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Specific Adult Medium Breed CXD-M review

Name: Specific Adult Medium Breed CXD-M
Brand: Specific

35.9/100Average

DryAdult

A fish-led everyday kibble written for medium adults and nothing else. Wheat opens the list with maize protein behind it, fish meal is the named animal protein, and four amino acids are topped up by name. It sits in our Average band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium breed adults, the only size it is written and portioned for
Dogs that eat fish more happily than poultry or red meat
Owners who want the fat named: pork fat, not just oils and fats
Diets that need a full amino acid profile, with lysine, methionine, threonine and tryptophan added

Worth watching

Wheat leads the list
Maize protein second, so a real share of the protein comes from plants
An animal protein hydrolysate with no species, so no strict exclusion trial

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

How this scores

How we score

35.9/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium adult dogs. Weigh the first few portions against the chart and adjust to the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Specific Adult Medium Breed CXD-M 35.9

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A conventional, competently built kibble that our scoring, built around named meat and declared detail, does not flatter.

What's in it

WheatMost of the kibble.
Maize proteinA concentrated plant protein that lifts the declared figure but runs short on some amino acids.
Fish mealConcentrated, so it carries a lot for its place. No species named.
Pork fatNames the animal and the material.
Beet pulp, minerals
Animal protein hydrolysateA palatant that names nothing at all.
Fish oilOmega 3.
Vitamins and trace elements, egg powderChelated trace elements; a little high-quality egg protein.
Lysine, methionine, threonine, tryptophanSound formulation, and confirmation the protein is a blend.
Rosemary extract

Ash is not declared, so the analysis cannot be converted to a full dry matter picture.

No separate additives panel is published, so the vitamin and trace element doses are not visible.

Named ingredients

Wheat, maize protein, fish meal, pork fat, beet pulp, minerals, animal protein hydrolysate, fish oil, vitamins and trace elements (including chelated trace elements), egg powder, lysine, methionine, threonine, tryptophan, rosemary extract. With natural antioxidants (tocopherols and vitamin C).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

373.1 kcal/100g

Protein

22.6%

Fat

11.3%

Fibre

2.1%

Moisture

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

24.7%

Fat

12.3%

Fibre

2.3%

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

19.9%

Carbs

70.3%

Oils

6.2%

Other

3.5%

Pricing & size