Country Kibble

Country Kibble Grain Free Puppy & Junior Large Breed review

Name: Country Kibble Grain Free Puppy & Junior Large Breed
Brand: Country Kibble

69.7/100Good

DryPuppy

A salmon growth food with one job: bringing a big dog up steadily. Calcium is declared at 1.41% of dry matter, inside the range a large pup should be reared on, and the joint supplements are dosed generously. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed puppies, with the calcium figure printed and in range
Pups raised on fish. Salmon is the only animal named
Joint support at a working amount: glucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 355 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 250 mg/kg
Grain-free homes, with sweet potato at 19% carrying the starch
Big pups who put weight on easily, at 376 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

An omega 3 supplement with no source, so check with the maker before an exclusion trial
Carbohydrate at 48.9% of dry matter against 39.0% for the typical puppy dry food
Protein at 27.2% of dry matter and fat at 13.0% as fed. A very active junior may need the top of the chart

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

How this scores

How we score

69.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed puppies and juniors. The guide runs by today's weight against expected adult weight, so read it fresh at every weigh-in.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Country Kibble Grain Free Puppy & Junior Large Breed 69.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The salmon share and the printed calcium lift it, and a starch share well above the puppy typical holds it where it is, a deliberate trade for slow, even growth.

What's in it

Salmon: freshly prepared, dried, stock60% (38%, 20%, 2%)Every part named. Fresh fish is mostly water, so the dried 20% carries much of the protein.
Sweet potato19%The main starch, with no cereal behind it.
Potato
Beet pulp, linseedGentle fibre and plant omega 3.
Minerals, vitamins
Carrot, peas0.2% peas
Omega 3 supplementNo source given, the one gap in a single-fish list.
Vegetable stock
Glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate355 mg/kg, 355 mg/kg, 250 mg/kgRoughly double the brand's all-sizes puppy recipe.
Nucleotides, FOS, MOSFOS 96 mg/kg, MOS 24 mg/kgA prebiotic pair for the gut bacteria.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with L-carnitine at 480mg to help turn fat into energy, and zinc, iron, manganese, copper and iodine all with figures attached.

Calcium converts to 1.41% of dry matter, inside the range for steady large-breed growth.

Named ingredients

Salmon 60% (Freshly Prepared Salmon 38%, Dried Salmon 20%, Salmon Stock 2%), Sweet Potato (19%), Potato, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Minerals, Vitamins, Carrot, Peas (0.2%), Omega 3 Supplement, Vegetable Stock, Glucosamine (355 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (355 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (250 mg/kg), Nucleotides, FOS (96 mg/kg), MOS (24 mg/kg)

Against the range

Salmon is the only named animal, at 60% split into fresh, dried and stock. Sweet potato and potato carry the starch with no cereal in the bag, and the joint supplements each carry a printed dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

376 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

48.9%

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

58%

Added water

2.4%

Carbs

34.2%

Veg

0.6%

Other

4.7%

Pricing & size