Tuggs

Tuggs Pork Power review

Name: Tuggs Pork Power
Brand: Tuggs

88.7/100Outstanding

FreshPuppyAdult

Gently cooked fresh food that takes an unusual route to its protein, and lands in our Outstanding band. Pork at 42.5% is itemised as heart, trimming and liver, and fresh insect stands behind it at 20%. Every ingredient carries a figure, and one pouch is listed from puppies through to seniors.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs with a chicken or beef reaction in their past. Pork and insect are proteins most bowls never reach for
Owners who want the meat itemised: heart, trimming and liver each have a figure
A young dog and an old one fed from the same pouch
Fussy eaters, who meet soft, gently cooked food with far more enthusiasm
One eye on the planet, as farmed insect takes nothing like the land or water livestock does

Worth watching

Fridge or freezer room, and time to defrost a frozen pouch
Salmon oil on the label, for a home avoiding fish
Insect is new to most dogs, so bring it in gradually
No calcium percentage printed, one to put to Tuggs for a large-breed puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

88.7/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. It is a rich food, so feed a quieter dog towards the lower end of the guide.

Food type

Fresh

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Tuggs Pork Power 88.7

All one Outstanding. Typical fresh food: Outstanding.

A shade ahead of the middle on the strongest shelf we score, which is no small thing.

What's in it

Pork: heart, trimming, liver42.5% (20%, 15%, 7.5%)Liver this high carries vitamin B12, vitamin A, copper and selenium at levels muscle meat cannot reach.
Fresh insect20%There to do a job. Hardly any dog has a history with it, so reactions are rare.
Sweet potato12%The main starch.
Carrot8.75%
Broccoli8%
Quinoa4%A pseudo-grain, the seed of a spinach relative, so the label stays clear of cereals.
Sunflower oil1.5%
Minerals, brewer's yeast1% each
Salmon oil0.25%Long chain omega 3, and fish on the label.
Kelp powder, chia seeds0.5% each

Vitamins and trace elements printed dose by dose, with a calcium to phosphorus ratio of 1.3:1 though no calcium percentage.

No calcium percentage on the label. For a large-breed puppy, ask Tuggs.

Named ingredients

Pork 42.5% (Heart 20%; Trimming 15%; Liver 7.5%), Fresh Insect (20%), Sweet Potato (12%), Carrot (8.75%), Broccoli (8%), Quinoa (4%), Sunflower Oil (1.5%), Minerals (1%), Brewer's Yeast (1%), Salmon Oil (0.25%), Kelp Powder 0.5%, Chia Seeds 0.5%, Ingredient highlights Pork Trimming · Pork Liver · Pork Heart · Insects · Sweet Potato · Minerals · Carrots · Brewer's Yeast · Quinoa · Salmon Oil · Broccoli · Sunflower Oil · Chia Seeds · Kelp Powder

Against the range

One gently cooked fresh recipe built on pork and insect, every ingredient named with a figure. Sweet potato, carrot and broccoli carry the plant side, and quinoa keeps the label clear of cereals.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

144 kcal/100g

Protein

12.5%

Fat

10.6%

Fibre

1.3%

Ash

Moisture

70.7%

Dry weight

Protein

42.7%

Fat

36.2%

Fibre

4.4%

Ash

3.4%

Carbs

13.3%

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

62.5%

Carbs

16%

Veg

17.2%

Oils

1.8%

Other

2.5%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £7.03 (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: £2.64

Fresh food is mostly water, so the daily weight reads far larger than a dry scoop.

Budget end for gently cooked fresh food, and strong value for what is in the recipe.

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