Bug Bakes

Bug Bakes Regular review

Name: Bug Bakes Regular
Brand: Bug Bakes

62.6/100Good

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

The cereal-based half of the Bug Bakes idea: 33% insect protein with barley and oats doing the carrying, pressed cold, never baked. Insect is the only animal on the list, which is the whole reason to be here. It earns our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Bringing insect protein in without changing much else
Dogs with chicken, beef and fish behind them
Owners after a lighter-footprint protein who are fine with cereals
Fast eaters: a cold-pressed pellet breaks up in water
One bag for a puppy and an adult

Worth watching

Barley and oats, so no grain-free or gluten-free plan
Glucosamine is generally sourced from shellfish
No second protein to move on to if your dog refuses insect

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

How this scores

How we score

62.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies and adults of every size. Portions look smaller than kibble, so weigh, don't scoop, until your eye adjusts.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Bug Bakes Regular 62.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Insect as the only animal protein lifts it; the cereal share keeps it from climbing.

What's in it

Insect (meal and oil)33%28% meal, 5% oil. The only animal on the list, though the label does not say which insect.
Barley27%Named outright. Brings gluten.
Oats13%Digestible starch with useful fibre.
Apple, carrot4% each
Linseed, beet pulp4% each
Vegetable gravy4%
Minerals, vitamins, brewers yeast, seaweed1% yeast, 1% seaweed
Blueberry, prebiotic MOS, chicory root extractPrebiotics to feed the gut bacteria.
Glucosamine, chondroitin400mg/kg, 200mg/kgA printed figure each, more than most joint mentions get.

Chelated trace elements, the more available form, and vitamins printed with their doses.

No moisture declared, so the dry-matter figures assume a standard 8%.

Named ingredients

Insect 33% (28% meal, 5% oil), Barley 27%, Oats 13%, Apple 4%, Carrot 4%, Linseed 4%, Beet Pulp 4%, Vegetable Gravy 4%, Minerals, Vitamins, Brewers Yeast 1%, Seaweed 1%, Blueberry, Prebiotic MOS, Chicory Root Extract, Glucosamine 400mg/kg, Chondroitin 200mg/kg. Insect Protein, Carrots, Apples, Joint Care, Linseed, Blueberries, Seaweed.

Against the range

A single cold-pressed recipe. Insect at 33% (28% meal, 5% oil) is the only animal protein, carried by barley at 27% and oats at 13%. Apple, carrot, linseed, beet pulp and vegetable gravy follow at 4% each, and glucosamine and chondroitin close the list with printed figures.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

354 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

12%

Fibre

5.4%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

47.8%

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

33.3%

Added water

Carbs

44%

Veg

9.5%

Other

9.2%

Pricing & size