CSJ

CSJ CP7 Plus review

Name: CSJ CP7 Plus
Brand: CSJ

53.6/100Good

DryAdultSenior

An everyday turkey kibble with older dogs in mind, finishing in our Good band. The label is better than the recipe: the turkey is split into fresh and meal, the joint supplements carry doses, and the herb blend names every plant, devil's claw included. Cereal does most of the work.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs still in good order. One sack covers adults and seniors
Owners who want the meat split in print
Stiffening joints, with glucosamine and MSM at 400mg/kg each and chondroitin at 200mg/kg
A delicate gut, as the yeast is declared for its MOS and beta glucans

Worth watching

Chicken fat, gravy and meal behind the turkey, plus salmon oil, so neither chicken free nor fish free
Carbohydrate at an estimated 55.4% of dry matter against 46.2% for typical adult dry food

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

How this scores

How we score

53.6/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The label puts a 15kg dog at 170 to 285 grams a day; let your dog's shape decide where in that span to sit.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

CSJ CP7 Plus 53.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Transparency does the lifting; the cereal-heavy middle and the maize gluten keep the other pillars at Average.

What's in it

Turkey meal14%Already dried, so it carries its protein straight through. The more meaningful half.
Fresh turkey14%Goes in mostly as water.
Rice, brown rice, oats, maizeBrown rice keeps more of its bran; oats slow the energy release.
Chicken fat, chicken gravy, chicken mealPalatable and useful, and all chicken.
Beet pulp, minerals
Salmon oilMarine omega 3.
Potato, prairie meal, peasPrairie meal is maize gluten, raising protein without meat. The entry we would most like to see go.
YeastA declared source of MOS and beta glucans.
Dried fruit and herbs: blackcurrant, rosemary, milk thistle, devil's claw root and more2000mg/kg in totalEvery plant named. A gentle addition at that total.
Glucosamine, MSM, yucca, chondroitin400, 400 and 200mg/kgDosed joint support.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, then iron, zinc, manganese and copper each in a plain and a chelated form, with iodine and selenium.

No moisture is declared, so the dry matter figures assume 8%.

Named ingredients

Turkey meal (14%), Fresh turkey (14%), Rice, Brown rice, oats, Maize, Chicken fat, Beet pulp, Chicken gravy, Chicken meal, Minerals, Salmon oil, Potato, Prairie meal, Yeast (natural source of MOS & beta glucans), Peas, Dried fruit & herbs (total herbs 2000mg/kg; Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Milk thistle, Seaweed, Spearmint, Parsley, Marshmallow root, Marjoram, Oregano, Dandelion, Turmeric, Celery seed, Burdock root, Nettle, Devil's claw root), Glucosamine (400mg/kg), MSM (400mg/kg), Yucca schidigera, Chondroitin (200mg/kg).

Against the range

One turkey-led kibble for adults and seniors. Turkey meal and fresh turkey are each declared at 14%, four cereals carry the energy, and the tail holds dosed joint supplements and an itemised herb blend.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

349 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

23.9%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

6.5%

Carbs

55.4%

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

31.3%

Carbs

65.4%

Oils

2.6%

Other

0.7%

Pricing & size