Bounce And Bella

Bounce and Bella Finest Grain-Free Senior review

Name: Bounce and Bella Finest Grain-Free Senior
Brand: Bounce And Bella

61.9/100Good

DryAdultSenior

The brand's grain-free recipe for older dogs, with fat cut right back and the joint extras dosed on the label. Half the recipe is trout and salmon, and the shares are all printed. It holds our Good band, level with the typical adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Seniors carrying a little extra. Fat is 8% and energy a gentle 340 kcal per 100g
Stiffening joints, with glucosamine and MSM at 170 mg/kg each and chondroitin at 125 mg/kg in print
Dogs kept off land meats, as trout and salmon are the only animals on the list
Older dogs kept off grain

Worth watching

Carbohydrate at an estimated 51.6% of dry matter, above the 46.2% typical for adult dry food
Pea protein and potato protein propping up the protein figure behind the fish
Vitamins and minerals listed without doses

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

How this scores

How we score

61.9/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult and senior dogs. Start inside the label's band of 150 to 250 grams a day for a 15kg dog and let the waistline settle it.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Trout

The score, in context

Bounce and Bella Finest Grain-Free Senior 61.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named fish, printed splits and dosed senior extras earn its place, and the raised starch is the price of the trimmed fat, not a corner cut.

What's in it

Trout and salmon: fresh trout, salmon meal, fresh salmon30%, 11%, 4%Part of a printed 50% fish share. Every animal on the list is a named fish.
Salmon oil, salmon stock3%, 2%Marine omega 3 from a named source.
Sweet potato24%Leads the plant side and replaces grain.
Potato, peas6% (peas)
Beet pulpFibre.
Pea protein, potato proteinSteady the protein total, as the fish meal share is modest.
LinseedPlant omega 3.
Minerals, vitamins, vegetable stockNo doses given.
Asparagus0.3%
Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin, FOS, MOS170, 170, 125, 96, 24 mg/kgJoint support and prebiotics for older digestion, each with a printed dose.

Fat at 8.7% of dry matter brings carbohydrate up to an estimated 51.6%.

Named ingredients

Trout & Salmon 50% (including Freshly Prepared Trout 30%, Salmon Meal 11%, Freshly Prepared Salmon 4%, Salmon Oil 3%, Salmon Stock 2% ), Sweet Potato (24%), Potato, Peas (6%), Beet, Pulp, Pea Protein, Linseed, Potato Protein, Minerals, Vitamins, Vegetable Stock, Asparagus (0.3%), Glucosamine (170 mg/kg), Methylsulfonylmethane (170 mg/kg), Chondroitin Sulphate (125 mg/, kg), FOS (96 mg/kg), MOS (24 mg/kg)

Against the range

Trout and salmon make up 50% of the recipe, with the split printed, and they are the only animals named. Sweet potato, potato and peas carry the starch in place of grain. Fat is held to 8% as fed, and the joint and gut extras each carry a dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

340 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

8.7%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

51.6%

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

48%

Added water

2.3%

Carbs

42.8%

Other

6.9%

Pricing & size