CSJ

CSJ No Grainer review

Name: CSJ No Grainer
Brand: CSJ

71.7/100Excellent

DryAdult

A grain-free kibble with tripe at the head of the list, which is a rarer sight than it should be. Named chicken, duck and salmon meals stack up behind it, and the small print doses its joint and gut extras properly. It sits in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs kept off grain: potato and peas bind the kibble
Owners who rate offal
Reluctant eaters. Few things tempt them more reliably than tripe
Older dogs feeling their joints, with glucosamine at 1000 mg/kg and green lipped mussel at 80 mg/kg
A delicate digestion, helped by yeast cell wall at 1400 mg/kg

Worth watching

Four animals in one recipe, too many for a strict exclusion trial
Rich, at 432 kcal per 100 grams, so measure portions for a dog that mostly ambles
No calcium figure if a growing dog might share the sack

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

How this scores

How we score

71.7/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. Weigh the portion: a 15kg adult needs 155 to 290 grams a day on the label's guide, less than most dry foods ask.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Tripe

The score, in context

CSJ No Grainer 71.7

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

No pillar reads below Good; what holds it back is a meat list that gives the running order but no amounts.

What's in it

TripeStomach lining from grazing animals, easy to digest and full of protein and fat. No percentage given.
PotatoThe main binder.
Chicken meal, chicken fatDried, with the water already gone.
Duck meal, salmon mealTwo more named animals.
Beet pulp, peas
Chicken gravy, linseedLinseed for the plant omega 3.
Apple, carrot, yeast, minerals
Dried fruits and herbs2000mg/kg in totalSeventeen plants, devil's claw and burdock root among them. A flourish at these levels.
Yeast cell wall1400mg/kgMOS and beta glucans to feed friendly gut bacteria.
Glucosamine, yucca, green lipped mussel1000mg/kg, 80mg/kg on the musselJoint support dosed in print.

Taurine at 1,500 mg/kg and L-carnitine at 400 mg/kg, with iron, copper, zinc and manganese each split between sulphate and chelated forms.

Calcium is not declared, the figure you would want if a growing dog shares the sack.

Named ingredients

Tripe, Potato, Chicken meal, Chicken fat, Duck meal, Salmon meal, Beet pulp, Peas, Chicken gravy, Linseed, Apple, Carrot, Yeast, Minerals, Dried fruits & herbs (total herbs 2000mg/kg; Dandelion, Turmeric, Celery seed, Burdock root, Nettle, Devil's claw root, Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Milk thistle, Seaweed, Fenugreek, Spearmint, Parsley, Marshmallow root, Marjoram, Oregano), Yeast cell wall (1400mg/ kg: a natural source of MOS & beta glucans), Glucosamine (1000mg/kg), Yucca schidigera, Green lipped mussel (80mg/kg).

Against the range

Four named animals and no cereal. Carbohydrate estimates at 31.6% of dry matter against the 46.2% typical of an adult dry food, so the grain has not been swapped for a mountain of starch.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

432 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

23%

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

30%

Fat

25.6%

Fibre

5.6%

Ash

7.2%

Carbs

31.6%

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

65%

Carbs

28.8%

Veg

0.5%

Oils

5.1%

Other

0.6%

Pricing & size