Ci Foods

Ci Foods Ci Return to Slender: Fish & Rice review

Name: Ci Foods Ci Return to Slender: Fish & Rice
Brand: Ci Foods

45/100Average

DryAdult

Ci's dedicated slimming recipe, sitting in our Average band. It trims fat and calories, doses L-Carnitine at 480 mg per kilo, and adds glucosamine, MSM and chondroitin for the dog whose weight is telling on its joints. The construction is grain-forward and modest, and as a working weight-loss tool it does what its name says.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Overweight dogs on a proper slimming plan
Dogs whose extra weight is showing in their joints
A decent bowlful while dieting. Portions do not shrink to nothing
Dogs that mug you between meals: beet pulp and pea fibre keep the gut full

Worth watching

Brown rice ahead of the fish, so grains do most of the carrying
Chicken fat mid-list, and a dried fish that is never named

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

How this scores

How we score

45/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. For real weight loss your vet may set smaller portions than the label's 180 to 290 grams a day for a 15kg dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Fish 45.0

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Honest dosing of its diet and joint extras keeps transparency high, while the grain-led list holds the protein and balance readings down.

What's in it

Brown rice22%Ahead of the fish, which tells you the balance.
Dried fish20%A concentrated protein, though the fish is never named.
Barley, oats, white rice10%White rice carries the figure.
Chicken fatEnds any chicken-free reading of the label.
Beet pulp, pea fibre4%Keeps the gut full on fewer calories.
Brewer's yeast, minerals, vitamins
Yucca schidigera extract190 mg/kg
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate180, 180, 125 mg/kgSurplus weight and sore joints usually arrive together.

L-Carnitine at 480 mg per kilo to help the body draw on its fat stores, with vitamins and trace minerals in sulphate form.

Named ingredients

Brown Rice (22%), Dried Fish (20%), Barley, Oats, White Rice (10%), Chicken Fat, Beet Pulp (4%), Pea Fibre, Brewer's Yeast, Minerals, Vitamins, Yucca Schidigera Extract (190 mg/kg), Glucosamine (180mg/kg), methylsulfonylmethane (180 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg)

Against the range

One fish and rice slimming kibble: brown rice at 22% ahead of dried fish at 20%, with barley, oats and white rice behind. Fat is held at 8% and energy at 341 kcal/100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

341 kcal/100g

Protein

21%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22.8%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

57.1%

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

20%

Carbs

71.6%

Oils

3.9%

Other

4.5%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.42 (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: £0.80

Budget end of the market for a dry food, though you are paying a premium relative to what the analysis shows.

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