CSJ

CSJ Puppy review

Name: CSJ Puppy
Brand: CSJ

62.3/100Good

DryPuppy

A growth kibble that keeps its animal side to one bird, in our Good band. Chicken meal is declared at a minimum of 31%, with wheat, maize and rice carrying the starch. The prebiotic yeast cell wall comes with a dose attached, and energy is declared high.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Keeping a pup's meat simple while they grow
Puppies kept to chicken, the one meat the composition names
Energetic pups, at 404 kcal per 100g against a 376 typical
Gut support with a number on it, yeast cell wall at 1600mg/kg
A botanical finish, in a blend totalling 1000mg/kg

Worth watching

No calcium figure, the number large and giant pup rearing leans on
Salmon oil, wheat and maize, so no cover for a pup kept off fish or either grain

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

How this scores

How we score

62.3/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. For a large or giant pup, ask CSJ for the calcium figure, and level the scoop for a steadier pup.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

CSJ Puppy 62.3

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Nothing in the recipe is careless; a cereal-led kibble with its meat as one declared meal is simply where protein and processing settles.

What's in it

Chicken mealmin 31%A floor the recipe cannot drop below, and already dry, so it carries through roughly as printed.
WheatStraight behind the meat. Wheat sits behind more sensitivities than any other cereal.
Maize
Chicken fatSame bird.
Rice
Chicken gravy
Linseed, beet pulpPlant omega 3 and a mild fibre.
Salmon oilPuts fish in the recipe, though no fish meat appears.
Minerals, yeast, yeast cell wall1600mg/kg yeast cell wallMOS and beta glucans to feed the useful gut bacteria.
Dried fruits and herbs, yucca schidigera1000mg/kgA garnish at that dose.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with iron, copper, zinc, manganese, iodine and selenium; iron and copper each come partly as a chelate or complex.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large or giant breed pup, ask CSJ for it.

Named ingredients

Chicken meal (min 31%), Wheat, Maize, Chicken fat, Rice, Chicken gravy, Linseed, Beet pulp, Salmon oil, Minerals, Yeast, Yeast cell wall (1600mg/kg; a natural source of MOS & beta glucans), Dried fruits and herbs (total 1000mg/kg; Blackcurrant, Rosemary, Pomegranate, Milk thistle, Seaweed, Fenugreek, Spearmint, Parsley, Marshmallow root, Marjoram, Oregano), Yucca schidigera.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

404 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.1%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

31.1%

Fat

15.6%

Fibre

2.3%

Ash

6.7%

Carbs

44.3%

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

35.9%

Carbs

54.9%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

6.5%

Other

2.6%

Pricing & size