Is Turkey and Rice Kibble Substantial for a Springer Spaniel or Does He Need Lamb or Beef

Updated 23 Sep 2021 6.8k 6,846 people have viewed this product in the last month Overview Nutrition Pricing Company Similar foods Comments Beef It Up Gobble Gobble Turkey Chow Down Chicken Wham Bam Lamb Pork This Way Butternut Box Type of food Fresh complete Dog types Pet dogs Breed sizes ✔ Suitable for toy breed dogs Adult weight 1-4kg. e.g. Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier ✔ Suitable for small breed dogs Adult weight 4-10kg. e.g. Beagle, Dachshund, Jack Russell ✔ Suitable for medium breed dogs Adult weight 10-25kg. e.g. Border Collie, Staffie, Springer, Vizsla ✔ Suitable for large breed dogs Adult weight 25-45kg. e.g. Boxer, Labrador, Greyhound ✔ Suitable for giant breed dogs Adult weight 45kg+ e.g. Bernese, Great Dane, Mastiff Dog ages From weaning to old age Pack sizes 125g, 200g, 300g & 400g pouches RRP 400g pouches = £2.44 Notes From Butternut Box: At Butternut Box, we do things a little differently. We ask a few questions about your four-legged friend and calculate the perfect portion from your answers. This means our prices or portions may be slightly different from what is suggested here. ADD TO COMPARE At a glance Natural: Free from added artificial preservatives, antioxidants, colourings, flavourings or other controversial synthetic ingredients High meat content: Contains at least 30% meat ingredients (on a dry matter basis) Hypoallergenic: Free from all ingredients that are regularly linked by veterinarians to food allergies and/or intolerance in dogs like wheat, maize, dairy products, soya products and artificial additives Not clearly labelled: This product has not been awarded the clear labelling logo because the percentage of the first non-meat ingredient is not declared. Certified nutritionally complete: This food complies fully with the complete food nutrient tolerances as recommended by FEDIAF and/or AAFCO Shop for this food Nutrition Composition Mixing bowl: Freshly Prepared Lamb and Mutton 60% (minimum 26% Lamb (Mince, Heart, Liver)), Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Red Split Lentils, Green Lentils, Green Beans, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brewer's Yeast, Minerals, Ground Flaxseed, Turmeric Powder, Dried Rosemary, Dried Thyme. As fed (BETA): Why is this different from the ingredients list? Nutritional additives (per kg) Vitamin A 2200iu, Vitamin D3 150iu, Vitamin E 40mg, Iron (as Iron (II) Chelate of Protein HydrolysateS) 25mg, Zinc (as Zinc Chelate of Protein HydrolysateS) 25mg, Manganese (as Manganese Chelate of Protein HydrolysateS) 2.5mg, Copper (as Copper (II) Chelate of Amino Acids Hydrate) 1.5mg, Iodine (as Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.25mg, Selenium (as Organic Form of Selenium Produced By Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Cncm I-3060) 0.015mg. Typical Analysis Protein 12.0%, Fat 10.0%, Fibre 0.7%, Ash 1.7%, Moisture 70.0%. Dry weight nutrients Above average Average Below average * NFE carbohydrate level (i.e. not including fibre). Level estimated from available data. Pricing 400g pouches RRP £2.44 Grams per day 0g Cost per day £ Company See less ▲ more ▼ Manufacturer's product description " Butternut Box is a fresh take on dog food; delivering fresh, tasty meals to your door., , What's fresh dog food?, Human-quality meat and vegetables, gently cooked to create simple, tasty, and complete meals. All created with the right balance of vitamins and minerals for dogs of every age., , The Butternut Box food promise, • Human-quality ingredients, • Never any nasties, • Taste-tested by us, , How it works, 1. Tell us about your dog. We'll then calculate your personalised plan and pricing., 2. We gently cook they personalised plan, and deliver it to your door, every few weeks, for free., 3. This is your plan, your way, so you can change, pause or cancel anytime. " Similar foods COMPARE Different Dog Health+ Keep-Me-Trim Turkey Per day £4.24 Rating 97 % COMPARE Michie's of Cornwall Complete Adult Per day £1.51 Rating 89 % COMPARE Freshpet Select Bags Per day £2.63 Rating 90 % COMPARE Pets Love Fresh Adult Per day £5.34 Rating 89 % COMPARE Canagan Adult Tins Per day £3.18 Rating 91 %

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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.

Information in italics is not usually avaialble on the ingredients list but has been provided to us by the manufacturer to help with our ratings.

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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The price per day of feeding this food based on feeding the manufacturer's recommended daily amount from 400g pouches bought at their rrp to a dog of:

Note: All suggested feeding amounts and costs are only approximate and may vary considerably from dog to dog. Be sure to contact the manufacturer if in any doubt.

94 out of 100  -  Excellent

Our unique nutritional 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 healthy 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.

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