Burgess

Burgess Supadog Finest Puppy review

Name: Burgess Supadog Finest Puppy
Brand: Burgess

55/100Good

DryPuppy

A traditional British cereal based puppy kibble that makes no secret of it. Wholegrain wheat leads, with poultry meal at 17% behind, 15% of it declared as chicken. It comes in one big bag and sits in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Households rearing several pups at once, with a single 12.5kg bag
Puppies who take cereal in their stride
A broad protein base: poultry meal, fish meal and dried egg
Steadier pups that do not need a rich bowl, at an estimated 350 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

Calcium at 2.17% of dry matter, above the level a large or giant breed is normally reared on
Poultry named as a group, and wheat at both ends of the list, so neither can be ruled out

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

How this scores

How we score

55/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyGood

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size, toy to giant. For a large or giant breed, calcium is the figure to take seriously, so portion carefully to the bag's chart by age and expected adult size.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Burgess Supadog Finest Puppy 55.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named animal content is real but modest, and maize gluten and wheat feed sit where better scoring growth foods put meat; the candid label is what keeps it level with a typical puppy kibble.

What's in it

Wholegrain wheatCheap and a good binder, digested well by most dogs. Also one of the more common intolerance triggers.
Poultry meal17%Includes chicken at 15%; the rest stays under the group heading.
Wholegrain maize
Fish mealConcentrated marine protein and its minerals.
Dried beet pulpGentle fermentable fibre for a firm stool.
Poultry gravy, poultry fatPalatability and energy.
Maize gluten mealA by-product that tops up the protein figure for less than meat, and serves a dog less well.
Dried eggAbout as digestible as protein gets for a growing dog.
Whole linseed, minerals, brewer's yeastPlant omega 3 and B vitamins.
Wheat feedThe mill fraction of wheat, not the grain.

Vitamins A, D3 and E each dosed, a full trace element list, and tocopherol antioxidants.

Calcium at 2.17% of dry matter on a bag listed up to giant breeds, where too much calcium is the classic rearing problem.

Named ingredients

Wholegrain Wheat, Poultry Meal (17% inc Chicken 15%), Wholegrain Maize, Fish Meal, Dried Beet Pulp, Poultry Gravy, Poultry Fat, Maize Gluten Meal, Dried Egg, Whole Linseed, Minerals, Yeast (Brewer's Yeast and Grains), Wheat Feed.

Against the range

Cereal opens and closes the list, wholegrain wheat at the top and wheat feed at the tail. Poultry meal, fish meal and dried egg supply the animal protein, and the analysis is printed in full apart from energy.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

350 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

29%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.5%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

40.2%

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

34.3%

Added water

4.2%

Carbs

59.6%

Oils

1.4%

Other

0.6%

Pricing & size