Carnilove

Carnilove Active Puppy review

Name: Carnilove Active Puppy
Brand: Carnilove

77.3/100Excellent

DryPuppy

The busier, richer end of Carnilove's growth range, and it sits in our Excellent band. Beef fat at 12.5% pushes energy to 396 kcal per 100g, so this is a bag for a pup that never sits down. Protein converts to 40.0% of dry matter, properly meaty for a kibble.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies with the throttle stuck open: 396 kcal per 100g against the 376 typical
Pups raised on fish. Fresh salmon opens the list at 26%
Owners who keep grain out of the bowl
Fast growers, at 36.0% protein as fed
Taurine, choline and the whole vitamin and mineral panel dosed on the bag

Worth watching

Calcium at 1.67% of dry matter, above what a large-breed growth plan usually allows
Three animals on the list, so no single-protein trial
Rich at 19.0% fat; a placid pup's meals belong on the scales

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

How this scores

How we score

77.3/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. If yours will be a big adult, take the calcium figure and the feeding guide to your vet before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Carnilove Active Puppy 77.3

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

The protein reading, the light starch load and the printed additive doses are what carry this one a level above the middle of the puppy shelf.

What's in it

Fresh salmon26%Loses most of its water in the oven.
Turkey protein20%A dry ingredient, so the label figure is close to what reaches the bowl.
Yellow peas
Beef fat12.5%The main energy source, and a third animal.
Turkey hydrolysed protein12%
Hydrolysed liver3%Animal not named; only matters on a strict exclusion diet.
Pea protein, linseed, salmon oil1.5% salmon oilLinseed and salmon oil for omega 3.
Chickpeas, pumpkin, dried apple pulp, carrots, pea flourThe grain-free plant side.
Dried sea buckthorn, ginger, blueberries, rosemary, cranberries, thyme0.2% down to 0.1%
Glucosamine, FOS, chondroitin and MOS sources, Mojave yucca0.022% down to 0.0085%Sources named, amounts tiny: a gentle extra.

Generous and fully quantified, with taurine at 1,500 mg/kg and choline chloride at 2,400 mg/kg; tocopherols and rosemary extract keep the fats from turning.

Calcium reads 1.67% of dry matter. A pup heading for a big adult size needs measured meals and a vet who knows the plan.

Named ingredients

Fresh salmon (26%), turkey protein (20%), yellow peas, beef fat (12.5%), turkey hydrolysed protein (12%), hydrolysed liver (3%), pea protein, linseed, salmon oil (1.5%), chickpeas, pumpkin, dried apple pulp, carrots, potassium chloride, pea flour, dried sea buckthorn (0.2%), dried ginger root (0.1%), dried blueberries (0.1%), dried rosemary (0.1%), dried cranberries (0.1%), dried thyme (0.1%), hydrolysed crustacean shells (source of glucosamine, 0.022%), chicory root (source of fructo-oligosaccharides, 0.0163%), cartilage extract (source of chondroitin, 0.014%), brewer's yeast (source of mannan-oligosaccharides, 0.013%), Mojave yucca (0.0085%).

Against the range

Salmon, turkey and beef fat make three animals in one bag. Peas, chickpeas and pumpkin replace grain, and carbohydrate is estimated at 28.0% of dry matter against 39.0% for the typical puppy kibble.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

396.4 kcal/100g

Protein

36%

Fat

19%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

7.3%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

40%

Fat

21.1%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

8.1%

Carbs

28%

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

61%

Carbs

19.5%

Veg

2.3%

Oils

14%

Other

3.2%

Pricing & size