Gelert

Gelert Country Choice Performance Puppy review

Name: Gelert Country Choice Performance Puppy
Brand: Gelert

65.8/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A high-protein, high-fat kibble that a puppy and a working adult can both live on. The additive panel is printed in full, dosed line by line, which is rare at this price. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small and medium puppies, on 32.0% protein and 19.0% fat
Working and sporting adults who burn through an ordinary bowl
Owners who want the minerals dosed, zinc in chelated and sulphate forms
Growing joints: glucosamine at 400 mg/kg and chondroitin at 285 mg/kg

Worth watching

Calcium at 1.74% of dry matter, above what a large-breed puppy usually needs. Ask your vet first
386 kcal per 100g, so weigh a quiet adult's portion

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

How this scores

How we score

65.8/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies and for active adults. A growing puppy eats more than an adult of the same weight, so feed from the label's growth guide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Gelert Country Choice Performance Puppy 65.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis does most of the work here; the unnamed fat and refined plant proteins hold protein and processing to Average.

What's in it

Chicken meat meal27%Dried meat, so it does real work in the finished kibble.
White rice15%
Poultry fat11%The main reason it is so rich. No bird is named.
Pea protein8.5%Refined plant protein, lifting the total without adding meat.
Barley, fresh chickenunstated, 6%
Potato protein, potato starch5%, unstatedMore plant protein, then the binder.
Sugar beet pulp, dried brewer's yeast, linseed5%, 2.5%, 2.5%Fibre, B vitamins and plant omega 3.
Chicken liver digest1.5%Keeps a young appetite interested.
Minerals, seaweed meal, prebiotic MOS
Yucca extract, glucosamine, chondroitin, cranberry500 down to 100 mg/kgThe joint pair is generously dosed.

Printed in full: zinc as a chelate at 333 mg and as a sulphate at 194 mg per kilo, plus iron, manganese, copper, iodate and selenised yeast, and vitamin E at 245 IU.

Calcium works out at 1.74% of dry matter. For a large-breed puppy, run it past your vet first.

Named ingredients

Chicken Meat Meal (27%), White Rice (15%), Poultry Fat (11%), Pea Protein (8.5%), Barley, Fresh Chicken (6%), Potato Protein (5%), Potato Starch, Sugar Beet Pulp (5%), Dried Brewer's Yeast (2.5%), Linseed (2.5%), Chicken Liver Digest (1.5%), Minerals, Seaweed Meal, Prebiotic MOS (Mannan-Oligosaccharide), Yucca Extract (500 mg/kg), Glucosamine (400 mg/kg), Chondroitin (285 mg/kg), Cranberry (100 mg/kg).

Against the range

One rich recipe for growing dogs and hard-working adults. Chicken meat meal leads at 27%, poultry fat is 11%, and pea and potato protein add to the protein figure. White rice and barley are the cereals, yet carbohydrate stops at 34.7% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

385.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

32%

Fat

19%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

34.8%

Fat

20.7%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

34.7%

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

34.5%

Carbs

45.2%

Veg

1.2%

Oils

11%

Other

8.1%

Pricing & size