Product profile · US manufacturer listing
Hikari Excel
A floating pellet food for koi, with its declared composition and evidence status explained.
Product and intended use
5.0–5.5 mm floating medium pellets; US pack 5 kg.
This is Hikari Excel for koi, not Cichlid Excel or Sinking Goldfish Excel. Similar names do not make products interchangeable. The amount and source of spirulina and astaxanthin are not quantified in the inspected declaration.
Formulations can change and regional packs may differ. The source below identifies the declaration used for this record. “Daily diet” describes the manufacturer’s positioning; it is not an Evidence.pet certification of completeness.
Declared nutritional analysis
These are manufacturer guarantees on an as-sold basis, not independent laboratory results. Minimums and maximums are limits, not exact measured quantities.
| Component | Declared guarantee |
|---|---|
| Crude protein | 35% minimum |
| Crude fat | 4% minimum |
| Crude fibre | 3% maximum |
| Moisture | 10% maximum |
| Ash | 13% maximum |
| Phosphorus | 0.8% minimum |
These figures alone cannot rank foods, establish digestibility or demonstrate a health benefit.
Manufacturer ingredient declaration
Read the declared ingredients
Fish meal, wheat flour, flaked corn, wheat germ meal, spirulina, krill meal, dehydrated alfalfa meal, brewers dried yeast, DL-methionine, garlic, astaxanthin, choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (stabilized vitamin C), inositol, d-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, niacin, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement, P-aminobenzoic acid, salt, ferrous sulfate, magnesium sulfate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, blue 2 (artificial color).
Declaration transcribed from the linked US manufacturer page. Ingredient names are not evidence of the amount supplied or its effectiveness.
Claims and evidence
The manufacturer promotes colour, sheen, digestibility and immune support. These remain manufacturer claims in this profile.
No published trial of this exact commercial formulation has been verified for this entry. Related ingredient experiments cannot establish that this product delivers the same results. That is a gap in this review, not proof that no product research exists.
Explore the ingredients and research
Astaxanthin profile · Spirulina profile
The linked koi experiment provides ingredient context for colour claims. It did not test Hikari Excel.
Read the koi pigment study (ingredient evidence, not a product trial).
Browse fish ingredients · Browse fish evidence
Follow the species, formulation, ingredient amount and measured outcome before applying a study to a product. Colour results should be considered separately from disease prevention or lifespan claims.
Source and review scope
Official US product information · Hikari brand profile
Evidence.pet record PRO-004. Checked 23 September 2026; next review planned 23 December 2026. Label-based review only. No independent batch testing or formal product efficacy grade.