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Buddy Tasty Duck Bites review

Name: Buddy Tasty Duck Bites
Brand: Buddy

63.9/100Good

DryAdult

Buddy's grain-free formula shrunk for small breeds, in our Good band. The duck arrives in the right order, dried protein first where its concentration does the heavy lifting. The joint pair is printed with doses, a habit more labels could copy.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small-breed dogs, with the bite sized for them
Fussy little eaters. Free-range duck and a liver coating work on appeal
Moving off the usual chicken and beef
Owners avoiding grain

Worth watching

Chicken fat and hydrolysed chicken liver back up the duck, so it does not suit a strict single-bird or poultry-free plan
Salmon oil, if fish is off the menu

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

How this scores

How we score

63.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small-breed adults. Check your dog is fine on chicken and fish before ordering, since both sit behind the duck.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Buddy Tasty Duck Bites 63.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Duck declared in two forms, carbohydrate below the typical and a complete, dosed additive panel are what hold it in the band.

What's in it

Dried duck protein35%First, where its concentration does the work.
PeasLead the plant side, keeping it grain free.
Free-range duck15%The fresh element.
Sweet potato
Chicken fatCarries the energy. Preserved with tocopherols.
Dried apples, carrotsFibre and a touch of sweetness.
Hydrolysed chicken liver2%The flavour, and a second bird.
Salmon oil, dried kelpFish on the label.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate0.026%, 0.016%Printed with their doses.
MOS, FOS, yucca, citrus, curcuma and rosemary extracts0.015% down to 0.005%The extracts are for freshness.

A complete dosed panel, with zinc at 85 mg and vitamin E at 400 mg per kilo.

Named ingredients

Dried duck protein (35%), peas, free-range duck (15%), sweet potato, chicken fat (preserved with tocopherols), dried apples, hydrolysed chicken liver (2%), salmon oil, carrots, dried kelp (ascophyllum nodosum), glucosamine (0.026%), chondroitin sulphate (0.016%), mannan-oligosaccharides (0.015%), fructo-oligosaccharides (0.012%), Mojave yucca (0.01%), citrusextrakt (0.005%), curcumaextrakt (0.005%) och rosemarinextrakt (0.005%). Tillverkare: Petbuddy AB

Against the range

Duck leads in two forms, dried protein at 35% and free-range fresh at 15%, with peas and sweet potato in place of grain. Chicken fat, hydrolysed chicken liver and salmon oil sit behind the duck.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

353.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

28.9%

Fat

16.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

42.8%

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

52%

Carbs

35.4%

Veg

Oils

6.5%

Other

0.1%

Pricing & size