The Bone Broth line is built around broth. Each of the six toppers lists a bone broth first, and moisture runs from 88% to 95% as fed. Three are plain broths (turkey, chicken, beef) with carrots, sweet potato and apple, sold in pouches at 85 kcal each. Three are stews with lamb, beef or chicken as the second ingredient, plus tapioca starch and vegetables, sold in cartons at 200 to 250 kcal.
Protein runs from 3% in the broths to 8% in the chicken stew, with a line average of 5.1%. The average across the 266 toppers in our catalog is 18.4%. Fat stays at 1% or less. Five recipes are grain free; the lamb stew has brown rice. All three stews contain peas or lentils, and all six are flagged for potato. We have no estimated starch figure for this line to compare with the topper average of 11.1%.
The trade-off is clear: these toppers add moisture to a bowl rather than much protein or energy. The three stews are marked discontinued, so the broths are the current choices.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Moisture | Kcal / kg | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stew with Chicken & Hearty Vegetables | 8% | 0.3% | 88% | 650 | Chicken Bone Broth, Chicken, Tapioca Starch |
| Stew with Beef & Hearty Vegetables | 7.5% | 1% | 88% | 715 | Beef Bone Broth, Beef, Tapioca Starch |
| Stew with Lamb & Hearty Vegetables | 6% | 1% | 88% | 750 | Lamb Bone Broth, Lamb, Tapioca Starch |
| Turkey Bone Broth with Pumpkin & Ginger | 3% | 0.1% | 95% | 350 | Turkey Bone Broth, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes |
| Chicken Bone Broth with Lavender & Chamomile | 3% | 0.1% | 95% | 350 | Chicken Bone Broth, Carrot, Sweet Potato |
| Beef Bone Broth with Turmeric | 3% | 0.1% | 95% | 350 | Beef Bone Broth, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes |
| Line average | 5.1% | 0.4% | 91.5% | 528 |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Wet food is mostly water, so compare it with other wet food only. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
8% protein · 0.3% fat · 200 kcal/carton · All Life Stages
This stew has the most protein in the line at 8% and the lowest fat of the three stews at 0.3%, with chicken as the second ingredient. At 200 kcal per carton, it suits owners who want the most protein this line offers and do not avoid peas or lentils.
Full review of Stew with Chicken & Hearty Vegetables7.5% protein · 1% fat · 223 kcal/carton · All Life Stages
The only stew built on beef, with beef bone broth and beef as its first two ingredients, at 7.5% protein and 223 kcal per carton. It is grain free but contains peas or lentils, so it suits owners who want a beef stew topper and do not avoid legumes.
We believe this recipe has been discontinued.
Full review of Stew with Beef & Hearty Vegetables6% protein · 1% fat · 250 kcal/carton · All Life Stages
The only recipe in the line with lamb and the only one with grain, listing brown rice after tapioca starch. It also has the most calories here at 250 kcal per carton and 750 kcal/kg, suiting owners who want a lamb topper and do not avoid grain.
We believe this recipe has been discontinued.
Full review of Stew with Lamb & Hearty Vegetables3% protein · 0.1% fat · 85 kcal/pouch · All Life Stages
The only recipe in the line made with turkey bone broth, and the only one with pumpkin among its first five ingredients. At 3% protein, 95% moisture and 85 kcal per pouch, it suits owners who want a light poultry broth that is not chicken.
Full review of Turkey Bone Broth with Pumpkin & Ginger3% protein · 0.1% fat · 85 kcal/pouch · All Life Stages
This broth pairs chicken bone broth with lavender and chamomile, named on the label, and lists sesame seed oil fifth. It suits owners who want a chicken topper without the peas or lentils in the chicken stew, at 3% protein and 85 kcal per pouch.
Full review of Chicken Bone Broth with Lavender & Chamomile3% protein · 0.1% fat · 85 kcal/pouch · All Life Stages
The beef broth of the line is sold with turmeric, with carrots, sweet potatoes, apples and sesame seed oil after beef bone broth. At 3% protein and 85 kcal per pouch, it suits owners who want a beef based topper without the peas or lentils in the beef stew.
Full review of Beef Bone Broth with TurmericFive of the six recipes are grain free. The exception is Stew with Lamb & Hearty Vegetables, which lists brown rice.
Stew with Chicken & Hearty Vegetables has the most, at 8% as fed. The Turkey, Chicken and Beef bone broths each have 3%.
The three stews (lamb, beef and chicken) contain peas or lentils. Turkey Bone Broth with Pumpkin & Ginger, Chicken Bone Broth with Lavender & Chamomile and Beef Bone Broth with Turmeric do not.
Protein runs higher than the average topper we review (59.9% vs 45.2% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is lower than average, at 0% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
83% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,205 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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