Marleybones

Marleybones: Boss Beef review

Name: Marleybones: Boss Beef
Brand: Marleybones

82/100Outstanding

WetPuppyAdult

Flavour

Four recipes in a 390g carton, each led by one named meat at 60% and kept short and recognisable after it. The lower moisture makes for a smaller, more concentrated serving. The beef and the lamb sit in our Outstanding band, the chicken and the salmon a step below in Excellent.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that need a compact serving, with more calories in every gram than most wet food
One named meat leading the list, at 60% on three of the four
A puppy and an older dog in one house, as every carton covers all life stages
Fish eaters. Sassy Salmon is 42% salmon plus 18% white fish
Cereal-free homes: quinoa is a seed, and no wheat, rice or maize appears

Worth watching

No species behind the white fish in the Sassy Salmon
Fat at 35.7% of dry matter on the Boss Beef
A carton feeding guide that reads far above our estimate, so plan from the energy figures

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

How this scores

How we score

82/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Every carton is listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. There is no calcium figure, which only matters for a large-breed puppy, so ask before rearing one on it.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Lush Lamb 82.3
Boss Beef 82.0
Chic Chicken 78.6
Sassy Salmon 76.5

Four recipes across Outstanding and Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Matching the middle of the wet shelf is the everyday standard, and all four finish a little ahead of it.

What's in it

Beef60%One named animal, a checkable claim.
Carrots6.5%
Sweet potato4%
Quinoa3%A pseudo-grain, the only starchy staple.
Broccoli, rosemary1.3%, 0.8%
Minerals
Chia, linseeds, hemp seeds0.6%, 0.5%, 0.3%Plant omega 3 at garnish level.
Chicory root, yuccaInulin as a prebiotic; yucca for stool smell.

Every entry is dosed in print, with copper at 1.32mg per kilo and zinc at 27.5mg.

Named ingredients

Beef 60%, Carrots 6.5%, Sweet Potato 4%, Quinoa 3%, Broccoli 1.3%, Rosemary 0.8%, Minerals, Chia Seeds 0.6%, Linseeds 0.5%, Hemp Seeds 0.3%, Chicory Root, Yucca.

Against the range

Fat, dry matter: 35.7%; The richest. 28.6% to 32.1% on the others.
Protein, dry matter: 42.9%; 39.3% on the other three.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 6.4%; The lowest. Up to 17.9% on the salmon.

The meatiest and lowest-starch carton, for a dog that handles rich food well.

Every carton follows one plan: a named animal at 60%, carrots at 6.5%, sweet potato or peas at 4%, quinoa at 3%, broccoli and a herb, then chia, linseed and hemp at garnish levels. Chicory root and yucca close each list.

Moisture is 72.0% on all four, lower than most wet food, so more of every gram is food. Fat runs from 28.6% to 35.7% of dry matter and carbohydrate from 6.4% to 17.9%, beef at the rich, low-starch end and salmon at the other.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

127 kcal/100g

Protein

12%

Fat

10%

Fibre

1.7%

Ash

2.5%

Moisture

72%

Dry weight

Protein

42.9%

Fat

35.7%

Fibre

6.1%

Ash

8.9%

Carbs

6.4%

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

60%

Added water

13.8%

Carbs

Veg

11%

Other

8.2%

Pricing & size