Bakers

Bakers Meaty Meals Small Dog: Rich In Beef review

Name: Bakers Meaty Meals Small Dog: Rich In Beef
Brand: Bakers

32.8/100Average

DryAdult

Flavour

The soft, chewy Bakers piece brought down to a small-breed bite, and both varieties sit in our Average band. What they sell is texture: glycerol holds moisture at 15%, roughly double a conventional kibble. Behind the 4% named meat, the animal content is grouped.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults under 10kg, with piece size scaled to match
Fussy little dogs that leave hard kibble in the bowl
Alternating beef and chicken on the same analysis

Worth watching

Beyond the 4% named meat, the animal content could be any land animal
Unnamed cereals leave a wheat-sensitive dog's owner guessing

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

How this scores

How we score

32.8/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed adults. The label asks 40 to 120 grams a day up to 5kg, and up to 195 grams between 5kg and 10kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Rich In Beef 32.8
Rich In Chicken 32.8

All two Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Little meat is named, which limits what anyone can verify from the bag more than it limits a small dog's day.

What's in it

Cereals (wholegrains)36%The grains are not named.
Meat and animal derivativesCut and species mix stay out of sight.
Beef4%The named share inside the meat entry.
Vegetable protein extractsShore up the protein figure.
GlycerolHolds the softness the range is named for.
Oils and fatsUnnamed.
Minerals, derivatives of vegetable origin

Vitamins A, D3 and E with standard sulphates throughout, and selenium as sodium selenite.

Named ingredients

Cereals (wholegrains 36%), Meat and animal derivatives (of which 4% beef), Vegetable protein extracts, Glycerol, Oils and fats, Minerals, Derivatives of vegetable origin

Against the range

Wholegrains: 36%; 40% on the chicken.
Vegetable protein extracts: On the list; Not on the chicken.
Named meat: Beef, 4%; Chicken, 4%.

Same analysis as the chicken, so pick by which meat your dog prefers.

Both varieties lead with wholegrain cereals, unnamed, then meat and animal derivatives with 4% of the named animal. Glycerol keeps the piece soft at 15% moisture, and the analysis is identical across the pair. The beef runs its wholegrains at 36% and adds vegetable protein extracts; the chicken runs them at 40% and leaves the extracts out.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

337 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

12%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

15%

Dry weight

Protein

29.4%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

10.6%

Carbs

43%

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

26.7%

Carbs

61.6%

Oils

3.7%

Other

Pricing & size