Blue Wilderness Wild Cuts Trail Toppers Chunky Beef Bites in Hearty Gravy Grain-Free Dog Food Topper
A topper in 3.0 oz pouches, made to add to a bowl rather than to feed on its own. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 14% fat, and each pouch carries 78 kcal.
- Topper, not a complete meal
- Chunks
- 3.0 oz pouch
- 82% water
Ingredient Wiki
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
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 Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Dried Egg Product
Egg content dried and processed into a concentrated, stable ingredient.
Our read The ingredients
Beef leads, but chicken runs right behind it
Signature feature
Chunky beef bites
Wild cuts chunky beef bites in hearty gravy
What it is Beef, first on the list, cut into chunks and set in a gravy of chicken broth and water, thickened with potato starch and guar gum.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Beef leads, so the name is honest about the main meat. Chicken broth and chicken liver sit second and fourth, though, so a dog avoiding chicken gets it anyway.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
The pack sells beef, but chicken broth, chicken liver and egg fill out the top five. Dogs that react to chicken or egg should pass.
- 1 Beef
- 2 Chicken Broth
- 4 Chicken Liver
- 5 Dried Egg Product
- 10 Salt
What’s in the pouch
- First meat
- Beef, first on the list. Named meats near the top: Beef, Chicken Liver and Dried Egg Product.
- Thickeners and binders
- Potato 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 pouch, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 920 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 8.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 2.5%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
78 kcal per 3.0 oz pouch.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the pouch prints it, heaviest first
Beef, Chicken Broth, Water, Chicken Liver, Dried Egg Product, Potato Starch, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum, Sodium Phosphate, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Sodium Carbonate
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
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 | 8.0% | 44.4% | 42.1% |
| FAT | 2.5% | 13.9% | 18.8% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 8.3% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 22.2% | - |
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
A light pouch of protein, not a meal
57%
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Is it a meal?
No, a topper
Blue sells it as a topper or snack. Spoon it over a complete food, and count the 78 kcal pouch in the day's total.
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Is it a high-protein topper?
Slightly below
Protein runs 44% on a dry basis against 48% for the average topper we list. With 82% moisture, most of the pouch is water.
- Feed it to
- Adults on a complete dry food whose owners want some moist beef and gravy on top.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or egg, and owners hoping a topper will replace a meal.
What a pouch costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 oz | $1.66LIVE | $8.74 | PetSmart |
| 3.2 oz | $1.46 | $7.30 | Walmart lowest of 10 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 25. Others are from our check on Sep 27. 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.
Lower-priced alternative
$5.70/lb vs $7.30/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and moisture profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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