K9 Optimum

K9 Optimum Puppy Maxi review

Name: K9 Optimum Puppy Maxi
Brand: K9 Optimum

63.2/100Good

DryPuppy

A large breed growth kibble that gets the number that matters right: calcium at 1.09% of dry matter, where a big pup's bones want it. Two forms of chicken lead, salmon appears three ways behind them, and DHA has its own named source. It sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed puppies, with calcium printed and in range
Owners who want brain and eye nutrients named, from marine algae and marigold
Puppies that thrive on chicken
Homes happy with fish in the bowl
A steadier energy level, at an estimated 357 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

Prairie meal mid-list, unexplained and with no species
Glucosamine, mussel and MSM with no doses, so a gesture towards joints
Chicken, salmon and egg together, so neither single-protein nor fish free
Rice and maize high up, with carbohydrate at an estimated 43.5% of dry matter

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

How this scores

How we score

63.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed puppies. Feed to the chart for the adult weight your pup will reach, keep them lean while the frame fills out, and revisit the amount monthly.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

K9 Optimum Puppy Maxi 63.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A declared, in-range calcium figure on a bag sold for big pups earns the placement; the rice and maize starch and the undosed tail keep it there.

What's in it

Chicken dried19%Water already out, so most of the share carries through.
Chicken18%Goes in wet and shrinks in cooking.
Rice, maize, whole oatsThe starch load, above the puppy field.
Chicken gravy, chicken fatThe poultry stays on one named species.
Salmon, salmon meal, salmon oil4%; 1% oilMarine omegas a growing brain and coat use best.
Prairie mealNot explained on the label and no species named.
Brewer's yeast, beet pulp, full fat linseed1% linseed
Egg powder, marine algaeA little digestible protein, and DHA from a plant source.
Minerals, marigoldMarigold for lutein.
Rosemary, pomegranate, MOS, glucosamine, nucleotides, turmeric, blackcurrant, yucca, green lipped mussel, MSMNo printed doses; read as seasoning.

Properly dosed, with taurine at 250 mg/kg, vitamin E at 340 mg/kg, and zinc as both sulphate and glycine chelate.

Named ingredients

Chicken Dried (19%), Chicken (18%), Rice, Maize, Chicken Gravy, Salmon (4%), Chicken Fat, Whole Oats, Prairie Meal, Salmon Meal, Brewers Yeast, Beet Pulp, Full Fat Linseed (1%), Salmon Oil (1%), Egg Powder, Marine Algae (Source Of Docosahexaenoic Acid (Dha)), Minerals, Marigold (Source Of Lutein), Rosemary, Pomegranate, Mannan Oligosaccharides, Glucosamine, Nucleotides, Turmeric, Blackcurrant, Yucca Schidigera, Nz Green Lipped Mussel, Methylsulphonylmethane

Against the range

One large breed puppy kibble: dried and freshly prepared chicken first, then rice and maize, salmon in three forms, and marine algae named as a DHA source. A long tail of joint and gut extras follows without doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

28%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

43.5%

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

52.3%

Carbs

40.5%

Veg

0.2%

Oils

Other

2.1%

Pricing & size