Ci Foods

Ci Foods Ci In the Pink: Salmon & Potato review

Name: Ci Foods Ci In the Pink: Salmon & Potato
Brand: Ci Foods

54.1/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Salmon and potato on one of the shortest complete-food labels going, and Good on our reading. Salmon is declared at 41% or 44%, split into fresh, dried, oil and gravy. No other creature appears on either bag.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs held to one animal protein
Dogs that struggle with chicken or the other common meats
Owners who distrust long lists. Seven entries cover the label
Small breeds, with a Small Bite version of the same recipe

Worth watching

Oats and maize rule out any grain-free claim
No joint pack, prebiotics or botanicals

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

How this scores

How we score

54.1/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs, the standard bag for medium and large and the Small Bite for small. The table puts a 15kg dog on 180 to 290 grams a day; settle by the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Salmon 54.3
Salmon 54.1

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Clarity is what earns the place: a big printed salmon share, a full split and nothing behind a vague term.

What's in it

Freshly prepared salmon23%Mostly flavour and water.
Dried salmon13%The concentrated protein.
Salmon oil, salmon gravy3%, 2%Marine omega 3 for skin and coat.
Potato24%Most of the starch.
Oats, maize13% maize
Beet pulp4%
Minerals, vitamins

Vitamins A, D3 and E with iron, zinc and manganese as sulphates and iodine, each dosed per kilo.

Named ingredients

Salmon 41% (Including Freshly Prepared Salmon 23%, Dried Salmon 13%, Salmon Oil 3% & Salmon Gravy 2%), Potato (24%), Oats, Maize (13%), Beet Pulp (4%), Minerals, Vitamins

Against the range

Salmon: 41%; 44% on the Small Bite.
Salmon oil: 3%; Doubled to 6% on the Small Bite.
Fat, dry matter: 10.9%; 12.0% on the Small Bite.
Kibble: Medium and large mouths; Small Bite for small breeds.

The sensible default for most dogs.

Both bags run the same seven-entry list: salmon with its workings shown, then potato, oats, maize, beet pulp, minerals and vitamins. Every animal ingredient is salmon. Potato and the two cereals carry the starch, so carbohydrate sits above the adult dry typical. The only difference is the salmon oil, and the kibble size.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357 kcal/100g

Protein

22%

Fat

10%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

53.7%

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

38%

Added water

Carbs

52.7%

Other

6.3%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.50 (RRP)
Pack: 2kg Trial Bag, 4 x 2kg (same variety), 4 x 2kg (mixed varieties), 12kg Sack
A 15kg dog eats: 180 to 290 g a day, 235 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.82

Budget end of the market for a dry food, though the price runs 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.