K9 Optimum

K9 Optimum Medium/Maxi Senior review

Name: K9 Optimum Medium/Maxi Senior
Brand: K9 Optimum

60/100Good

DryAdultSenior

A Good senior kibble that keeps its energy up and puts its age-related care in the extras. Chicken leads twice, 20% freshly prepared and 17% dried, with salmon at 4%. Glucosamine, methylsulphonylmethane and green lipped mussel sit at the foot of the list for the joints, and taurine and carnitine are dosed on the panel.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older medium and larger dogs, who are exactly who the label is written for
Stiffening joints: glucosamine, methylsulphonylmethane and New Zealand green lipped mussel are all in
An ageing heart, with taurine at 850 mg per kilo
Dogs that still want a meaty bowl, chicken at 20% fresh and 17% dried
A mixed-age pair sharing one bag, as the label runs from adult to senior

Worth watching

Energy at 362 kcal per 100g, no lower than the 357 typical of adult dry food, so portions matter for a dog slowing down
Salmon and salmon oil both on the list
Rice and maize high up, and no quantity on any joint entry

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

How this scores

How we score

60/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior medium dogs. The maker's low activity table asks 200 to 240 grams for a dog of 15kg to 19kg; let the waistline settle the figure.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

K9 Optimum Medium/Maxi Senior 60.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The meat is named and its shares printed, which lifts a food whose starch and protein sit right on the ordinary kibble mark.

What's in it

Chicken freshly prepared, chicken dried20%, 17%Fresh meat loses its water in cooking, so the dried entry supplies most of the protein.
Rice, maizeHead the plant side.
Chicken fat, chicken gravyA named fat.
Salmon freshly prepared4%With the salmon oil, the marine omega source.
Whole oatsEasily digested once cooked, with fibre and B vitamins.
Beet pulp, prairie mealBeet pulp does the stool-forming work.
Brewers yeast, egg powder, minerals, salmon oil
Turmeric, marigold, mannan and fructo-oligosaccharidesMarigold is there for lutein.
Glucosamine, MSM, yucca, NZ green lipped musselThe joint support, none of it quantified.
Blackcurrant, rosemary, pomegranate

Taurine at 850 mg and carnitine at 500 mg per kilo, zinc as both a glycine chelate and a sulphate, and selenium as sodium selenite at 0.1 mg.

Energy has not been reduced for age, at 362 kcal per 100g.

Named ingredients

Chicken Freshly Prepared (20%), Chicken Dried (17%), Rice, Maize, Chicken Fat, Chicken Gravy, Salmon Freshly Prepared (4%), Whole Oats, Beet Pulp, Prairie Meal, Brewers Yeast, Egg Powder, Minerals, Salmon Oil, Turmeric, Marigold, Mannan Oligosaccharides, Fructo-Oligosaccharides, Glucosamine, Msm, Yucca Schidigera, Blackcurrant, Nz Green Lipped Mussel, Rosemary, Pomegranate

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

362 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

16.3%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

45.6%

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

48.1%

Carbs

44.9%

Oils

Other

Pricing & size