K9 Optimum

K9 Optimum Puppy Wet review

Name: K9 Optimum Puppy Wet
Brand: K9 Optimum

80/100Outstanding

WetPuppy

A chicken-led growth food with a short label and generous meat, sitting in our Outstanding band. Chicken is 65% of the recipe and no other meat appears. The one thing to check is the mineral level, which suits small and medium pups better than big ones.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies that do best on chicken as their only meat
Owners who want meat to be the bulk of the bowl, protein converting to 46.0% of dry matter
Small and medium breed pups, whose growth this mineral-rich recipe matches most naturally
Topping up kibble. At 75% moisture it brings water and appeal into the bowl

Worth watching

Calcium at 3.2% of dry matter, above what large-breed growth plans usually aim at
Salmon oil, so it cannot anchor a fish-free elimination diet
Brown rice at 3.75%, so the recipe is not grain free

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

How this scores

How we score

80/100Outstanding

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. A pup heading for large or giant should have the calcium checked against their feeding plan first.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

K9 Optimum Puppy Wet 80.0

All one Outstanding. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The strength is spread across the label, and the tray clears a typical wet puppy food that is already strong company.

What's in it

Chicken65%The only meat, doing almost all the work.
Dried brown rice3.75%A light touch, though enough to keep the recipe off the grain-free list.
MineralsGenerous: ash converts to 14.4% of dry matter.
Dried carrot, dried potato0.6% eachCloser to seasoning than structure.
Flaxseed oil, salmon oil0.5% eachPlant and marine omegas for a growing pup's coat and brain. The salmon oil is where fish enters the allergen picture.
Dried seaweed, chicory root powder0.08%, 0.03%
Glucosamine HCl, chondroitin0.005%, 0.002%A nod towards joints, not a working dose.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, manganese, copper and iodine, all dosed in print, plus L-carnitine at 25 mg/kg to help a pup use fat for energy.

Calcium converts to 3.2% of dry matter, above where large-breed growth plans sit. Check it against the plan for a pup who will finish large.

Named ingredients

Chicken (65%), Dried Brown Rice (3.75%), Minerals, Dried Carrot (0.6%), Dried Potato (0.6%), Flaxseed Oil (0.5%), Salmon Oil (0.5%), Dried Seaweed (0.08%), Chicory Root Powder (0.03%), Glucosamine HCl (0.005%), Chondroitin (0.002%). Chicken (65%), Dried Brown Rice (4%), Minerals, Dried Carrot (1%), Dried Potato (1%), Flaxseed Oil (1%), Salmon Oil (1%), Dried Seaweed, Chicory Root Powder, Glucosamine Hcl, Chondroitin

Against the range

One recipe: chicken at 65% as the only meat, a little brown rice, dried carrot and potato, and flaxseed and salmon oil at 0.5% each. Protein converts to 46.0% of dry matter and calcium to 3.2%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

111 kcal/100g

Protein

11.5%

Fat

5.8%

Fibre

0.2%

Ash

3.6%

Moisture

75%

Dry weight

Protein

46%

Fat

23.2%

Fibre

0.8%

Ash

14.4%

Carbs

15.6%

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

65%

Added water

12.6%

Carbs

9.3%

Veg

Oils

Other

6.1%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £3.37 (RRP)
Pack: 6 x 395g (single 395g and 7 x 395g SKUs exist in the catalogue but their pages are withdrawn)
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 675 to 820 g a day, 745 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.51

A 10 kg puppy between 4 and 12 months eats roughly 638 to 780 grams a day, so portion to the growth chart.

Budget end of the market for a wet food, and fair value for the quality on offer.

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