Clinivet

Clinivet Adult Energy review

Name: Clinivet Adult Energy
Brand: Clinivet

51.8/100Good

DryAdult

A kibble for dogs that burn through their days, sitting in our Good band. Poultry meal at 34% gives it a proper working protein level, and the joint and gut extras are all dosed in print. The recipe reads functional, and it fuels a busy dog well.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Active and working dogs, with protein at 30.4% of dry matter
Hard-worked joints: glucosamine and MSM at 200 mg/kg each, chondroitin at 150 mg/kg
Digestion under load, with MOS and FOS at 305 mg/kg apiece
Kennels with dogs of every size from toy to giant
Dogs that like egg and fish further down the bowl

Worth watching

Poultry meal names no species, and chicken oil and hydrolysate confirm chicken, so not for a chicken-avoiding dog
Fish meal and salmon oil, so not fish free
No energy figure on the label; ours is an estimate

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

How this scores

How we score

51.8/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for active adults of every size. The calorie figure is our estimate, so start from the bag's guide and watch the waistline on a quieter week.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Clinivet Adult Energy 51.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis does its job; an unnamed lead meat and a conventional cereal base keep the ingredient side from climbing.

What's in it

Poultry meat meal34%Dried and concentrated. Poultry covers chicken, turkey and duck, and the bird may shift between batches.
Brown rice23%Leads the cereal side.
CornNo percentage given.
Chicken oil4%Confirms some of the bird is chicken.
Oats, sugar beet pulp
Chicken hydrolysate3%Protein broken into savoury fragments dogs find hard to resist.
Dried brewer's yeasts, dried whole egg, fish mealEgg and fish are dense, well-regarded proteins.
Whole linseed, minerals, salmon oilPlant and marine omega 3.
MOS, FOS305 mg/kg eachPrebiotics.
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin, yucca extract200, 200, 150 and 140 mg/kgThe joint trio, and yucca for stool odour.

Vitamins A, D3, E and C, with some of the zinc, copper and iron as amino acid chelates, the form generally credited with better absorption.

No calcium figure on the label. That matters less on an adult maintenance food.

Named ingredients

Poultry Meat Meal (34%), Brown Rice (23%), Corn, Chicken Oil (4%), Oats, Sugar Beet Pulp, Chicken hydrolysate (3%), Dried Brewer's Yeasts, Dried Whole Egg, Fish meal, Whole Linseed, Minerals, Salmon Oil, Prebiotic MOS (305 mg/kg), Prebiotic FOS (305 mg/kg), Glucosamine (200 mg/kg), MSM (200 mg/kg), Chondroitin (150 mg/kg), Yucca Extract (140 mg/kg).

Against the range

One working-style recipe. Poultry meal at 34% and brown rice at 23% lead, with corn and oats behind. Chicken oil, a chicken hydrolysate, egg and fish meal add protein and flavour, and the joint trio and two prebiotics are dosed on the label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

348.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

13%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

46.3%

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

41.1%

Carbs

51.6%

Oils

4.2%

Other

3.1%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.29 (RRP)
Pack: 14kg, trade pack: **Breeder Adult Energy 14kg** https://clinivet.com/products/breeder-adult-energy)
A 15kg dog eats: 200 to 300 g a day, 250 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.82

Budget end of the market for a dry food, though the analysis gives a little less than the price suggests.

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