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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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25.48 out of 100 - Poor
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.
Pink91 •5 months ago
Why you SHOULD NOT FEED YOUR DOG BAKERS: E320 - has been found to be tumour -producing when fed to rats. In human studies it has been linked with urticaria, angioedema and asthma. E321 - BANNED for use in food in Japan, Romania, Sweden, and Australia. The US has BANNED it from being used in infant foods. So bad McDonalds have voluntarily eliminated it from their products. E310 - BANNED from children's foods in the US because it is thought to cause the blood disorder methemoglobinemia. E172 - BANNED in Germany. E132 - Can cause skin sensitivity, a rash similar to nettle rash, itching, nausea, high blood pressure and breathing problems. One of the colours that the Hyperactive Children's Support Group recommends be eliminated from the diet of children. PROHIBITED in Norway. E102 - TARTRAZINE -A trial on 76 children diagnosed as hyperactive, showed that tartrazine provoked abnormal behaviour patterns in 79% of them. E110 - Sunset Yellow (E110) has been found to damage kidneys and adrenals when fed to laboratory rats. It has also been found to be carcinogenic when fed to animals. E104 - One of the colours that the Hyperactive Children's Support Group recommends be eliminated from the diet of children.BANNED in Australia, Japan, Norway and the United States. E171 - BANNED in Germany. E153 -BANNED as a food additive in the United States of America. Suspected as a carcinogenic agent. And which food contains ALL of these ? ....... Bakers Complete!Natasha Jade Moore •one year ago
I learned of this from my time in the Dogs Trust as a former work experience placement and volunteer. Feeding a puppy with bakers puppy food, is essentially the equivalent of feeding a toddler with a McDonald's happy meal every day, and the adult dog version of this food is just as bad. Not while I have breath in my body would I ever feed this utter junk to any puppy who I owned, nor would I recommend that any other puppy owner feed their puppy/puppies with it either. If any other dog or puppy owner ever asked me about it, my only recommendation about it would be to avoid it like the plague. If someone gave me a bag, a sack or a box of this stuff, I would take it from them, purely so that it wouldn't be fed to any puppy, and my only use for it would be tinder. It actually makes me want to punch people in the face when I'm shopping, and I see them buying this utter crap!Paula Green
Natasha Jade Moore
•6 months ago
Hi Natasha, I have a puppy of 9 months old and trying to find a more natural food. He’s been eating Bakers since we got him and I certainly don’t want to be giving him as you say the equivalent of mcDs!! Their ingredients aren’t very clear at all… thanksMalinois1mum
Paula Green
•6 months ago
Hi have you tried life stage food from Jolley's it has a 71% AADF rating and has quite good ingredients and only cost £33 for a 10kg bagPaula Green
Natasha Jade Moore
•6 months ago
What do you feed your dog Natasha?Tedi •one year ago
I bought it for my dog as he wouldn’t eat his usual tails dog food . He gobbled a dish of bakers in one go . He has never done that before and he is 18 months old . It’s a hard decision and I think I have to try a better brand that is tasty , although tails is suppose to be tasty ! Any suggestions please . TY.