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Ci Foods Ci Tickety Boo: Turkey, Sweet Potato & Cranberry (Mighty Bites) review

Name: Ci Foods Ci Tickety Boo: Turkey, Sweet Potato & Cranberry (Mighty Bites)
Brand: Ci Foods

68.7/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Fifteen grain-free kibbles on one template, each at least half declared animal, with the fresh, dried and stock shares itemised. Four sit in our Excellent band and eleven in Good. Tiny Bites and Mighty Bites stretch the same recipes from toy breeds to giants.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Rotation feeders: only the animal at the front changes
Dogs that need cereal kept out of the bowl
Very small or very large dogs, with kibble sized to the mouth
Named-meat diets, since most bags keep to one declared species

Worth watching

Two species in several bags: trout with salmon, salmon with tuna and with venison
One Tiny Bites bag named for chicken lists lamb on its panel
An omega 3 supplement with no named source

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

How this scores

How we score

68.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults, with the kibble cut matched to size. If your dog is protein sensitive, match the ingredients panel, not the front of the pack.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Chicken 71.8
Salmon 71.7
Beef 71.6
Pork 70.9
Duck 69.3
Duck 68.8
Turkey 68.7
Turkey 68.7
Chicken 68.6
Lamb 67.4
Lamb 66.6
Tuna 66.5
Venison 66.3
Salmon 66.2
Salmon 65.8

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

Fifteen bags on one construction still spread out a little, so pick by protein first and let the bands settle ties.

What's in it

Turkey: fresh, dried, turkey fat, stock50% (28%, 18%, 2%, 2%)
Sweet potato24%Leads the starch; no cereal.
Peas7%
Potato, pea protein, potato proteinLifts the protein without another animal.
Beet pulp, linseedFibre, and plant omega 3.
Omega 3 supplementIts source is not named.
Minerals, vitamins, vegetable stock
Cranberry0.2%
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate170, 170 and 125 mg/kgJoint support printed for heavy frames.
FOS, MOS96 and 24 mg/kgPrebiotics, dosed in print.

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

The omega 3 supplement's source is not named, which matters on a strict elimination diet.

Named ingredients

Turkey 50% (including Freshly Prepared Turkey 28%, Dried Turkey 18%, Turkey Fat 2% & Turkey Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (24%), Peas (7%), Potato, Beet Pulp, Pea Protein, Potato Protein, Omega 3 Supplement, Vegetable Stock, Linseed, Minerals, Vitamins, Cranberry (0.2%), Glucosamine (170mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/kg), FOS (96 mg/kg), MOS (24 mg/kg)

Against the range

Protein, dry matter: 31.5%; Joint highest in the range
Joint support: Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin in print; None on the standard turkey
Kibble: Mighty Bites, large and giant; Standard cut on the other turkey

The pick for a large turkey-fed dog that needs its joints looked after.

Fifteen grain-free recipes on one template. Each opens with the headline animal at half the recipe or more, split into fresh meat, dried meat and stock. Sweet potato, potato and peas carry the starch, with beet pulp, linseed and an omega 3 supplement of unnamed source behind them. FOS and MOS are dosed on every bag.

Protein converts to between 26.1% and 31.5% of dry matter and carbohydrate to between 39.2% and 48.8%. Kibble comes in a standard cut, Tiny Bites and Mighty Bites, and the trace mineral panel varies a little between bags.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

367 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

42.4%

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

48%

Added water

2.8%

Carbs

47.6%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £4.00 (RRP)
Pack: 2kg Trial Bag, 4 x 2kg (same variety), 4 x 2kg (mixed varieties), 13.5kg Sack
A 15kg dog eats: 195 to 285 g a day, 240 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.96

Middle of the market for a dry food, a little more than the analysis alone earns.

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