BugBell SkinHero Topping
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Is BugBell SkinHero Topping a good dog food?
This is a topper, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a topper should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.
41% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- RecipeNot applicable
- NutritionalNot applicable
- Transparency60
- Safety100
- Evidencemoderate100
Why you might choose it
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
- Doesn't list grain ingredients.
- Low in fat for its format: 6% fat on a dry-matter basis.
Why you might not
- A topper, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
- Around 19% of the recipe is generic or unspecified ingredients.
- Low in protein: 11% protein on a dry-matter basis.
What the label tells us
- The label lists 12 ingredients.
- Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
- Prints quantities for 9 ingredients.
Why is this treat not scored?
Our 1 to 100 rating applies to complete diets, so treats and complementary foods are presented as what the label tells us rather than a number that would invite comparison with complete meals.
What should I look for on a treat label?
A short ingredient list, named animal sources instead of generic terms, and no artificial colours or preservatives. Printed quantities are a good transparency signal, though few treat labels provide them.
These points are derived from the published ingredient list, not a rating.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 1.50%
- Fat
- 0.90%
- Fibre
- 1.80%
- Ash
- 2%
- Moisture
- 86%
- Carbohydrates
- 7.80%
Energy: 39.5 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
No additives recorded yet.
Storage
Nach dem Öffnen kühl lagern und innerhalb 3 Tage verbrauchen.
Feeding guide
Pro 5 kg Körpergewicht ca. 50g Topping über das tägliche Futter geben oder untermischen. Bis 10 kg: 50-100g; 10-20 kg: 100-200g; 20-30 kg: 200-300g; >30 kg: max. 400g. Tägliche Rationen sind Richtwerte für ausgewachsene Hunde.
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Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- You need more protein than this: 10.7% on a dry-matter basis is in the low band
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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (12)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrot (30%) | Carrots | veg | good | 30 | 30.0 |
| 2 | Stock | Cooking broth | other | medium | - | 16.2 |
| 3 | Potato (15%) | Potatoes | carb | medium | 15 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Parsnip (10%) | Parsnips | veg | good | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Brewer's Yeast (1.5%) | Brewer's Yeast | supplement | good | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Protein Hydrolysate | Protein Hydrolysate | other | poor | - | 13.5 |
| 7 | vegetarian 1.5% | Vegetarian Protein Hydroxylate | additive | poor | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Tomato Powder (0.5%) | Tomato Powder | veg | medium | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 9 | Vinegar | Vinegar | additive | medium | - | 10.8 |
| 10 | Cistus Herb (0.4%) | Cistus Herb | supplement | good | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 11 | Black Cumin Oil (0.4%) | Black Cumin Oil | oil | good | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 12 | Rosemary (0.1%) | Rosemary | veg | good | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Brand
- Website
- https://bugbell.de/
- Contact page
- bugbell.de
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-19
- Product page
- bugbell.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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v3 on 2026-09-26. 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 | +1.70 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 11.2% | -0.115 | -1.29 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 13.5% | -0.005 | -0.07 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 29.2% | 0.163 | +4.75 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 4.1% | -0.012 | -0.05 |
| Other share of dry matter | 22.7% | -0.375 | -8.50 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 19.3% | -0.027 | -0.51 |
| Recipe graded poor | 13.5% | -0.065 | -0.88 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 13.5% | 0.060 | +0.81 |
| Undeclared quantities | 40.6% | -0.106 | -4.29 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Additive penalty | -12.99 | 0.222 | -2.88 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 33.786 | +33.79 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.2 | 9.191 | +1.70 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 11.2% | -0.115 | -1.29 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.092 | +0.00 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 13.5% | -0.005 | -0.07 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 29.2% | 0.163 | +4.75 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 4.1% | -0.012 | -0.05 |
| Other share of dry matter | 22.7% | -0.375 | -8.50 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 19.3% | -0.027 | -0.51 |
| Recipe graded poor | 13.5% | -0.065 | -0.88 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 13.5% | 0.060 | +0.81 |
| Undeclared quantities | 40.6% | -0.106 | -4.29 |
| 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 | -12.99 | 0.222 | -2.88 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 33.786 | +33.79 |
| 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 | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
| 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 | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| 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
- -0.08
- Subtotal
- 48.7
- Final score
- 49/100
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.
This is not a complete diet, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to it. Read the recipe breakdown above as ingredient-quality context only.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Not applicable to complementary food. FEDIAF reference ranges apply to complete diets.
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 (59.4% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 11.9/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) | 15/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) | 5/5 |
| 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 (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
- "Ohne Glutenzusatz" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produziert in Deutschland (on page) | provenance | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| kann abwehrend auf Zecken & Flöhe wirken (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| geeignet bei Fellwechsel oder Haarausfall bei Hunden (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Natürliche Barrieren stärken – Hautschutz mit jedem Happen (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Purinarmes Topping (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ohne Zuckerzusatz (on pack) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ohne Glutenzusatz (on pack) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% Geschmacksgarantie (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ohne Aromastoffe (on pack) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ohne Farbstoffe (on pack) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% offen deklariert, damit du genau weißt, was drin ist (on page) | Content | 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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