Country Pursuit

Country Pursuit Cold Pressed: Chicken & Sweet Potato review

Name: Country Pursuit Cold Pressed: Chicken & Sweet Potato
Brand: Country Pursuit

86/100Outstanding

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

Flavour

Two grain-free cold-pressed pellets, chicken in our Outstanding band and fish a step behind in Excellent. Each is led by a dried meat, so the declared share survives into the finished pellet. The full micronutrient panel is printed with doses on both, which is rarer than it should be.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do better away from cereals. No wheat, rice or maize in either bag
Dogs that bolt their dinner, since a cold-pressed pellet crumbles in liquid where a baked kibble can swell
Mixed-age, mixed-size homes. Both recipes cover puppy to senior, toy to giant
An older or heavier dog whose joints are starting to show their mileage
Trying before committing, with a 200g sample alongside the bigger bags

Worth watching

Ocean fish names a category, so it will not serve a plan built around avoiding one named fish
Glucosamine and chondroitin usually come from shellfish and cattle cartilage, which matters on a strict one-animal diet
Peas sit high on both lists

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

How this scores

How we score

86/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Labelled for every age and size. The maker's guide for a 10kg to 20kg dog runs 120 to 240 grams a day, so let the waistline settle where in that range your dog belongs.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 86.0
Ocean Fish 79.9

Two recipes across Outstanding and Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Both sit clear of the middle of the cold-pressed field, and nutritional balance is what puts the chicken a band ahead.

What's in it

Dried ground chicken42%Already dried, so the share holds in the finished pellet. The only meat named.
Sweet potato20%Leads the plant side.
Beet pulp, peasGentle fermentable fibre; peas add bulk and some plant protein.
Chicken oil3.3%The added fat, from the same bird.
Carrots, apples, seaweed
Chicory inulinA prebiotic for the bacteria further down the gut.
Fennel seed, sage leaf, thyme, nettle, oregano
Chondroitin, glucosamineNamed, with no dose printed.
Turmeric, dandelion root
Linseed oil, rapeseed oilLinseed appears only in this recipe.

A full panel printed with doses, from vitamins A, D3 and E down to sodium selenite at 0.1 mg per kilogram.

Glucosamine and chondroitin are usually drawn from shellfish and cattle, so check with the maker for a strict one-animal diet.

Named ingredients

Dried Ground Chicken 42%, Sweet Potato 20%, Beet Pulp, Peas, Chicken Oil 3.3%, Carrots, Apples, Seaweed, Chicory Inulin, Fennel Seed, Sage Leaf, Thyme, Nettle, Oregano, Chondroitin, Glucosamine, Turmeric, Dandelion Root, Linseed Oil, Rapeseed Oil. Protein source & energy Dried Ground Chicken: 42% · Energy: 360 kcal per 100 g

Against the range

Meat: Dried ground chicken, 42%; Ocean fish at 49% in the other.
Added fat: Chicken oil 3.3%, linseed oil; Fish oil, no linseed.
Fat, dry matter: 10.7%; 12.0% on the fish.
Energy: 360 kcal per 100g; 370 on the fish.

The leaner of the two, and the one for a dog with a waistline to watch as well as joints.

Two cold-pressed recipes, one chicken and one fish, each led by a dried meat declared after its water is gone: chicken at 42%, ocean fish at 49%. Sweet potato at 20%, beet pulp and peas carry the rest, with no cereal on either list. Carbohydrate converts to 34.5% of dry matter on both, well below the 43.2% typical of cold-pressed food.

Both print the same full vitamin and mineral panel with doses, and both name glucosamine and chondroitin without a dose. The herb tail, fennel seed through oregano, reads as seasoning. What changes is the animal, the added fat and the energy.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

360 kcal/100g

Protein

32%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

16%

Dry weight

Protein

38.1%

Fat

10.7%

Fibre

Ash

10.7%

Carbs

34.5%

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

39.1%

Carbs

18.6%

Oils

42.2%

Pricing & size