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In general, unless your dog has health issues, you probably won't have to worry about these figures. Click here for more information
Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin:United Kingdom
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
Janet •10 months ago
I want to wean my upcoming litter on butchers puppy perfect . Do you recommend the tins or trays? Thank youButchers Petcare
Janet
•9 months ago
Hi Janet, our recipes are slightly different between our tins and trays packs. Our tins come with a tasty lamb recipe! So this is down to yours and your puppy's preference. We recommend you check the recipes for both for you to decide. The tins contain 400g of food, whereas the trays contain 150g, so the tins may be better if you've got big pups! Hope that helps, wishing you and your puppies all the best.Tony Kilcoyne •one year ago
Am glad a started giving my jack Russell pup this (tins though) he loves it he actually turns one in a couple of weeks but Al definitely be getting the adult stuff ðŸ‘🻠am glad a found out about this site really helpfulButchers Petcare
Tony Kilcoyne
•one year ago
Thanks for the feedback Tony :)Clarise15 •one year ago
Is there a difference in recipe to the puppy perfect trays and tins? My boy loved the tins and his poops were perfect. I chose to get some trays to have a variety in flavours for him. But he didn't want to eat them and what he did eat gave him sickness and diarrhoea. ☹ï¸Butchers Petcare
Clarise15
•one year ago
Hi Clarise, so sorry to hear that your dog has been unwell. The raw materials and recipes are slightly different as the machinery used is different for cans and trays. The Puppy Perfect trays have 8.5% protein and 128kcal/100g, whereas the Puppy Perfect cans have 8% protein and 85kcal/100g. I would advise you visit your vet if your pooch continues to be poorly.Walkingwithdogs •2 years ago
I'm feeding a small amount of this mixed with cold pressed pellets for my puppy and she's loving it, her weight gain is steady, condition is great and poops are nice and firm....so much better than she was doing on a 5* premium kibble ! Cold pressed can encourage dogs to consume more water, but the puppy perfect is adding moisture back into her diet, so it's working well...I'll continue to feed this way until she is old enough to transition to the adult butchers. ðŸ˜Butchers
Walkingwithdogs
•one year ago
We love this 💙Doggies4life •2 years ago
So are you just feeding butchers wet now, or do you use a dry kibble too...Butchers Petcare
Doggies4life
•2 years ago
Hi there 👋, this can sometimes happen when introducing new foods, it’s important to do any dietary changes slowly, over a period of around 7-10 days. Some dogs may need/less time to transition so it’s important to take any dietary transition at a rate to suit your four-legged friend.Oliver Frei •2 years ago
Our puppy is getting it, her stool is a bit soft at the end. But it might be from the dry food she used to get. We just changed to Essential.Butchers Petcare
Oliver Frei
•2 years ago
Hi there 👋, this can sometimes happen when introducing new foods, it’s important to do any dietary changes slowly, over a period of around 7-10 days. Some dogs may need/less time to transition so it’s important to take any dietary transition at a rate to suit your four-legged friend.Walkingwithdogs
Oliver Frei
•2 years ago
How are you getting on with the essentials and butchers?Doggies4life •2 years ago
Anyone that feeds this to their pups, does it make their poop soft and smelly.?....thinking of giving it ago with my 8 week old cockerpoo.