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Ci Foods Ci Bells & Whistles: Chicken Dinner review

Name: Ci Foods Ci Bells & Whistles: Chicken Dinner
Brand: Ci Foods

71.1/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

Flavour

One grain-free construction loaded with everything Ci Foods could think of, and you choose the meat. The two chicken formats step up into our Excellent band, with the duck and lamb just behind in Good. The mineral work is better than the playful branding suggests.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs kept off grain; sweet potato and potato bind every variety
Meat declared both ways, dehydrated for substance and fresh for flavour
A small or medium puppy raised beside an adult
Hard-working joints, with glucosamine and chondroitin in each recipe
Rotation feeding from mixed cases

Worth watching

Chicken oil and salmon oil in all four, so the duck and lamb are a change of headline meat and still contain chicken and fish
Calcium runs generous, a better fit for small and medium pups than large-breed growth

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

How this scores

How we score

71.1/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies and adults. The maker's chart puts a 15kg adult at 180 to 300 grams a day; for a puppy, check the calcium suits your dog's adult size before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken Dinner 71.1
Chicken Dinner (Small Bite/Puppy) 71.1
Duck Dinner 69.4
Lamb Dinner 68.9

Four recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The four finish close enough that your dog's preferred animal is the sensible thing to choose on.

What's in it

Dehydrated chicken29%The concentrated form, so the lead figure survives cooking.
Fresh chicken18%
Sweet potato, potato18%, 16%No grain anywhere.
Chicken oil
Yeast and yeast extracts, peas, alfalfa, gravyThe gravy is there to make the kibble taste of dinner.
Salmon oil, whole linseedOmega 3, and fish on the label.
Minerals, seaweed meal
Prebiotic MOS and FOS
Glucosamine, chondroitinIn every variety, though neither carries a printed dose.
Pumpkin, carrots, apples, tomatoes, herb rackSeasoning-level flourish, marigold to green tea.

Zinc partly chelated at 333 mg with 167 mg more as sulphate, manganese and copper dosed, and selenium from selenised yeast.

Calcium at 2.25% of dry matter: fine for small and medium pups, less obvious for large-breed growth.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated Chicken (29%), Fresh Chicken (18%), Sweet Potato (18%), Potato (16%), Chicken Oil, Yeast & Yeast Extracts, Peas, Alfalfa, Gravy, Salmon Oil, Whole Linseed, Minerals, Seaweed Meal, Prebiotic MOS, Prebiotic FOS, Pumpkin, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Glucosamine, Yucca extract, Chondroitin, Marigold, Rosemary, Fennel, Peppermint, Spinach, Thyme, Marjoram, Oregano, Parsley, Sage, Fenugreek Seeds, Rubbed Mint, Green Tea, Cranberry.

Against the range

Meat: 29% dehydrated, 18% fresh chicken; 26% dehydrated on duck and lamb.
Calcium, dry matter: 2.25%; 1.96% on lamb, 2.5% on duck.
Kibble: Standard size; A small-bite chicken format exists.

The most declared meat in the range, and the natural first bag for a dog with no history against poultry.

Every dinner is built the same way: dehydrated meat first, fresh meat second, then sweet potato and potato for the starch and no grain at all. Protein converts to 30.4% of dry matter across the range, with carbohydrate between 38.0% and 40.0%.

Chicken oil is the fat and salmon oil the omega 3 in all four, so none is free of chicken or fish. Each carries MOS and FOS, glucosamine and chondroitin, a dosed mineral panel and a long herb rack. Calcium runs generous throughout.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

371 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

16%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

40%

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

47%

Added water

1.9%

Carbs

38.6%

Veg

2.1%

Oils

Other

4.4%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £4.08 (RRP)
Pack: 2kg Trial Bag, 4 x 2kg (same variety), 4 x 2kg (mixed varieties), 12kg Sack
A 15kg dog eats: 180 to 300 g a day, 240 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.98

Between 180 and 300 grams a day for a 15kg adult on the maker's chart.

Middle of the dry market, and the value reads well for the quality.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.