K9 Optimum

K9 Optimum Puppy Can review

Name: K9 Optimum Puppy Can
Brand: K9 Optimum

66.6/100Good

WetPuppy

A chicken-led puppy tin with a short list and a heavy mineral build. It sits in our Good band. The protein and fat read like a meat-built food, and potato starch keeps cereal out, but calcium at 5.0% of dry matter is the figure that needs a proper look.

Where to buy: coming soon

Live retailer links are coming soon. Once we have them from UK retailers, where to buy and the best price will appear here.

Our view

Likely to suit

Pups raised on chicken, the only named meat
Adding wet to a dry diet, at 80.0% moisture
Cereal-free homes. Potato starch does the binding
Meat that shows in the analysis: protein at 40.0% of dry matter
Fussy young dogs who stall at a bowl of kibble

Worth watching

Calcium at 5.0% of dry matter, above the level growth is usually planned around
Ash at 15.0% of dry matter behind it
Salmon oil, and poultry plasma that names no bird
An estimated 89 kcal per 100g, so the daily volume runs generous

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

How this scores

How we score

66.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. Check the calcium against your pup's growth plan before the tin becomes the whole diet, sooner for a pup finishing large.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

K9 Optimum Puppy Can 66.6

All one Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The meat share and short list carry it; the high mineral side holds it behind a strong wet puppy field, and weighs more on a tin sold for pups of any adult size.

What's in it

Chicken50%The analysis bears out the front of the tin.
MineralsSecond on the list; ash and calcium both convert high.
Potato starchThe binder and the only real starch.
Poultry plasma1%A protein fraction. Poultry, not chicken: no species named.
Dried carrot, dried potato
Flaxseed oil, salmon oilPlant and marine omega 3. The salmon oil puts fish on the allergen picture.
Dried seaweed, chicory root powderMinerals and a prebiotic.
Glucosamine HCl, chondroitinNo doses printed: a nod towards joints.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with copper, iodine, iron, manganese and zinc, plus L-carnitine to help fat become usable energy, every one dosed.

Calcium converts to 5.0% of dry matter, well above the range growth plans normally work to.

Named ingredients

Chicken (50%), Minerals, Potato Starch, Poultry Plasma (1%), Dried Carrot, Dried Potato, Flaxseed Oil, Salmon Oil, Dried Seaweed, Chicory Root Powder, Glucosamine Hcl, Chondroitin

Against the range

One puppy tin, chicken at 50% and the only named meat, with poultry plasma at 1% the one animal entry without a species. Potato starch binds it with no cereal. Flaxseed and salmon oil cover the fats, and the vitamins and trace minerals are dosed. Minerals sit second on the list, and ash and calcium both convert high.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

89.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

Fibre

0.1%

Ash

Moisture

80%

Dry weight

Protein

40%

Fat

30%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

15%

Carbs

14.5%

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

51%

Added water

29.4%

Carbs

9.4%

Veg

Oils

1.2%

Other

5.9%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £2.99 (RRP)
Pack: 6 x 390g (a single 390g can, SKU 55034, is still enabled in the catalogue but its page is withdrawn)
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 835 to 1025 g a day, 930 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.78

A puppy's ration climbs steeply before it settles, so weigh against the growth guide instead of counting tins.

Low priced for a puppy tin, though a touch over what the analysis supports.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.