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Bakers Adult Review

Type of food

Complete dry extruded

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 12 months to 7 years

Pack sizes

1.2kg, 3kg, 5kg & 14kg bags

RRP

14kg bags = £28.99

AADF rating

33%

At a glance

Natural: Free from added artificial preservatives, antioxidants, colourings, flavourings or other controversial synthetic ingredients
Not high in meat: Contains less than 30% meat ingredients (on a dry matter basis) or meat percentage is unspecified
Not hypoallergenic: Contains wheat, maize, dairy products, soya products and/or artificial additives or has an ingredient list that is too unclear to rule out their presence
Not clearly labelled:

It is difficult to tell exactly what is in this food due to a lack of labelling clarity.

Certified nutritionally complete: This food complies fully with the complete food nutrient tolerances as recommended by FEDIAF and/or AAFCO

Price per day

£

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Nutrition

Composition

Mixing bowl:

Wholegrain Cereals 55%, Meat and Animal Derivatives 20% (Including 4% Beef), Derivatives of Vegetable Origin, Oils and Fats, Glycerol, Vegetables (1% Dried Spinach, 0.3% Dried Pea, 0.3% Dried Carrot), Minerals, Vegetable Protein Extracts, Spirulina (0.2%)

As fed (BETA):

Nutritional additives (per kg)

Vitamin a 17500, Vitamin D3 1000, Vitamin E 83, Iron II Sulphate Monohydrate (72), Calcium Iodate Anhydrous (1.8), Copper II Sulphate Pentahydrate (8.0), Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate (5.5), Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate (100), Sodium Selenite (0.17).

Typical Analysis

Energy

326.5 kcal/100g

Dry weight nutrients

Above average

Average

Below average

Pricing

14kg bags RRP

£28.99

Grams per day

g

Cost per day

£

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GemmaCockapoo one year ago
Their latest TV advert now says this has superfoods so I had a poke around their website. No surprise that their idea of superfoods is 1% dried spinach (ie not enough to be of any nutritional value whatsoever) and a bit of spirulina. I really don't know how they get away with some of their claims. For instance, on their meaty meals packaging it says "100% tender chunks" - accurate but purely due to glycerol, not meat. However, their website says "100% Tender Meaty Chunks" which gives a whole different meaning and a deliberately false impression. I'm sure I've read somewhere here that Bakers has improved as it now has no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and perhaps that's why it's been awarded an extremely generous 33%. This is incorrect. One of their FAQs https://www.purina.co.uk/contact-us/faq/ingredients/colours-flavours-preservatives says "Does Bakers Complete still have no added artificial colours, FLAVOURS OR PRESERVATIVES?" They replied "We changed our recipe in response to the fact that many people are now reducing the number of artificial colours in their own diets. We listened to our shoppers and decided to remove the artificial colours from Bakers as well!" So deliberately no mention of artificial flavours and preservatives - but all is revealed in another FAQ - https://www.purina.co.uk/contact-us/faq/ingredients/do-your-foods-contain-additivese-numbers - "Do your foods contain additives/E numbers? Yes they do. They are needed to ensure that our products are complete, balanced and safe for our pets. Additives can be functional or nutritional and are divided into three types: • Nutritional – These support many vital functions in the body (e.g., vitamins, trace elements and amino acids) • Technological – Help to maintain the food and its flavour, while keeping it safe to eat over time (e.g., preservatives & antioxidants) • Sensory – Used to give the product the desired taste, colour and texture (e.g., flavourings) All additives used in our products are regulated and rigorously controlled in accordance with strict European laws – and can be found in food for human consumption. Their safety is completely proven and once they have passed safety tests, they are assigned an ‘E’ number, (‘E’ stands for ‘Europe') for a period of 10 years. At the end of this ten-year period, each additive has to go through a re-authorisation process" So it's still full of E numbers but they are using the totally legal loophole of saying "No ADDED artificial colours, flavours or preservatives" because a third party chucks them in the ingredients before they reach Purina's factory
David Campbell one year ago
I fed my 15 1/2 year old alsation collie cross rescue for his entire life (got him at 6months)on Bakers with no complaints. 3 vet visits in his life. If you want to change your dogs food you need to change over gradually mixing the brands or they can get sick. I now have a 5 year old Goberian same food no problems.
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 dog with bakers dog food, is essentially the equivalent of feeding a toddler with a McDonald's happy meal every day. Not while I have breath in my body would I ever feed this utter junk to any dog I owned, nor would I recommend that any other dog owner feed their dog(s) with it either. If any other dog 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 the stuff, I would take it purely so it wouldn't be fed to any dog, and my only use for it would be tinder. It actually makes me want to punch people in the face when I see them buying this utter crap!
GemmaCockapoo Natasha Jade Moore one year ago
Brilliantly written - an excellent description of Bakers (punching the daft owners might be a bit extreme though)
Milliemeg Natasha Jade Moore 8 months ago
Our girl has just visited the vet as we were concerned about her weight gain! Turns out it’s the Bakers complete she’s been eating. The vet said it’s like feeding her cakes
P J Stone one year ago
My rescue pup came to me eating Bakers. I'm so grateful for these threads, I got him off it within three weeks. I used Step Up Puppy, it's not the very best, but the best I could afford and far better than Bakers.
Bwillnot one year ago
Just because one's own dog didn't get ill is no excuse for defending what you can only surmise is off the slaughterhouse floor, looking at the vast majority of reviews here. If only I'd read them earlier. I now have two dogs at my side, both of whom were perfectly healthy before being given bakers adult last night. This morning they've refused all food and water and the smaller one can hardly walk. They're both curled up asleep and I'm waiting till they wake up, on the vet's advice, to see what we can do next. They're not allowed to warn about bakers, but they know about it now if they didn't before, and everyone here who's given a shocking review should tell their vets the same thing.
Tanni C 2 years ago
My dog has been raw fed from a young age but is incredibly fussy which results in a lot of expensive waste. I bought Bakers complete and gave him a handful before checking the nutritional value (I didn't expect it to be this bad). He loved it though, is there a similar tender dry food with a decent nutritional value? I'm not bothered about price.
Kitty 10 years ago
I highly recommend Naturediet - which I believe is only very lightly processed. Some good deals online, though it is quite expensive for a large dog month to month. Probably no more than one of the premium dry foods though. Our dog drinks far less water on Naturediet, (looking after other people's dogs has made me realise just how much they drink even when on good quality dry food, but when fed Pedigree, it's like they are diabetic or something - constantly drinking!) and she has a really soft shiny coat and her behaviour has improved (she is a rescue and is fearful of strangers and new situations). We have been learning as we go along with her and completely cut out dry food some months ago - seen a huge improvement in her overall condition. Added bonus is her stools are very small and solid now so far easier to clean up!
Lee 10 years ago
I bought some Bakers for the first time a few days ago and since then she hasnt been right! I have stopped the bakers now so hopefully she will perk up but at the minute she is on antibiotics and wearing a lampshade due to her trying to rip her paws apart. :-(
Jill 10 years ago
oh crumbs.......a friend of mine has fed her Daschund Bakers (only at breakfast time) for 7 years and he is quite healthy and well behaved.......this prompted me to buy a large bag of it for my pup.......now after reading this it has me worried.......

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