CSJ

CSJ Hike On! review

Name: CSJ Hike On!
Brand: CSJ

56.8/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A high-energy kibble for dogs on the move all day, led by salmon at a minimum of 36%. It converts to 34.1% protein and 24.2% fat in dry matter, with taurine and L carnitine dosed in print. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working and sporting dogs: fat is declared at 22% and the feeding table is written around active portions
Hill walkers and gundogs whose owners want salmon at the top of the list
A mixed-age household, since one sack covers puppies, adults and seniors
Older dogs still keeping up, with taurine at 1000 mg/kg and L carnitine at 500 mg/kg

Worth watching

Beef meal and chicken fat behind the salmon, so an exclusion diet has three animals to account for
No calcium figure, on a sack sold for puppies

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

How this scores

How we score

56.8/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Anyone rearing a large-breed pup should ask CSJ for the calcium figure first.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

CSJ Hike On! 56.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A named fish at the head of the list and a fully dosed panel pull it up; maize and an unnamed prairie meal ahead of the second meat hold it back.

What's in it

Salmonmin 36%No split between fresh and dried, so how much survives the oven is unstated.
Maize
Prairie mealNames no crop. Read it as an unspecified plant ingredient.
Chicken fatA dependable energy source, and a second animal.
OatsAn easy grain for most dogs once cooked.
Beef mealConcentrated dried protein from a third animal.
Beet pulpFibre.
Minerals, yeast
Dried herbs, blackcurrant to oregano1000mg/kg in totalTen plants as a finishing flourish; the rosemary doubles as an antioxidant.
Yucca schidigera

Taurine at 1000 mg/kg for the heart and L carnitine at 500 mg/kg to help put stored fat to work, beside a fully dosed vitamin and mineral panel.

No calcium figure on a sack sold for puppies. For a large-breed pup, ask CSJ for it.

Named ingredients

Salmon (min 36%), Maize, Prairie Meal, Chicken fat, Oats, Beef meal, Beet pulp, Minerals, Yeast, Dried herbs (total herbs 1000mg/kg; Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Milk thistle, Seaweed, Spearmint, Parsley, Marshmallow root, Marjoram, Oregano), Yucca schidigera.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

396.7 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

31%

Fat

22%

Fibre

1.6%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

34.1%

Fat

24.2%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

31.7%

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

41.2%

Carbs

40.6%

Oils

6.2%

Other

12.1%

Pricing & size