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CSJ CP27 (Puppy) review

Name: CSJ CP27 (Puppy)
Brand: CSJ

62.2/100Good

DryPuppy

CSJ CP27 is a lamb led puppy feed in the working kennel tradition: plain in construction, and unexpectedly generous at the end of the list. Chicory at 5000 mg/kg is a prebiotic dose you can actually see. It sits in our Good band, level with the middle of the puppy dry field.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies that suit lamb, the only red meat in the recipe
Gut support at a visible dose, with chicory carrying FOS and inulin
Pups of any size, from toy through to giant on the maker's listing
Owners who look for chelated minerals. Iron, copper, zinc and manganese each come as a chelate as well as a sulphate

Worth watching

No calcium figure, the one that governs how fast a large skeleton is built
Chicken fat, chicken gravy and salmon behind the lamb, so no lamb only plan
Carbohydrate at 43.5% of dry matter against 39.0% typical for puppy dry food

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

How this scores

How we score

62.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. Set the amount from the chart on the sack and correct it by feel every few weeks, since a puppy's needs move right through the first year.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Lamb

The score, in context

CSJ CP27 (Puppy) 62.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The label is candid and itemised to the milligram, and the cereal share is what keeps protein and balance at Good.

What's in it

Lamb: freshly prepared, lamb meal34%21% fresh and 13% meal. The meal carries more of the finished protein than it looks.
Rice, maize
Maize glutenA maize by-product that lifts the protein figure with plant protein.
Chicken fatSupplies much of the 16.0% fat.
Oats
Salmon, chicken gravyMarine omega 3 from the salmon; the gravy for palatability.
Beet pulp, linseed, egg powder, minerals
Chicory5000mg/kgA proper prebiotic inclusion for FOS and inulin.
Dried fruits and herbs1000mg/kgEleven named, from blackcurrant to oregano. At that total they are seasoning.
Yucca schidigera

Vitamin E at 300 mg/kg, with iron, copper, zinc and manganese each given twice over as a sulphate and an amino acid chelate.

Calcium goes undeclared, the figure to chase for anyone rearing a large breed.

Named ingredients

Lamb (34% total: 21% freshly prepared & 13% lamb meal), Rice, Maize, Maize Gluten, Chicken fat, Oats, Salmon, Chicken Gravy, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Egg powder, Minerals, Chicory (5000mg/kg, a natural source of FOS & inulin), Dried fruits & herbs (total 1000mg/kg; Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Milk Thistle, Seaweed, Fenugreek, Spearmint, Parsley, Marshmallow Root, Marjoram, Oregano), Yucca schidigera.

Against the range

A single recipe. Lamb leads at 34%, split into 21% freshly prepared and 13% lamb meal, with rice, maize, maize gluten and oats behind it. Chicken fat, chicken gravy, salmon and egg powder join the lamb on the animal side.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

370.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

27%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

43.5%

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

41.5%

Carbs

54.5%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

3.3%

Other

0.6%

Pricing & size