Blue Tender Shreds Beef Chicken Topper Savory Broth Dog Food Topper
A topper in 2.5 oz servings, made to add to a bowl rather than to feed on its own. With the water taken out it is 64% protein and 7% fat, and each serving carries 53 kcal.
- Topper, not a complete meal
- Broth
- 2.5 oz serving
- 86% water
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef Broth
The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.
Chicken Broth
The liquid produced by simmering chicken, used to add moisture and flavor.
Water
Plain water, used to make the recipe mixable and, in wet food, to fill the can.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Our read The ingredients
Lean shredded meat in broth, mostly water
Signature feature
Tender Shreds
With tender pieces of real pulled chicken, or beef and chicken, in a savory broth
What it is Shredded beef and chicken in a broth thickened with tapioca starch and guar gum. Beef leads the list, and chicken sits fifth, behind two broths and water.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
About 79% of the calories come from protein, so the shreds are lean meat, not fat. But each pouch is mostly water, which makes this a moisture and interest boost more than a protein upgrade.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Two broths and water sit second to fourth, ahead of the chicken in the name. Much of what you pour is liquid.
- 2 Beef Broth
- 3 Chicken Broth
- 4 Water
What’s in the serving
- First meat
- Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Beef and Chicken.
- Thickeners and binders
- Tapioca Starch and Guar Gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the serving, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 741 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 9.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 1.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 0.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 86.0%
53 kcal per 2.5 oz serving, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the serving size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | TOPPER MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 9.0% | 64.3% | 42.1% |
| FAT | 1.0% | 7.1% | 18.8% |
| FIBER | 0.5% | 3.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 10.7% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Our read The label
Lean, wet and light: a garnish, not a meal
52kcal
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Is it a meal?
No, a topper
Blue labels it for intermittent or supplemental feeding only. Serve it over a complete food, never in place of one.
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Where do the calories come from?
Mostly protein
About 79% of the calories come from protein and 21% from fat, with tapioca starch adding almost nothing. That makes it a lean add-on.
- Feed it to
- Dogs on dry kibble that need coaxing to eat or more water, and owners wanting lean beef and chicken on top.
- Skip it for
- Dogs allergic to beef or chicken, owners wanting a complete meal, and dogs on strict calorie counts.
What a serving costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 oz | $1.78 | $8.90 | Walmart lowest of 2 stores |
| 10 lb | $57.36 | $5.74 | Amazon |
Prices are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
2 FDA Recalls On Record
Dog food Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
Cub Size - Wild Chews Matched by brand. The notice lists the exact products and lots.
None in the last three years. Older events stay on the record. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other topper recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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