Grub Club

Grub Club Steam-Cooked Wet: Superfood Supper review

Name: Grub Club Steam-Cooked Wet: Superfood Supper
Brand: Grub Club

81.1/100Outstanding

WetAdultSenior

Flavour

Steam-cooked wet food built on insect protein, declared at around 62% of every pack, and all three recipes sit in our Outstanding band. They share one analysis and one construction; only the vegetables and fruit change. Quality does not come into the choice, so pick by what your dog fancies.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs the usual meats have upset
Owners who want the protein share printed on the front
Rotating flavours without upsetting a stomach
Dogs that do better on a fibre-rich bowl, from linseed, hemp and chia
Grain-free homes: no cereal on any label
Older dogs, with glucosamine and chondroitin on every list

Worth watching

The insect species is never named
Chondroitin is normally from animal cartilage, so not insect-only for a house avoiding other animals
Rich going for a dog that gains weight easily, with fat at 34.5% of dry matter
One 390 g pack size, so a small dog's leftovers go in the fridge

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

How this scores

How we score

81.1/100Outstanding

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. For a small dog, plan on covering and chilling the opened pack between meals.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

The score, in context

Farmhouse Feast 81.1
Hearty Hotpot 81.1
Superfood Supper 81.1

All three Outstanding. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Insect protein does well on our scoring, and the three finish level, a band ahead of the middle of a strong wet shelf.

What's in it

Insect61.7%The only animal protein on the list, and a new one to almost every dog. The species is not named.
Beetroot4%
Apple, blueberry2.7% each
Brewers' yeast
Milled linseed, hemp flourPlant omega 3 and much of the fibre.
PomegranateIn place of the chia the other two carry.
Poop Perfector blend: prebiotics, yucca extract0.37%, 0.0075%Yucca is there for the garden. The prebiotics are not named.
Minerals
Glucosamine, chondroitinNo amount printed. Chondroitin usually comes from animal cartilage.

Vitamins A and D3 with iron, copper, manganese and zinc, each given a figure; no vitamin E is listed.

Named ingredients

Insect 61.7%, Beetroot 4%, Apple 2.7%, Blueberry 2.7%, Brewers' Yeast, Milled Linseed, Hemp flour, Pomegranate, Poop Perfector™ Blend (Prebiotics 0.37%, Yucca Extract 0.0075%) Minerals, Glucosamine, Chondroitin

Against the range

Plants: Beetroot, apple, blueberry; Vegetables only on the other two.
Seed: No chia; Chia on the other two.
Analysis: Identical; Same on all three.

The sweetest smelling of the three, often the one a fussy eater takes to first.

Every recipe leads with insect at 61.7% or 62%, and nothing else on the list comes from an animal, apart from the chondroitin at the end. Brewers' yeast, milled linseed and hemp flour follow on all three, with chia on two.

Only the plant side changes, none of it above 4%. The analysis is identical across the range: protein and fat both 34.5% of dry matter, fibre 12.1%, high for a wet food, and carbohydrate an estimated 13.7%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

124 kcal/100g

Protein

10%

Fat

10%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

1.5%

Moisture

71%

Dry weight

Protein

34.5%

Fat

34.5%

Fibre

12.1%

Ash

5.2%

Carbs

13.7%

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

61.7%

Added water

17.3%

Carbs

Veg

6.7%

Other

11.3%

Pricing & size