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Specific CPD-M Puppy Medium Breed review

Name: Specific CPD-M Puppy Medium Breed
Brand: Specific

39.3/100Average

DryPuppy

Specific CPD-M Puppy Medium Breed is a fish-led growth kibble from a Danish brand sold mainly through veterinary practices, and it reads like a clinical formulation. Amino acids are added by name and the trace elements are partly chelated. It sits in our Average band, because cereal takes a large part of the bowl.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium-breed puppies, on a recipe portioned for their growth
Pups happier on fish than on poultry
Owners who like a formulation-first approach
Easily unsettled tummies. Beet pulp and psyllium husk are both there for stool quality

Worth watching

Wheat and maize, so no grain-free plan
Pork fat, egg powder and an unnamed hydrolysate behind the fish
No ash or calcium figure in the published analysis

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

How this scores

How we score

39.3/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium-breed puppies. Feed to the guide on the bag and your pup's waistline, and expect the amount to move every few weeks while growth is quick.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Specific CPD-M Puppy Medium Breed 39.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Cereal at the top, protein from maize and an unnamed hydrolysate, and a short published analysis give it few places to earn credit.

What's in it

WheatCarries the base.
Fish mealConcentrated, so it brings more protein than second place suggests.
Maize proteinPlant protein topping up the figure.
Pork fat, minerals
Animal protein hydrolysateNo animal named.
Beet pulpA steady fibre dogs tolerate well.
Vitamins and trace elements, fish oilChelated forms included; fish oil for a growing brain and coat.
Egg powderA small dose of highly complete protein.
Lysine, psyllium husk, methionine, threonine, tryptophanAmino acids balanced by the numbers; psyllium keeps stools formed.
Rosemary extract

No separate additives panel; chelated trace elements are named in the list, preserved with tocopherols and vitamin C.

No ash or calcium figure is published, on a food for growth.

Named ingredients

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

Against the range

A single recipe. Wheat opens the list and fish meal leads the animal side, with maize protein and an unnamed animal protein hydrolysate topping up the protein. Added lysine, methionine, threonine and tryptophan fill the gaps plant protein leaves.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

386.2 kcal/100g

Protein

25.6%

Fat

14.3%

Fibre

1.8%

Moisture

8.5%

Dry weight

Protein

28%

Fat

15.6%

Fibre

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

30.6%

Carbs

58.3%

Oils

Other

5.1%

Pricing & size