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Ci Foods Ci You Big Baby: Salmon & Potato review

Name: Ci Foods Ci You Big Baby: Salmon & Potato
Brand: Ci Foods

60/100Good

DryPuppy

A growth kibble for pups who will finish large or giant, and it prints the number their owners most want: calcium, at 1.2% of dry matter and inside the growth range. Salmon leads at 36%. It lands in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large and giant breed puppies, the bracket the recipe was drawn up around
Owners of big pups who want the calcium line printed
Puppies who thrive on fish. Salmon is the only meat named
Joint care from early on, with glucosamine and MSM at 355 mg/kg apiece
Fast-growing pups with a real appetite: 383 kcal per 100g against the 376 typical

Worth watching

Chicken fat brings a second species into an otherwise all-salmon recipe
Barley and oats do the binding, so it is not grain free
Carbohydrate at an estimated 45.7% of dry matter, against 39.0% for typical puppy kibble
The feeding table stops climbing at 40kg, so a giant pup will soon be portioned on condition

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

How this scores

How we score

60/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large and giant breed puppies. Start where your pup sits on the chart today and trim to condition as they grow.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Salmon 60.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A shade under the middle of the puppy field, held steady by the growth detail: a calcium figure where it should be and a dosed supplement tail.

What's in it

Salmon36%22% fresh, 13% dried, 1% gravy. The dried share has already given up its water, so it counts for more.
Potato22%Heads the starch.
Barley, oats
Chicken fatA second species in an all-salmon recipe; read it before an exclusion diet.
Potato protein, peasPlant protein topping up the total.
Beet pulp2%Gentle, well-tolerated fibre.
Omega 3 supplementNo species named.
Minerals, vitamins
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate355, 355 and 250 mg/kgProperly dosed.

Vitamins A, D3 and E written out in full, with iron and zinc at 50 mg each, manganese at 35 mg and iodine at 1 mg per kilo.

Named ingredients

Salmon 36% (Including Freshly Prepared Salmon 22%, Dried Salmon 13%, Salmon Gravy 1%), Potato (22%), Barley, Oats, Chicken Fat, Potato Protein, Peas, Beet Pulp (2%), Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Vitamins, Glucosamine (355 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (355 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (250 mg/kg)

Against the range

Salmon at 36%, broken out as fresh, dried and gravy, leads a recipe carried by potato, barley and oats. Calcium is declared, and the joint supplements each carry a milligram figure.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

383 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

5.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

Carbs

45.7%

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

35%

Added water

Carbs

58.1%

Oils

3.4%

Other

2.5%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.83 (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: £0.90

The daily amount moves with age and adult size; the label's table runs from 35g to 525g a day.

A modest price per kilo for a dry food, though 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.