CSJ

CSJ Command Performance 21 review

Name: CSJ Command Performance 21
Brand: CSJ

50.9/100Good

DryAdult

A salmon and rice kibble for working dogs, and a rare sack where the joint supplements come with a printed dose. Glucosamine and MSM are declared at 1000 mg/kg each, with chondroitin at 300 mg/kg. Protein is a modest 21%, and the food lands in our Good band by an unusually honest route.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working and sporting dogs whose owners want a dose behind the joint claim
Dogs kept off land meats. Salmon is the only animal named
A coat that needs help, with salmon oil and linseed both supplying omega 3
Busy adults that cope well with rice and have no need to go grain free
Older dogs still in light work who want the joint trio without a rich bowl

Worth watching

Rice, maize and oats do much of the carrying, at 55.1% carbohydrate in dry matter
Maize is on the list, for a sensitive dog being kept off it
Glucosamine usually comes from shellfish and chondroitin from cattle cartilage, so ask the maker before a strict single-fish trial
At 21% protein a dog in a heavy season may need a fuller bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

50.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. Start from the label's table and read the ribs, filling the bowl a little fuller in a hard working season.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

CSJ Command Performance 21 50.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A candid label holds it up and a heavy cereal side holds it back, with transparency at Outstanding and nutritional balance at Poor.

What's in it

SalmonFresh, so mostly water that leaves in cooking. The only animal on the list.
RiceAmong the easiest cereals to digest.
MaizeTurns up more often than most grains in the histories of dogs that react, though most dogs handle it fine.
OatsFibre, with manganese, magnesium and B vitamins.
Rapeseed oilLow in saturated fat, one of the better vegetable oils.
Beet pulp, salmon gravy, mineralsBeet pulp for gentle fibre.
Salmon oil, linseedMarine omega 3 from the oil, the slower plant form from linseed.
Yeast
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin1000, 1000 and 300 mg/kgA real dose. Evidence on all three is mixed, so treat it as sensible support.
Dried fruit and herbs, Yucca schidigera1000 mg/kg in totalEleven items at trace level each. Rosemary is an antioxidant; seaweed adds a little iodine.

More than half the zinc and two thirds of the iron arrive as chelates, the form the gut takes up more readily, with manganese and copper part chelated too.

Glucosamine and chondroitin are usually animal derived. Ask CSJ before a strict single-fish trial.

Named ingredients

Salmon, Rice, Maize, Oats, Rapeseed oil, Beet pulp, Salmon gravy, Minerals, Salmon oil, Linseed, Yeast, Glucosamine (1000mg/kg), Dried fruit & herbs (total 1000mg/kg; Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Milk Thistle, Seaweed, Fenugreek, Spearmint, Parsley, Marshmallow root, Marjoram, Oregano), MSM (1000mg/kg), Chondroitin (300mg/kg), Yucca schidigera.

Against the range

Salmon is the only animal on the list, fresh at the top with salmon gravy and salmon oil further down. Rice, maize and oats supply the energy, taking carbohydrate to 55.1% of dry matter. Every item is named, with no category terms, and the joint trio carries printed doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

382 kcal/100g

Protein

21%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

23%

Fat

13.1%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

55.1%

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

39.9%

Carbs

54.3%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

3.9%

Other

1.8%

Pricing & size