Tuggs

Tuggs Chicken Coup review

Name: Tuggs Chicken Coup
Brand: Tuggs

90.2/100Outstanding

FreshPuppyAdult

The richest of the Tuggs pouches, in our Outstanding band, with the chicken itemised part by part and fresh insect as a second protein. Carrot, broccoli and sweet potato carry the vegetables and quinoa stands in for a cereal. Puppies through to seniors are all listed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that need more energy from less volume. At 170 kcal per 100g this is the densest Tuggs pouch
Owners who want the chicken itemised: trimming, heart and liver each with a figure
Puppies and seniors on one recipe
Households curious about insect protein, with something familiar alongside it
Dogs kept off cereal, as quinoa is a seed

Worth watching

Fat at 38.5% of dry matter. A quiet indoor dog may want less than the guide
Salmon oil and insect at 20% in the pouch, so the chicken on the front is only part of it
A calcium to phosphorus ratio of 1.2:1 but no calcium percentage

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

How this scores

How we score

90.2/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. A large-breed puppy owner should get the calcium percentage from Tuggs, as only the ratio is printed.

Food type

Fresh

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Tuggs Chicken Coup 90.2

All one Outstanding. Typical fresh food: Outstanding.

Every pillar reads Outstanding, and the pouch sits comfortably above the middle of a field that sets a high bar for itself.

What's in it

Chicken: trimming, heart, liver45% (20%, 15%, 10%)Heart is solid muscle; liver brings vitamin A, B12 and copper. Naming the shares is worth more than one chicken figure.
Fresh insect20%A novel protein few dogs have met. Not named to species.
Carrot9%
Sweet potato8.3%
Broccoli9.5%Listed after the sweet potato despite the higher share.
Quinoa4%A seed, not a grain.
Sunflower oil1.5%Mild, and high in natural vitamin E.
Minerals, brewer's yeast0.5%, 1%Yeast for B vitamins.
Salmon oil0.20%Long chain omega 3.
Kelp powder, chia seeds0.5% eachIodine from the kelp, plant omega 3 from the chia.

Vitamins A, D3 and E per kilogram, ahead of zinc, iron, manganese, copper, iodine and selenium.

Calcium to phosphorus ratio printed as 1.2:1, but no calcium percentage for a large-breed puppy.

Named ingredients

Chicken 45% (Heart 15%; Trimming 20%; Liver 10%), Fresh Insect (20%), Carrot (9%), Sweet Potato (8.3%), Broccoli (9.5%), Quinoa (4%), Sunflower Oil (1.5%), Minerals (0.5%), Brewer's Yeast (1%), Salmon Oil (0.20%), Kelp Powder 0.5%, Chia Seeds 0.5%, Ingredient highlights Chicken Trimming · Chicken Liver · Chicken Heart · Insects · Sweet Potato · Minerals · Carrots · Brewer's Yeast · Quinoa · Salmon Oil · Broccoli · Sunflower Oil · Chia Seeds · Kelp Powder

Against the range

Gently cooked and kept cold, with 72.5% moisture. Chicken makes up 45%, broken into trimming, heart and liver, and fresh insect another 20%. Once the water is out, protein reads 47.6% of dry matter, fat 38.5% and carbohydrate only 5.2%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

170 kcal/100g

Protein

13.1%

Fat

10.6%

Fibre

Ash

1.4%

Moisture

72.5%

Dry weight

Protein

47.6%

Fat

38.5%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

5.1%

Carbs

5.2%

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

65%

Carbs

12.3%

Veg

19%

Oils

1.7%

Other

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £5.50 (RRP)
Pack: 300g / 500g / 700g pouches, sold in boxes of 5, 10 or 15 pouches (subscription plans are portioned per dog instead)
A 15kg dog eats: 330 to 420 g a day, 375 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.06

The richest of the three Tuggs recipes, so the smallest daily amount of them.

Budget end of the market for gently cooked food, and strong value for what is in it.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.