggest, and that is what carries the score.

What's in it

Lamb13%
Dried turkey meat, dried chicken meat13% eachAlready dried, so they arrive at full strength and push protein to 35.6% of dry matter.
Sweet potato, chickpeas, peas13% eachThe grain-free starch. Chickpeas and peas add plant protein and fibre.
Chicken fatNamed to species.
Potatoes
Fish mealConcentrated protein and omegas; the fish is not named.
AlfalfaMinerals.
GravyNo species given.

Ash reads 11.1% of dry matter, on the higher side, as dried meats bring more bone mineral with them.

Named ingredients

Lamb (13%), Dried Turkey Meat (13%), Dried Chicken Meat (13%), Sweet Potato (13%), Chickpeas (13%), Peas (13%), Chicken Fat, Potatoes, Fish Meal, Alfalfa, Gravy.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

356 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

32%

Fat

18%

Fibre

Ash

10%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

35.6%

Fat

20%

Fibre

4.4%

Ash

11.1%

Carbs

28.9%

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

43.9%

Added water

Carbs

46.5%

Veg

1.9%

Oils

5.7%

Pricing & size