Caboodle

Caboodle Superfood Small Breed Dry Food: Angus Beef review

Name: Caboodle Superfood Small Breed Dry Food: Angus Beef
Brand: Caboodle

76.9/100Excellent

DryAdult

Flavour

Caboodle's 65% single-animal formula, scaled for little dogs, and both flavours land in our Excellent band. The label weighs the fresh and dried meat separately, so you can see how much of the animal survives the oven. Choose Angus Beef for the printed joint pack, or Scottish Salmon if land meats are out.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small breed adults, the dogs the recipe and its portions are built around
Owners who want the meat share itemised, fresh and dried weighed apart
Grain-free feeding, with sweet potato and beans for the starch
Small dogs starting to stiffen, on the beef: glucosamine and MSM at 178 mg/kg, chondroitin at 125 mg/kg
A dog off land meats. The salmon is fish from first entry to last

Worth watching

Energy dense at 382 and 378 kcal per 100g. Weigh a small dog's portion
An omega 3 supplement with no source named in either flavour
The joint pack is in the beef only

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

How this scores

How we score

76.9/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed adults. The calories are high for a little dog, so weigh the daily amount and adjust by the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Angus Beef 76.9
Scottish Salmon 73.2

All two Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Both reach Excellent by slightly different routes, so the choice is simply which animal suits your dog.

What's in it

Beef: freshly prepared Angus beef, dried beef, beef fat65% (35%, 25%, 5%)The dried share carries much of the weight, as fresh meat is mostly water that cooks away.
Sweet potatoStarch in place of grain.
Beans
Beet pulpA gentle fibre.
Dried superfood blend: carrot, green beans, cauliflower, tomato, courgetteEach the equivalent of 4% fresh produce. Honest weights, though the meat does the work.
Omega 3 supplementSource not named.
Minerals
Joint pack: glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin sulphate178, 178, 125 mg/kgDosed in print.
FOS, MOS, olive extract175 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg, 0.01%

Vitamins A, D3 and E with zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium, the zinc at a higher 153 mg.

Named ingredients

65% Beef (Freshly Prepared Angus Beef (35%), Dried Beef (25%), Beef Fat (5%)), Sweet Potato, Beans, Beet Pulp, Dried Superfood Blend* (Including Carrot, Green Beans, Cauliflower, Tomato, Courgette), Omega 3 Supplement, Minerals, Joint Pack (Glucosamine 178 mg/kg, Methylsulfonylmethane 178 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 125 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (175 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (50 mg/kg), Olive Extract (0.01%) *Each equivalent to 4% fresh ingredients

Against the range

Protein, dry matter: 41.3%; 34.8% on the salmon.
Ash: 6.5%; 9% on the salmon.
Joint pack: Glucosamine, MSM, chondroitin; None on the salmon.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 29.9%; 36.4% on the salmon.

The joint-support half of the pair, with the stronger protein figure.

Both flavours declare 65% of one animal, built the same way: 35% freshly prepared meat with a dried share behind it, 25% dried beef in one and 23% dried salmon in the other. There is no grain. Sweet potato and beans hold the kibble together, with beet pulp for fibre and a dried superfood blend near the end.

Both print their prebiotic doses and both carry an omega 3 supplement with no source named. What varies is the joint pack, which only the beef carries, and the analysis: protein at 41.3% of dry matter in the beef and 34.8% in the salmon.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

382 kcal/100g

Protein

38%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

41.3%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

29.9%

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.

Carbs

26.4%

Oils

65%

Other

8.6%

Pricing & size