BEWI DOG® basic menu
Dry Extruded · completeClear label
Our verdict
Is BEWI DOG® basic menu a good dog food?
We score it 36/100 (Poor). The main reasons are set out in "Why you might not" below, and every step of the calculation is shown under "How we calculated this score".
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
80% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists fish meal
- Your dog avoids pork: the label lists hydrolysed pork
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists maize / corn
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (29)80% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- carb 22.4%
- unknown 22.0%
- meat 17.8%
- supplement 13.9%
- oil 9.7%
- veg 6.6%
- fibre 5.2%
- additive 2.4%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maize flakes | Maize / Corn | carb · medium | - | 4.1 |
| 2 | Greaves | Greaves | meat · poor | - | 4.0 |
| 3 | dried (13%) | unmatched | - | 13 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Wheat | Wheat | carb · poor | - | 3.9 |
| 5 | Gelatine process derived proteins | Gelatin | supplement · medium | - | 3.8 |
| 6 | Maize middlings | Maize / Corn | carb · medium | - | 3.7 |
| 7 | Wheat | Wheat | carb · poor | - | 3.7 |
| 8 | expanded | unmatched | - | - | 3.6 |
| 9 | Extruded rice (4.5%) | Rice - white | carb · medium | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 10 | palm | Palm Oil | oil · poor | - | 3.5 |
| 11 | coconut | Coconut | veg · good | - | 3.4 |
| 12 | Poultry protein | Dehydrated Poultry Proteins | meat · good | - | 3.3 |
| 13 | Brewers' yeast | Brewer's Yeast | supplement · good | - | 3.3 |
| 14 | dried (2.5%) | unmatched | - | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Vegetables | Vegetables | veg · medium | - | 3.2 |
| 16 | extruded | Extruded Linseed | oil · medium | - | 3.1 |
| 17 | Poultry fat | Poultry Fat | oil · medium | - | 3.0 |
| 18 | Dried beet pulp | Beet Pulp | fibre · medium | - | 3.0 |
| 19 | desugared | unmatched | - | - | 2.9 |
| 20 | Poultry liver | Chicken Liver | meat · good | - | 2.8 |
| 21 | hydrolysed | Hydrolysed Pork | meat · medium | - | 2.7 |
| 22 | Fish meal from seafish | Fish Meal | meat · medium | - | 2.6 |
| 23 | Barley | Barley | carb · medium | - | 2.6 |
| 24 | Dicalcium phosphate | Dicalcium phosphate | supplement · medium | - | 2.5 |
| 25 | Sodium chloride | Salt | additive · poor | - | 2.4 |
| 26 | Egg | Egg | meat · good | - | 2.3 |
| 27 | Carob pods | Carob Pods | fibre · medium | - | 2.3 |
| 28 | Calcium carbonate | Calcium Carbonate | supplement · medium | - | 2.2 |
| 29 | Potassium chloride | Potassium Chloride | supplement · medium | - | 2.1 |
- 1. Maize flakes4.1% estimated
- 2. Greaves4.0% estimated
- 3. dried (13%)13% declared13.0% estimated
- 4. Wheat3.9% estimated
- 5. Gelatine process derived proteins3.8% estimated
- 6. Maize middlings3.7% estimated
- 7. Wheat3.7% estimated
- 8. expanded3.6% estimated
- 9. Extruded rice (4.5%)4.5% declared4.5% estimated
- 10. palm3.5% estimated
- 11. coconut3.4% estimated
- 12. Poultry protein3.3% estimated
- 13. Brewers' yeast3.3% estimated
- 14. dried (2.5%)2.5% declared2.5% estimated
- 15. Vegetables3.2% estimated
- 16. extruded3.1% estimated
- 17. Poultry fat3.0% estimated
- 18. Dried beet pulp3.0% estimated
- 19. desugared2.9% estimated
- 20. Poultry liver2.8% estimated
- 21. hydrolysed2.7% estimated
- 22. Fish meal from seafish2.6% estimated
- 23. Barley2.6% estimated
- 24. Dicalcium phosphate2.5% estimated
- 25. Sodium chloride2.4% estimated
- 26. Egg2.3% estimated
- 27. Carob pods2.3% estimated
- 28. Calcium carbonate2.2% estimated
- 29. Potassium chloride2.1% estimated
Nutrition and feedingProtein 24% · Fat 10%
Declared analysis (as fed)
| Nutrient | As fed |
|---|---|
| Protein | 24% |
| Fat | 10% |
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
Recommended quantity of food per animal in g/day based on adult weight: 3 kg - 65 g; 5 kg - 95 g; 10 kg - 160 g; 15 kg - 220 g; 20 kg - 270 g; 25 kg - 320 g; 35 kg - 410 g; 50 kg - 530 g; 65 kg - 650 g; 80 kg - 760 g
No additives recorded yet.
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-19
Brand and contact: BEWI DOG®
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-19
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- bewi-dog.de
Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.
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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence
Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall rating of 36 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +1.8 points to the total. However, the presence of ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -8.4. Furthermore, the processing format decreased the score by -6.7, and the carbohydrate content lowered the final result by -3.2.
Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.2 | 9.191 | +1.76 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 27.6% | -0.115 | -3.18 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 13.4% | -0.092 | -1.23 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.4% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 3.0% | 0.163 | +0.50 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 17.8% | -0.012 | -0.22 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 15.4% | -0.027 | -0.41 |
| Recipe graded poor | 17.4% | -0.065 | -1.13 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 4.0% | -0.179 | -0.71 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 5 | -0.876 | -4.38 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 4.0% | 0.060 | +0.24 |
| Undeclared quantities | 80.0% | -0.106 | -8.45 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Additive penalty | -2.95 | 0.222 | -0.65 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.2 | 9.191 | +1.76 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 27.6% | -0.115 | -3.18 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 13.4% | -0.092 | -1.23 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.4% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 3.0% | 0.163 | +0.50 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 17.8% | -0.012 | -0.22 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 15.4% | -0.027 | -0.41 |
| Recipe graded poor | 17.4% | -0.065 | -1.13 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 4.0% | -0.179 | -0.71 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 5 | -0.876 | -4.38 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 4.0% | 0.060 | +0.24 |
| Undeclared quantities | 80.0% | -0.106 | -8.45 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | no | 2.294 | +0.00 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | 0.707 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.180 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 11.084 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -2.95 | 0.222 | -0.65 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Raw | no | -0.054 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 6.629 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 6.331 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.174 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.146 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- +0.02
- Subtotal
- 36.3
- Final score
- 36/100
Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for adult dogs. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 24 | 26.5 (band 18 to 40%) | 93.2 |
| Fat | 10 | 11 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 93 |
Scored over 2 declared nutrients (combined weight 40); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 9.5% from the food type.
No nutritional additives section declared on the label.
Low confidence: partial analysis or moisture estimated from the food type.
This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.
Transparency: what the label discloses
How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (20% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 4/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Additives declared, Batch and date labelling).
Safety: recall history
Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.
No recalls recorded in our database.
Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it
The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.
100/100 · moderate — 1 checkable claim: 1 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "Complete dog food for adult dogs with normal activity level" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
7 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promotes skin and fur with brewers' yeast and lecithin (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ratio of animal protein to total protein: 70 % (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Made without soya products. (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| natural anti-oxidants (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Super Premium Quality (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| No artificial colourings, flavourings or preservatives (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Complete dog food for adult dogs with normal activity level (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| optimum protein and energy ratio (protein content 24%, fat content 10%) for normal activity levels (on page) | Nutrient | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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