Terra Canis

Terra Canis Canireo Dry: Chicken review

Name: Terra Canis Canireo Dry: Chicken
Brand: Terra Canis

63.2/100Good

DryAdultSenior

Flavour

One recipe idea with the animal swapped: fresh muscle meat at 64% from a single species, then potato and coconut flour and a long, weighted list of vegetables and herbs. The chicken lands in our Good band. The beef and the game sit a step behind in Average.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs kept to one animal, as the meat and liver in each recipe share a species
A fish-free home. No fish meal or fish oil anywhere
Older dogs still eating well, with adult and senior on every label
Grain-free feeding, with potato flakes, coconut flour and sweet lupine carrying the starch
Owners who read closely: nearly every entry down to the thyme has a declared percentage

Worth watching

Fresh meat leads, and the oven takes its water back out, so the kibble holds less meat than 64% suggests
Eggshell powder in all three, if eggs are a problem
Sweet lupine throughout, a legume many owners will not know

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 adults and seniors of every size. The label's table asks 175 to 280 grams a day for a dog between 10kg and 20kg; if that and your eye disagree, trust the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 63.2
Beef 42.3
Game 39.3

Three recipes across Good and Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The chicken reads strongest on paper and the beef and game sit a step behind on protein and processing, so choose on the animal your dog does best on.

What's in it

Fresh chicken muscle meat64%One bird, flesh only.
Potato flakes12%
Coconut flour4%Binds alongside the potato.
Sweet lupineA legume, not a grain.
Apricot, carrot, courgette, celery1.5% down to 1.1%
Fresh chicken liver1%Liver from the same bird.
Brewers yeast, linseed1% eachPlant omega 3 from the linseed.
Apple, pumpkin, parsnip, beetroot, parsley root, spinach0.8% down to 0.2%
Eggshell powder, mineral clay, minerals0.7%, 0.5%Calcium from the eggshell.
Fenugreek, rapeseed flour, herbs, aronia, seaweed0.4% down to 0.1%

Vitamins A, D3 and E with copper, iodine and zinc, and no manganese or selenium dose.

No energy figure on the label, so ours is an estimate. The portion table is the better guide.

Named ingredients

Fresh Chicken Muscle Meat (64%), Potato Flakes (12%), Coconut Flour (4%), Sweet LupinE, Apricot (1.5%), Carrot (1.4%), Courgette (1.4%), Celery (1.1%), Fresh Chicken Liver (1%), Brewers Yeast (1%), Linseed (1%), Apple (0.8%), Pumpkin (0.7%), Parsnip (0.7%), Eggshell Powder (0.7 %), Beetroot (0.5 %), Mineral Clay (0.5%), Parsley Root (0.4%), Fenugreek (0.4%), Rapeseed Flour (0.4%), Dandelion (0.3%), Rosehip (0.3%), Camomile (0.2%), Aronia (0.2%), Spinach (0.2%), Seaweed (0.1%), Rosemary (0.1%), Thyme (0.1%), Minerals.

Against the range

Protein, dry matter: 32.7%; The highest of the three; the others sit at 30.1%.
Ash, dry matter: 5.5%; The lowest; the game reaches 8.7%.
Coconut flour: 4%; 4.8% on the game, 1.5% on the beef.
Fruit and roots: Beetroot and aronia; Neither appears on the beef or the game.

The strongest of the three on paper, and the one to start with if chicken suits your dog.

Every recipe opens on fresh muscle meat at 64.0% from one named species, with a little fresh liver from the same animal. Potato flakes, coconut flour and sweet lupine bind the kibble, and no cereal and no fish appears anywhere in the range.

Nearly every vegetable, fruit and herb carries its own percentage. Eggshell powder supplies the calcium. In dry matter, protein runs from 30.1% to 32.7% and carbohydrate from 42.6% to 44.2%. The additive panel is short on all three, with no manganese or selenium dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

355.4 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

30.1%

Fat

12.7%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

5.1%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

32.7%

Fat

13.8%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

5.5%

Carbs

44.2%

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%

Carbs

16.4%

Veg

Other

9.6%

Pricing & size