Cesar

Cesar Junior Dry review

Name: Cesar Junior Dry
Brand: Cesar

37.2/100Average

DryPuppy

An Average-band puppy kibble that pups do tend to enjoy, thanks to its mix of crunchy and soft pieces. What the label gives away is another matter. Cereals lead, only 4% of the meat is named as chicken, and the colourants go unnamed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Picky young eaters who like a mix of textures
Small breed puppies, the size the feeding guide is written around
An easy supermarket find
Calcium printed on the pack, not left off

Worth watching

Unnamed cereals and a 32% meat category, so little to go on for an allergy
Antioxidants, colourants and preservatives listed without names
Calcium at 1.65% of dry matter, above what large breed rearing usually allows

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

How this scores

How we score

37.2/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Aimed at little puppies, though the pack names no breed size. Start from the pack guide using today's weight and the adult size you expect.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Cesar Junior Dry 37.2

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis is not far off a mid-table growth food; what pulls it down is how little of the recipe the label lets anyone check.

What's in it

Cerealsrice 4%Only rice is named, and only in two of the three kibbles. One bag can differ from the last.
Meat and animal derivatives32% (fresh chicken 4%)Covers any warm-blooded land animal; the chicken is in the square pieces.
Oils and fatsfish oil 0.3%No source named, though the fish oil is a worthwhile omega 3 route.
Derivatives of vegetable originsugar beet pulp 3%Beet pulp is a gentle fibre.
Minerals
Vegetables: dried carrots, dried peas0.5%, 1%The most precisely declared entry, each equal to 4% fresh.
Herbes de Provence0.4%Flavour more than nutrition.
Brewer's yeast0.2%

Vitamin D3, vitamin E and trace minerals with amounts, then antioxidants, colourants and preservatives as bare headings.

Colourants are listed without names. Colour in a kibble is there for the buyer, not the puppy.

Named ingredients

Cereals (including Rice 4% in the Circular and Triangular Kibbles), Meat and Animal Derivatives (32%, including Fresh Chicken 4% in the Square Kibbles), Oils and Fats (including Fish Oil 0.3%), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin (including Sugar Beet Pulp 3%), Minerals, Vegetables (including Dried Carrots 0.5%, equivalent to Carrots 4% and Dried Peas 1%, equivalent to Peas 4% in the Circular and Triangular Kibbles), Herbs (including Herbes de Provence 0.4%), Yeast (including Brewer's Yeast 0.2%), Triangular and Circular Kibble typically 85% of product and Square Semi-Moist Kibble typically 15% of product

Against the range

One mixed-texture puppy kibble: crunchy triangles and circles at about 85% of the pack and a softer semi-moist square at 15%. Cereals lead, the meat is a category at 32%, and most entries are umbrella terms with a small named ingredient inside.

Price and value

Sold in a 1.4kg bag.

Puppy portions never hold still. Start from the pack's guide, using your pup's weight today and the adult size you expect them to reach. Let their shape and how they are filling out decide any adjustment.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

383 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

7.2%

Moisture

9.1%

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

7.9%

Carbs

42.5%

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

27.4%

Other

72.6%

Pricing & size