Barkin' Bistro Semi Moist Cold Pressed Puppy Food
Dry Cold Pressed · completeHigh meatClear label
Our verdict
Is Barkin' Bistro Semi Moist Cold Pressed Puppy Food a good dog food?
We score it 74/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Complete cold-pressed dry food for puppies, with fresh meat, sardines and anchovies as the main ingredients.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, venison, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists sardines
- Your dog avoids pork: it is listed as an ingredient
- 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.
Nutrition and feeding
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
L-Carnitine 500 mg/kg; taurine 1000 mg/kg; Vitamin A 14400 IU; Vitamin D3 1800 IU; Vitamin E 100 mg; Vitamin B2 2.2 mg; Vitamin B5 7.2 mg; Vitamin B12 15 µg; Folic acid 0.9 mg; Zinc 185 mg; Iron 48 mg; Copper 7.5 mg; Iodine 0.95 mg; Selenium 0.14 mg
Ingredients (8)4% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 76.0%
- carb 20.0%
- supplement 4.0%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45% Iberian Meat | Fresh Meat | meat · medium | 45 | 45.0 |
| 2 | 15% Sardines | Sardines | meat · good | 15 | 15.0 |
| 3 | 15% Anchovies | Anchovies | meat · good | 15 | 15.0 |
| 4 | 20% Sweet Potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb · good | 20 | 20.0 |
| 5 | 1% Trout Oil | Trout | meat · good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Glucosamine | Glucosamine | supplement · good | - | 1.6 |
| 7 | Chondroitin | Chondroitin | supplement · good | - | 1.3 |
| 8 | MSM | MSM | supplement · good | - | 1.1 |
- 1. 45% Iberian Meat45% declared45.0% estimated
- 2. 15% Sardines15% declared15.0% estimated
- 3. 15% Anchovies15% declared15.0% estimated
- 4. 20% Sweet Potato20% declared20.0% estimated
- 5. 1% Trout Oil1% declared1.0% estimated
- 6. Glucosamine1.6% estimated
- 7. Chondroitin1.3% estimated
- 8. MSM1.1% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-08-22
Brand and contact: Barkin' Bistro
- Website
- https://barkinbistro.co.uk/
- Phone
- 00325993797
- Address
- 20 Mullan Road Kilrea, Coleraine, BT51 5xa
- Contact page
- barkinbistro.co.uk
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-08-22
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- barkinbistro.co.uk
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?
The score is 74 out of 100, shaped by four factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +7.3 points, and the meat content contributed +6.8. The processing format reduced the score by -6.7, while being labelled nutritionally complete added +2.3.
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 | 0.8 | 9.191 | +7.26 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 71.0% | 0.096 | +6.82 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 16.7% | -0.115 | -1.92 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 12.3% | -0.012 | -0.15 |
| Undeclared quantities | 4.0% | -0.106 | -0.42 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 33.786 | +33.79 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.8 | 9.191 | +7.26 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 71.0% | 0.096 | +6.82 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 16.7% | -0.115 | -1.92 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.092 | +0.00 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.005 | +0.00 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 12.3% | -0.012 | -0.15 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.027 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 0.0% | -0.065 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.876 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.060 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 4.0% | -0.106 | -0.42 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -3.158 | +0.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0.222 | +0.00 |
| 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 | 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 | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| 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
- +0.02
- Additives declared on label
- +1 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 73.6
- Final score
- 74/100
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.
Score history across model versions
The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Analytical constituents not declared
Declared fortification: 14 nutritional additives on the label
- L-Carnitine 500 mg/kg
- taurine 1000 mg/kg
- Vitamin A 14400 IU
- Vitamin D3 1800 IU
- Vitamin E 100 mg
- Vitamin B2 2.2 mg
- Vitamin B5 7.2 mg
- Vitamin B12 15 µg
- Folic acid 0.9 mg
- Zinc 185 mg
- Iron 48 mg
- Copper 7.5 mg
- Iodine 0.95 mg
- Selenium 0.14 mg
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 (96% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 19.2/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| 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, Feeding guidance given, 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.
See all current recalls we track.
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
- "free from artificial additives, grains, peas, and gluten" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-Moist Texture for Palatability (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Advanced Joint Health Support (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Radiant Skin and Coat (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| free from artificial additives, grains, peas, and gluten (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% Natural Ingredients (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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