Clinivet

Clinivet Adult Light review

Name: Clinivet Adult Light
Brand: Clinivet

39/100Average

DryAdult

A weight-control kibble that takes the calorie job seriously, with fat at 5.4% of dry matter and energy at 337 kcal per 100g. Cereals supply the bulk and a well-dosed joint trio rides along. It sits in our Average band, but for a dog with real weight to lose it is a purposeful tool.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog the vet wants lighter at the next visit
Slimming plans: low fat and 337 kcal per 100g
Portly dogs with sore joints, with glucosamine and MSM at 350 mg/kg each
A diet that still looks generous in the bowl
Every size, toy to giant

Worth watching

Corn leads and carbohydrate reaches 66.3% of dry matter
Unnamed poultry plus fishmeal, so no elimination feeding and not fish free
Protein at 19.6% of dry matter, so watch muscle over a long diet

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

How this scores

How we score

39/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. On a weight-loss plan, your vet's target intake replaces the bag's maintenance figure.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Clinivet Adult Light 39.0

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Our scoring rewards meat-led recipes, and a cereal-built diet food was never going to charm it, though as a slimming tool it is coherent.

What's in it

CornFirst on the list. Cereals dilute calories in a way meat cannot.
Brown rice16%
Poultry meal14%A concentrated protein source, but poultry is a category, not a bird.
Oats
Poultry digest, poultry fatUnnamed birds again.
Beet pulp, brewers yeast, minerals, dried egg powder
Fishmeal, salmon oilKeeps some marine omega 3 in a recipe with little room for fat.
Whole linseeds
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate350mg/kg, 350mg/kg, 250mg/kgReal joint doses, sensible on a diet food.
FOS, MOS, yucca extract305mg/kg eachPrebiotics.

Vitamins A, D3, E and C with beta carotene, and trace minerals in a mix of chelated and sulphate forms.

No calcium figure is declared.

Named ingredients

Corn, brown rice (16%), poultry meal (14%), oats, poultry digest, poultry fat, beet pulp, fishmeal, brewers yeast, minerals, dried egg powder, whole linseeds, salmon oil, glucosamine (350mg/kg), methylsulfonylmethane (350mg/kg) fructooligosaccharides (305mg/kg), manna oligosaccharides (305mg/kg), chondroitin sulphate (250mg/kg), yucca extract.

Against the range

A single weight-control kibble. Corn leads, with brown rice at 16% and oats, around poultry meal at 14%. Poultry digest, poultry fat, fishmeal and salmon oil follow, then a joint trio and prebiotics with doses printed. No calcium figure is declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

337 kcal/100g

Protein

18%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

19.6%

Fat

5.4%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

5.4%

Carbs

66.3%

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

26.4%

Carbs

65.8%

Oils

3.9%

Other

3.9%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.29 (RRP)
Pack: 4kg, 12kg, trade pack: **Breeder Adult Light 14kg** https://clinivet.com/products/breeder-adult-light)
A 15kg dog eats: 200 to 300 g a day, 250 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.82

On a slimming plan the vet's target intake sets the daily amount, not the bag.

Cheap to feed, though a touch more than the analysis alone would justify.

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