Chappie

Chappie Dry Food: Made With Chicken review

Name: Chappie Dry Food: Made With Chicken
Brand: Chappie

37.5/100Average

DryAdult

Flavour

A plain, lean kibble that has fed British dogs for generations and lands in our Average band. Cereals lead, and only 4% of the meat entry is tied to a named animal. For a dog that thrives on something simple and low in fat, it remains one of the easiest foods in the country to feed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do better lean: 8.0% fat on the beef, 7.0% on the chicken
A familiar everyday kibble with a short list and no surprises
Multi-dog homes feeding the same steady food
Older dogs at a gentle pace, given the moderate protein and low fat

Worth watching

Only 4% of the 15% meat entry is named, so not one for an elimination plan
Whole wheat in both bags
Protein at 20.0% is gentle for a working or hard-training dog

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

How this scores

How we score

37.5/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The beef bag asks 250 grams a day for a 15kg dog; weigh it rather than scooping.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Made 37.5
Made 30.5

All two Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The band is a comment on how plainly the recipe is built, not a warning about the food.

What's in it

CerealsGrain carries the recipe.
Wholewheat4%So this is no wheat-free alternative to the beef.
Meat and animal derivatives15%Only the chicken share is named.
Chicken4%
Oils and fatsGiven as a family.
Derivatives of vegetable origin
Minerals

Vitamins A, D3 and E with copper, manganese, iodine, selenium and zinc, though two retailers print additive panels for this bag that do not agree.

Named ingredients

Cereals (including 4% wholewheat* 4%), meat and animal derivatives (15%, including chicken* 4% ), oils and fats, derivatives of vegetable origin, minerals, *natural ingredients.

Against the range

Fat: 7.0%; 8.0% on the beef.
Fibre: 3.5%; 2.0% on the beef.
Protein, dry matter: 22.0%; 21.7% on the beef.

The leaner of the two close cousins.

Both bags open with cereals, whole wheat named at 4% inside them, then meat and animal derivatives at 15% with 4% pinned to beef or chicken. Oils and fats and derivatives of vegetable origin finish the list as families, not single ingredients.

Protein is declared at 20.0% in both. Fat and fibre are where they part: 8.0% fat and 2.0% fibre on the beef, 7.0% and 3.5% on the chicken.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

345 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22%

Fat

7.7%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

58.8%

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

15%

Carbs

61.3%

Oils

14%

Other

9.8%

Pricing & size