Bug Bakes

Bug Bakes Hypoallergenic Wet: Pumpkin & Carrot review

Name: Bug Bakes Hypoallergenic Wet: Pumpkin & Carrot
Brand: Bug Bakes

65.5/100Good

WetAdult

A wet food built on insects, declared at 50%, with nothing that walks, swims or clucks anywhere on the label. That is the point when the usual meats have already caused a reaction. It lands in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs with a diagnosed intolerance to conventional meats
An elimination trial under a vet: no second animal protein, no unnamed fat, no fish oil
Grain-avoiding homes, with peas, pumpkin and carrot and no cereal
Owners who think about the footprint of what they feed
A dog that does better on a smaller bowl, at an estimated 109 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

Insects are the only quantified ingredient; the vegetable shares are left to list order
No calcium figure, and the added iron carries no quantity
One recipe in one size, so a rotating household pairs it with something else

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

How this scores

How we score

65.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs. If it is part of an elimination trial, agree the length of the trial with your vet before ordering.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

The score, in context

Pumpkin 65.5

All one Good. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The plant side pulls the carbohydrate estimate up; a label that names what it uses and quantifies its headline ingredient holds the score.

What's in it

Insects: fresh insect puree, insect protein50%The puree brings moisture and taste; the dried protein concentrates it. Well digested by dogs.
PeasProtein and fibre.
PumpkinThe gentlest starchy vegetable on a dog's digestion.
Carrot
MineralsNamed as a group.
Safflower oilThe only added fat, so no fish or poultry oil to break an elimination diet.
Cranberries, sage leaves, basilA nice touch at this level.

DL methionine at 2000mg per kilo, topping up the amino acid insect protein runs shortest on, with vitamins A and D3 and trace minerals including selenium as sodium selenite.

The added iron carries no quantity, where every other trace element on the panel does.

Named ingredients

Insects 50% (Fresh insect puree + insect protein), Peas, Pumpkin, Carrot, Minerals, Safflower Oil, Cranberries, Sage Leaves, Basil.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

109.2 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

Fibre

1.5%

Ash

2.3%

Moisture

75%

Dry weight

Protein

36%

Fat

28%

Fibre

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

20.8%

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

50%

Added water

30%

Carbs

11%

Veg

6.3%

Oils

0.7%

Other

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £10.05 (RRP)
Pack: 1 case (6 x 400g), 2 cases (12 x 400g) - Free Shipping, 3 cases (18 x 400g) Save + Free Shipping, 4 cases (24 x 400g) - Save + Free Shipping
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 685 to 835 g a day, 760 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £7.64

Premium end of the market for a wet food, and the price runs ahead of what the analysis shows.

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