Ci Foods

Ci Foods Ci Happy Go Lightly: Turkey & Rice (Senior) review

Name: Ci Foods Ci Happy Go Lightly: Turkey & Rice (Senior)
Brand: Ci Foods

52.1/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Flavour

Light, grain-inclusive kibbles for dogs that do better on fewer calories, and all five sit in our Good band. Each one names its animal, prints how much is dried and how much fresh, and keeps fat modest. Rice and either barley or oats carry the rest.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that put on weight easily: fat between 8% and 10%, calories on the light side
Swapping between fish, lamb and turkey on one build
Greying dogs. The Senior turkey adds a fully dosed joint trio
Small breeds, with a Small Bite turkey sized for little jaws

Worth watching

Rice, barley and oats carry much of every recipe
An omega 3 supplement with no source in the lamb and turkeys
Moderate animal content, so the grains do a fair share of the feeding

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

How this scores

How we score

52.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size, with the Small Bite for small dogs and the Senior for older ones. Check the feeding table for your dog's weight; a light food only works if the portion matches.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Lamb 56.2
Turkey 55.8
Turkey 55.8
Fish 53.7
Turkey 52.1

All five Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A modest, honest build doing a low-calorie job, with the five separated only by small differences in nutritional balance.

What's in it

Turkey: dried turkey, freshly prepared turkey, turkey fat, turkey gravy26% (17%, 5%, 2%, 2%)Mostly dried, so the protein goes in at full strength.
White rice, brown rice23% each
Oats18%In place of the barley in the fish and lamb.
Linseed, beet pulp, alfalfaPlant omega 3 and fibre.
Minerals, vitamins, seaweed
Omega 3 supplementNo source named.
FOS960 mg/kgPrebiotic.
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate178, 178, 125 mg/kgThe joint trio, fully dosed.
Chicory extract, yucca extract, dandelion0.05%, 190 mg/kg

L-carnitine at 50 mg to help an older dog use its fat stores, with vitamins A, D3 and E and six trace minerals.

The omega 3 supplement names no source, so a fish-free claim cannot be confirmed from the label.

Named ingredients

Turkey 26% (Including Dried Turkey 17%, Freshly Prepared Turkey 5%, Turkey Fat 2% & Turkey Gravy 2%), Brown Rice (23%), White Rice (23%), Oats (18%), Beet Pulp, Linseed, Alfalfa, Minerals, Vitamins, Seaweed, Omega 3 Supplement, FOS (960 mg/kg), Glucosamine (178 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (178 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/ kg), Chicory Extract (0.05%), Yucca Extract (190 mg/kg), Dandelion

Against the range

Meat: 26% turkey; 30% on the other turkeys.
Joint support: Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin; None on the other four.
Fibre: 4%; 3% to 3.5% on the others.

The one for a greying dog, with the joint trio and a little more fibre.

Every recipe leads with a named animal at 26% to 34%, with the split printed and the dried form doing most of the work. Rice is in all five, with barley in the fish and lamb and oats in the turkeys.

Carbohydrate runs from 53.2% to 58.8% of dry matter, which is the trade for keeping fat between 8% and 10% and energy at 342 to 353 kcal per 100g. Linseed, seaweed, FOS and yucca run through the whole range; only the Senior adds a joint pack.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

342 kcal/100g

Protein

20%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

21.7%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

6.5%

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

24%

Added water

Carbs

69%

Veg

1.7%

Other

3.3%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £4.00 (RRP)
Pack: 1.5kg Bag, 4 x 1.5kg (same variety), 4 x 1.5kg (mixed varieties), 10kg Sack
A 15kg dog eats: 160 to 250 g a day, 205 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.82

About 205 grams a day for a 15kg adult.

Middle of the market for a dry food, with the price a little ahead of what the analysis shows.

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