Grub Club

Grub Club Good Gut Grub review

Name: Grub Club Good Gut Grub
Brand: Grub Club

54.2/100Good

DryAdult

An insect protein kibble built for the dog whose digestion has become a household topic, and it lands in our Good band. Insect is the only animal on the label, from the first line to the last. Behind it sits a settling kit most foods skip: psyllium husk, pumpkin, marshmallow root, chamomile and a heat-treated Lactobacillus culture.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog whose stomach has been the family talking point for months
Loose or unpredictable stools. Psyllium husk at 1% and dried pumpkin at 3% do the steadying
Strict single-protein trials, as insect is the whole of the animal side
Dogs kept off fish: the DHA comes from dried algae
Owners who like a culture in the food itself, printed at the foot of the list

Worth watching

Protein on the gentle side at 22.8% of dry matter, better for a steady household dog than a lean working one
Carbohydrate at an estimated 53.8% of dry matter, with tapioca starch leading the plants
Brewers yeast at 4%, a known trigger for the few dogs that react to yeast
Insect will be new to most dogs, so give the changeover a fortnight

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

How this scores

How we score

54.2/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size, from toy to giant. Calcium is declared at a sound adult level; the one check is a slow, two-week switch onto an unfamiliar protein.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Grub Club Good Gut Grub 54.2

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Insect protein and a thought-through digestive package do the lifting, and the starch is what holds the score back.

What's in it

Insect30%Half freshly prepared, half dried. The only animal protein anywhere on the label.
Tapioca starchClose to pure starch; it binds the kibble and brings little else.
Sweet potato, fava bean proteinFava bean adds plant protein to the analysis.
Linseed oil5%The main fat, and a strong plant source of omega 3.
Brewers yeast4%A nutrient source, and a trigger for the odd yeast-sensitive dog.
Dried pumpkin, psyllium husk3%, 1%Both firm up a loose stool.
Vegetable stockNot itemised, though it names no animal.
Dried cranberry, minerals, carob, dried apple2% for the cranberry
Yeasts, chicory root extract0.2%, 0.1%Prebiotic MOS and beta glucans, then FOS as inulin.
Marshmallow root, nettle, ginger, chamomile, liquorice, yucca, dried algae, tyndallised Lactobacillus helveticus0.05% down to 0.005%The herbal soothers at fractions of a percent, algae for DHA, and a heat-treated culture that survives the oven.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium in standard sulphate and selenite forms.

Named ingredients

Insect 30% (Freshly Prepared Insect 15% and Dried Insect 15%), Tapioca Starch, Sweet Potato, Fava Bean Protein, Linseed Oil (5%), Brewers Yeast (4%), Dried Pumpkin (3%),Vegetable Stock, Dried Cranberry (2%), Minerals, Carob, Dried Apple, Psyllium Husk (1%), Yeasts (0.2%, as a source of Prebiotic MOS and Beta glucans), Chicory Root Extract (0.1%, as a source of Prebiotic FOS), Dried Marshmallow Root (0.05%), Dried Nettle (0.05%), Dried Ginger (0.05%), Dried Chamomile (0.05%), Liquorice Root powder (0.03%), Yucca Schidigera Extract (0.025%), Dried Algae (0.02%, as a source of DHA), Tyndallised Lactobacillus helveticus HA-122 150x109 cells/g (0.005%).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

347 kcal/100g

Protein

21%

Fat

10%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

22.8%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

4.9%

Ash

7.6%

Carbs

53.8%

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

30%

Added water

5.9%

Carbs

44.4%

Veg

4.1%

Oils

Other

10.6%

Pricing & size