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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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80 out of 100 - Excellent
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.
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Jenny White• 6 months ago
My dog absolutely loves Butchers tinned tripe. I only usually buy the most expensive dog food e g Natures Variety etc and always mix with fresh meat/fish and veg but Butchers Tripe he will eat with nothing added and gobble it up
Butchers
Jenny White• 10 days ago
That's 'paw-some'! Sounds like he has great taste Jenny 💙
Kim Feeney• 10 months ago
My dogs absolutely love this. One can be a bit fussy, especially for breakfast but she'll always eat this.
Butchers
Kim Feeney• 10 days ago
That's 'paw-some'! Sounds like she has great taste Kim 💙
Vicky• a year ago
My dog has persistent yeastie skin! Does the tripe mix have carbohydrates in? I’m trying to avoid this.
All About Dog Food
Vicky• a year ago
Hi Vicky and thanks for posting. This food has around 16.5% NFE carbs. I hope that helps
Minstrelgirl• a year ago
Could you feed this product to a dog that has had Leishmania ? is it low in Purine ?
Butchers
Minstrelgirl• 10 days ago
Hi Minstrelgirl,
Unfortunately, as all medical conditions are dependent on your four-legged friend's needs, we'd recommend chatting this through with your vet. 💙
Francis• a year ago
Found a big lump of hard plastic in Butcher's Succulent trays, yesterday. Making a complaint. Can't believe I'm not the only one!
Sharon• a year ago
Plastic in my dogs food I have made a complaint sent the pics and the cans. Be wary as this could kill the dog. They don’t care as no responce to my numerous emails. This was a plastic bag well large piece so how many other dogs been put at risk. They have a tv advert caring for dogs when they don’t care when I sent them an email. All I got was past and copy responce
donna• 2 years ago
My dog has the Tripe loaf and has done for 6 years. He has lots of allergies and they include foods and lots of other things. He also has colitis. He has been great on this food and also loves it.
A little tip that may work for your dog too, if you have a dog with colitis, is to offer three or four equal sized portion meals a day if possible, instead of two. I also add some boiled chicken and a profibre powder.
He has his dried fish twists for his teeth.
Toni• 2 years ago
I thought derivatives were not good because it can be anything? Seen on the meat mix turkey beef etc. They all have derivatives
Pat Beadle
Toni• 2 years ago
It doesn't say on the tin that the meat is animal derivatives?
Helen Mary Wood• 3 years ago
i give this to my three dogs, they seem to love it, but i always add extra meat, slices of boiled chicken or ham etc
Freya Locke• 3 years ago
Looking at the ingredients - it is about 50%meat - which is great... but it doesn't say what the rest of the ingredients are - which is no good when your dog has allergies 😦
Butchers Petcare
Freya Locke• 3 years ago
Hi Freya, since our products have a high meat content, they contain a lot of water too – all meat is naturally made up mostly of water! It makes it more succulent, juicy and naturally appetising, and it’s a good source of hydration for dogs. Our recipes are also packed full of extra vitamins, minerals and nutritious jelly or gravy. We add water in the form of jelly to protect the meat in the cooking process. Hope that helps! Thanks, Helen Butcher's Pet Care
Freya Locke
Butchers Petcare• 3 years ago
Are they guaranteed no pea protein, lentils, potato or rice?
Butchers Petcare
Freya Locke• 3 years ago
Hello Freya, Tripe Mix - yes. Some of our other recipes in the Butcher's range contain wholegrain rice. Thanks, Helen, Butcher's Pet Care
Freya Locke
Butchers Petcare• 3 years ago
Thanks for getting back to me - i will make a note of tripe mix being suitable 😊
Deborah Burrows
Freya Locke• 3 years ago
If the other 50% is water, why isn’t it listed as water?
Michael Thomson• 4 years ago
Butchers Dog Food is excellent, one of the very best of the cheaper brands. I would give it 10 out of 10 if I could but I know the website doesn't have that option.
Michael Thomson• 4 years ago
Butcher's Tripe Mix, (https://www.allaboutdogfood...Personally, I get this version of this same/similar dog food (Butchers Original Recipes Loaf In Jelly 12 X400g) as I just think it's better and my dog loves it along with some dry mixer too, this stuff >> https://www.tesco.com/groce... <<I get the large variety 12 packs (12 x 400g cans) of "butchers loaf in jelly", and it's helped my dog literally fully stop scratching himself so much as he was scratching non stop before on a full dry kibble food, I mix the butchers tinned food with a dry mixer biscuit or kibble, I find butchers loaf in jelly great for the dog, he likes it, and it's "Much cheaper" than all the crazy expensive brands that lots of vets and some other people will recommend, these people must be rather wealthy in my opinion, good for them, lol, that's all I can say on that matter, if your on a tight budget like me then butchers is amazing value for money, i think to be honest it deserves about "3.5 stars" (or more) on this website rather than the dismal 2.9 stars it gets, I honestly do.p.s, a little tip for people if their dogs like it is, > I always put a soup spoonful of any cheap "Olive oil" in his two meals per day too, the olive oil and the butchers meat food have now gave him a very shiny and silky coat which is brilliant, I am happy, my dog is Happy :)p.p.s, for years now on the butchers canned food with dry mixer biscuits or kibble mixed through, my dog does not and has never had a dodgy runny tummy or diarrhoea etc, never, not saying your dog won't have, just stating mines hasn't, that's all.
Anoeska Nathalie• 4 years ago
This is great for my dog with a sensitive tummy and frequent diahrrea. I only feed it when he has an upset stomach as I don't believe it's a very good food for 100% of the time. Before I found this, I'd either cook him white rice and chicken (very time consuming!) or I'd go to the vet and get their easily digestible wet food which costs 12 pound for a box and only lasts 3 days (very expensive!).
When I compared the Composition and Analytical Constituents of Butcher's Tripe Mix and the vet's Specific Digestive Support, they are nearly the same! Butcher's however only costs me 5,50 per three days, compared to the 12 quid for vet's food. All I have to do is add some boiled rice, which is easy to do and cheap.
Anna Graves
Anoeska Nathalie• 4 years ago
A good one that is cheap for a bad tummy is chappie. Pretty much just meat and rice so nice and easy on the stomach and last I checked it didn't have any crap in it - it just isn't nutrient dense food so should only be used for when ill. (Just so you have another option there)
Liverdrawer• 6 years ago
The tin seems almost 1/3 jelly so you have to feed a lot. Neither of my dogs are very keen. However an elderly neighbour swears by it (for her dog!)
Melissa Jane Davies
Liverdrawer• 4 years ago
Try loaf instead of jelly all meat