Barkin Bistro

Barkin Bistro Boneless Blend Raw: Pork & Vegetables review

Name: Barkin Bistro Boneless Blend Raw: Pork & Vegetables
Brand: Barkin Bistro

87.2/100Outstanding

RawPuppyAdult

Flavour

Raw meals for dogs that do better without ground bone, both in our Outstanding band. Each is 85% of a single animal, itemised cut by cut, with heart leading at 30%. A vitamin and mineral pack is added on top, which is what a boneless recipe needs.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that struggle with ground bone. Neither recipe has any
An elimination diet: pork alone in one, beef alone in the other
Puppies, adults and seniors from toy to giant
Trying raw before filling the freezer, with a 400g pack beside the 1kg
Dogs kept off fish, since the omega fats come from flaxseed

Worth watching

No calcium figure on either label. Ask Barkin Bistro how they balance it for a dog fed this alone
Freezer room, an overnight thaw in the fridge, and washed hands, bowls and worktops
Different richness, so a dog moving from the Pork to the Beef wants measuring afresh

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

How this scores

How we score

87.2/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. If a blend is feeding the whole day, ask the maker about calcium before you order.

Food type

Raw

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Raw Beef 90.1
Pork 87.2

All two Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

Both match the typical raw food in the hardest field we score, on named cuts and an analysis that reads like meat.

What's in it

Pork heart30%A working muscle, dense in taurine and B vitamins.
Pork tongue25%
Minced pork10%
Pork kidney, pork liver10% eachThe concentrated micronutrition raw feeders shop for.
Apple, broccoli, carrot15% vegetables in allNamed, not hidden behind the word vegetables.
Cabbage, sweet potatoSweet potato adds a little gentle starch.
Flaxseed oilThe omega source, so no fish anywhere.
TurmericColour and character, not a working dose.

A declared pack of vitamin E at 50mg, iron at 30mg, zinc at 25mg, manganese at 10mg, copper at 2mg and iodine at 0.5mg, which a boneless recipe needs.

No calcium figure on the label, and with no bone the mineral pack does that job. Ask Barkin Bistro if this is the whole diet.

Named ingredients

85% Pork (Pork Heart 30%, Pork Tongue 25%, Pork Minced Meat 10%, Pork Kidney 10%, Pork Liver 10%) 15% Fresh Vegetables (Apple, Broccoli, Carrot, Cabbage, Sweet Potato), Flaxseed Oil, Turmeric

Against the range

Second cut: Tongue, 25%; Beef has tripe
Protein, dry matter: 50.7%; Beef 46.3%
Fat, dry matter: 33.5%; Beef 43.3%
Energy: 143 kcal per 100g; Beef 162

The lighter bowl, and the one to try when the usual meats have been ruled out, as plenty of dogs have never met pork.

Both blends are 85% of one animal, itemised cut by cut: heart at 30%, then tongue or tripe at 25%, then minced meat, kidney and liver at 10% each. No bone goes in. Named fresh vegetables, flaxseed oil and turmeric close each list, and a declared vitamin and mineral pack is added. What varies is the second cut and how rich the bowl is.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

142.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

14.7%

Fat

9.72%

Fibre

0.2%

Ash

1.9%

Moisture

71%

Dry weight

Protein

50.7%

Fat

33.5%

Fibre

0.7%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

8.5%

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

85%

Oils

9.1%

Other

5.9%

Pricing & size