Ci Foods

Ci Foods Ci Vim 'n' Vigour: Duck & Potato review

Name: Ci Foods Ci Vim 'n' Vigour: Duck & Potato
Brand: Ci Foods

61.9/100Good

DryAdult

A plainly built kibble with duck declared at 36%, most of it dried, on a base of potato and peas and no cereal at all. The label is short and every entry is named. It sits in our Good band and gets on with an uncomplicated job without fuss.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that need cereal kept out, with potato and peas doing the binding
One named meat. Duck supplies every animal entry, fat and gravy included
Owners who like a short list
Fish-free feeding, with linseed covering the omega 3

Worth watching

The duck arrives dried, which delivers protein well but reads differently from fresh-meat headlines
Potato at 31% sits right behind the duck, and carbohydrate is estimated at 46.7% of dry matter

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

How this scores

How we score

61.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. Start in the middle of the label's own table and adjust by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Duck 61.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The modest meat share holds it level with the typical dry food; a fully named list with duck in every animal entry keeps it respectable.

What's in it

Dried duck27%The concentrated form, which beats fresh meat weight for weight.
Duck fat, duck gravy7%, 2%Still duck, so the animal side stays to one species.
Potato31%The main starch.
Peas
Beet pulp7%Fibre.
Brewer's yeastB vitamins and a savoury edge dogs enjoy.
LinseedThe only omega 3 source, since no fish oil is used.
Minerals, vitamins

Vitamins A, D3 and biotin, with iron, zinc, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium in everyday sulphate and iodate forms, each dosed per kilo.

Named ingredients

Duck 36% (Including Dried Duck 27%, Duck Fat 7% & Duck Gravy 2%) Potato (31%), Peas, Beet Pulp (7%), Brewer's Yeast, Linseed, Minerals, Vitamins

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

350 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

12%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

46.7%

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

29%

Added water

Carbs

39.3%

Other

24.7%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £4.00 (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: £0.94

Middle of the market for a dry food, and you pay a little more than the analysis alone would justify.

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