Barkin' Bistro Wild Fish Semi Moist Cold Pressed Dog Food

Dry Cold Pressed complete High meat Clear label Full label

86out of 100

Good

our rating

Is Barkin' Bistro Wild Fish Semi Moist Cold Pressed Dog Food a good dog food?

We score it 86/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

How we score

Why this score?

This recipe achieves a total score of 86 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list adds +9.3 to the score, while the meat content contributes +8.8. Furthermore, the processing format adds +4.6, and printing percentages on the label provides an additional +3.2.

Recipe
86
Nutritional
Not recorded
Transparency
54
Safety
100
Evidencelimited
33

The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.

Complete cold-pressed dry food for dogs of all life stages, with sardines, anchovies and mackerel as the main ingredients.

Why you might choose it

Scores 86, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
Meat makes up an estimated 76% of the dry matter.
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.

Why you might not

No analytical breakdown is published.

View the source page

Estimated composition

meat76.0%

carb20.0%

supplement4.0%

Typical analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

No additives recorded yet.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Single named protein: fish
Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

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 (16)

#	As declared	Matched	Category	Tier	Declared %	Est. %
1	25% Sardines	Sardines	meat	good	25	25.0
2	25% Anchovies	Anchovies	meat	good	25	25.0
3	15% Mackerel	Mackerel	meat	good	15	15.0
4	10% Sea Bream	Dried Sea Bream	meat	good	10	10.0
5	sweet potato (20%)	Sweet Potatoes	carb	good	20	20.0
6	trout oil (1%)	Trout	meat	good	1	1.0
7	glucosamine	Glucosamine	supplement	good	-	0.5
8	chondroitin	Chondroitin	supplement	good	-	0.5
9	msm	MSM	supplement	good	-	0.5
10	L-Carnitine	L-Carnitine	supplement	medium	-	0.4
11	Vitamin A 14,400 IU	Vitamin A	supplement	good	-	0.4
12	Vitamin D3 1,800 IU	Vitamin D	supplement	good	-	0.4
13	Vitamin E 100 mg	Vitamin E	supplement	good	-	0.4
14	B-complex: Vitamin B2 (2.2 mg)	Vitamin	supplement	good	-	0.3
15	Vitamin B5 (7.2 mg) and Vitamin B12 (15 µg)	Vitamin	supplement	good	-	0.3
16	Folic acid 0.9 mg	Folic acid	supplement	good	-	0.3

Brand

Website: https://barkinbistro.co.uk/
Phone: 00325993797
Address: 20 Mullan Road Kilrea, Coleraine, BT51 5xa
Contact page: barkinbistro.co.uk
Social: Facebook · Instagram

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-08-22
Scored with: Model v2 (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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	32.336	+32.34
Average ingredient quality	0.9	9.915	+9.25
Meat share of dry matter	76.1%	0.116	+8.83
Carb share of dry matter	13.8%	-0.113	-1.55
Supplement share of dry matter	10.1%	-0.009	-0.09
Undeclared quantities	4.0%	-0.131	-0.52
Prints ingredient percentages	yes	3.194	+3.19
Complete diet	yes	1.703	+1.70
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	-0.506	-0.51
Meat share × printed percentages	76.1	-0.073	-5.58
Processing multiplier	1.00	32.336	+32.34
Processing: Dry Cold Pressed	yes	4.569	+4.57

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	32.336	+32.34
Average ingredient quality	0.9	9.915	+9.25
Meat share of dry matter	76.1%	0.116	+8.83
Carb share of dry matter	13.8%	-0.113	-1.55
Oil share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.088	+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.002	+0.00
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.177	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	10.1%	-0.009	-0.09
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.371	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.022	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	0.0%	-0.045	+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.182	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	0	-0.868	+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient	0.0%	0.056	+0.00
Undeclared quantities	4.0%	-0.131	-0.52
Prints ingredient percentages	yes	3.194	+3.19
Complete diet	yes	1.703	+1.70
Frozen or chilled fresh	no	11.440	+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	-0.506	-0.51
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	no	-1.988	+0.00
High carb and low meat	no	-1.250	+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages	76.1	-0.073	-5.58
Meat share × fresh	0.0	-0.339	+0.00
Fresh × high meat	0.0	16.475	+0.00
Additive penalty	0.00	0.236	+0.00
Processing multiplier	1.00	32.336	+32.34
Processing: Raw	no	13.322	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	7.712	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	no	6.583	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigerated	no	4.857	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelf	no	0.072	+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Dried	no	11.127	+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Dried	no	9.320	+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressed	yes	4.569	+4.57
Processing: Dry Baked	no	-2.321	+0.00
Processing: Dry Extruded	no	-6.996	+0.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moist	no	-6.833	+0.00
Processing: Dry Muesli	no	-10.711	+0.00
Processing: Wet Pate	no	2.935	+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunks	no	2.292	+0.00

Processing-type offset: -0.02
Nearly all quantities printed on label: +2 full-disclosure bonus
Subtotal: 86.0
Final score: 86/100

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.

Model	Score
v2	86/100	current
v1	84/100
v1.9	86/100

Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Analytical constituents not declared

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) - not on file	0/10
✗ 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, Additives 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 marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.

Claim	Type	Substantiation
Advanced Joint Health Support (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
Semi-Moist Texture for Palatability (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
Radiant Skin and Coat (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
100% Natural Ingredients (on page)	Content	Manufacturer assertion
75% Meat and 25% Fruits, Vegetables, and Supplements (on page)	Content	Manufacturer assertion
free from artificial additives, grains, peas, and gluten (on page)	Free-from	Manufacturer assertion

Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.

The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.

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