Cobbydog

Cobbydog Tiny Chops Cold Pressed review

Name: Cobbydog Tiny Chops Cold Pressed
Brand: Cobbydog

77/100Excellent

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

Cobbydog's cold-pressed food scaled down for small mouths, and it reaches our Excellent band. The pellet is the point: a terrier or toy breed can manage a whole one without soaking it. Chicken at 42% in dried form does the heavy lifting.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and toy breeds that find standard kibble a mouthful
Small breed puppies. The same bag is labelled for puppy and adult
Dogs that swallow before they chew, since the pellets crumble in liquid and do not swell
Owners who like each vitamin and mineral printed with its dose
Small dogs that have gone off dry food: low-temperature pressing keeps more of the food's own smell

Worth watching

Dried duck at 1% in a chicken recipe, so it is not chicken only
Chicken oil for the fat, so a chicken-avoiding dog is not catered for
Sweet potato, peas and beet pulp making carbohydrate a substantial share

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

How this scores

How we score

77/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed puppies and adults. Cobbydog's guide puts a 5 to 10kg dog at 60 to 120 grams a day, so weigh the first few meals.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Cobbydog Tiny Chops Cold Pressed 77.0

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A small breed owner gives up nothing on quality for the smaller pellet: dried chicken at 42% and a fully dosed panel carry it clear of the typical cold-pressed food.

What's in it

Dried ground chicken42%Dried before it goes in, so the figure means more than a fresh one would.
Sweet potatoThe starch that holds a pressed pellet together.
PeasPlant protein, with fibre.
Beet pulpFermentable fibre that tends to firm a stool.
Chicken oil3.3%
TurmerAid0.6%Turmeric with black pepper and a little linseed oil.
Vitamins
Dried ground duck1%Small but real. The reason this is not a chicken only recipe.
Carrot, chicory, apple, seaweed, fennel, nettleChicory root holds inulin, which the gut's useful bacteria feed on.
Sage, thyme, oregano, linseed oil, rapeseed oil

Vitamins A, D3, E, the B group, C and K with zinc, manganese, copper and iron, every one printed with its dose.

Named ingredients

Dried Ground Chicken 42%, Sweet Potato, Peas, Beet Pulp, Chicken Oil 3.3%, TurmerAid™ (0.6%), Vitamins, Dried Ground Duck 1%, Dried Vegetables (Carrot and Chicory), Dried Fruit (Apple), Seaweed, Fennel, Nettle, Dried Herbs (Sage, Thyme, Oregano), Linseed Oil, Rapeseed Oil

Against the range

One small-breed recipe, cold pressed into a pellet a toy dog can manage whole. Dried ground chicken leads at 42%, chicken oil carries the fat, and a 1% share of dried duck sits behind them. Calcium is printed at 1.66% of dry matter, which is uncommon on a cold-pressed label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

360 kcal/100g

Protein

32%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

9.5%

Dry weight

Protein

35.4%

Fat

9.9%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.9%

Carbs

41.5%

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

43%

Carbs

44.1%

Veg

5.1%

Oils

3.5%

Other

4.3%

Pricing & size