Bonza

Bonza Superfood review

Name: Bonza Superfood
Brand: Bonza

43.6/100Average

DryAdult

A meat-free kibble that takes its protein from plants and yeast, in our Average band. As plant-based dog food goes, it is among the most thoroughly supplemented we have read. Sweet potato, oat flakes and peas lead, with potato and pea proteins lifting the total to 25%.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that have reacted to several meat proteins. No meat or fish anywhere on the list
Households feeding plant-based for their own reasons, with taurine, L-carnitine and methionine added in
Gut support built in: a live probiotic, plus chicory and yeast
Multi-dog homes that want one bag from toy to giant

Worth watching

Potato and pea protein, which dogs digest less completely than meat. Watch condition through the first weeks
Oat flakes, so it is not grain free
A slow changeover, since the whole protein source changes at once

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

How this scores

How we score

43.6/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The maker's chart gives a 15kg dog 265 grams a day; start there and switch over gradually.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Bonza Superfood 43.6

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The band reflects how we treat plant protein; on its own terms the analysis is respectable and the supplementation is thorough.

What's in it

Sweet potato, oat flakes, peeled peas12.97%, 12.4%, 12.2%An unusually precise set of declarations.
Potato protein8%Consistent and easy to standardise, though a dog's gut gets less from it than from meat.
Pea protein
Rapeseed oil
PhytoPlus blend: seaweed, DHA Gold, coconut oil, ginseng, turmeric, reishi and moreThe algal DHA does the real work, the marine omega 3 grown from algae. The rest is trace seasoning.
Quinoa4.5%
Carrots, nutritional yeast, fava beans, vegetable broth, chickpeas3.60% to 3%
Vitamins, minerals, dried vinegar, mushroom mycelium, fermentation product
MethionineAdded at a substantial dose, with taurine and L-carnitine, to cover what meat would supply.
Calsporin probiotic, natural preservatives

Trace minerals mostly chelated, selenium as selenised yeast, and a vegan vitamin D3, a detail plant-based labels often miss.

No animal protein at all, which is the main thing holding the score down.

Named ingredients

Sweet Potato 12.97%,Oat Flakes 12.40%, Peeled Peas 12.20%, Potato Protein 8.00%, Pea Protein, Rapeseed Oil, PhytoPlus™ (Dried Seaweed, DHA Gold™, Coconut Oil, Panax Ginseng, Turmeric, Dried Pineapple, Ashwagandha, Baobab Fruit Powder, Reishi Mushroom, Siberian Ginseng, Echinacea, Pumpkin Powder, Black Pepper Extract, Dried Cranberry, Dried Papaya, Dried Spinach, Dried Kale, Ginger Powder, Chamomile Powder, Rosemary, Parsley, Oregano, Sage, Basil, Yucca Extract, Olive Oil Extract, Dried Chicory (a natural source of FOS and inulin), Yeast Hydrolysate (a natural source of MOS and beta glucans) ), Quinoa 4.50%, Fresh Carrots, Nutritional Yeast 3.60%, Fava (Broad) Beans 3.50%, Vegetable Broth, Chickpeas 3.00%,Vitamins, Provitamins & Minerals, Dried Vinegar, Dried Mushroom Mycelium, TruPet® - Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae fermentation product, Methionine, Calsporin® - Probiotic, Natural Preservatives.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

353.1 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

12.5%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

13.7%

Fibre

4.9%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

45.7%

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.

Added water

3.5%

Carbs

76.1%

Veg

3.2%

Oils

6.3%

Other

10.9%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £7.70 (RRP)
Pack: 2-5kg, 10kg - sold as a one-time purchase or on a "Subscribe and Save 10%" rolling subscription / subscription price)
A 15kg dog eats: 265 g a day
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.04

Premium end of the market for dry food, and the analysis does not quite match what it costs.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.