Bonza Bliss - Bioactive Bites
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Is Bonza Bliss - Bioactive Bites a good dog food?
This is a supplement, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a supplement should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
- RecipeNot applicable
- NutritionalNot applicable
- Transparency60
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
Complementary extruded dry supplement for dogs of all life stages, with potato flour, glycerine and fava bean flour as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
- Prints a percentage for nearly every ingredient, so the recipe is fully auditable.
- Doesn't list grain ingredients.
Why you might not
- A supplement, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
- Low in protein: 9% protein on a dry-matter basis.
- Meat makes up an estimated 0% of the dry matter; carbohydrates dominate.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 8.78%
- Fat
- 4.62%
- Fibre
- 1.14%
- Ash
- 6.35%
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin E 2010 mg/kg; Vitamin B1 144 mg/kg; Vitamin B2 325 mg/kg; Calcium-D-Pantothenate 925 mg/kg; Vitamin B6 96 mg/kg; Vitamin B12 2.38 mg/kg; Vitamin C 6625 mg/kg; L-Tryptophan 43750 mg/kg
Technological additives
Sepiolite 21034 mg/kg
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: 8.8% 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 (29)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potato Flour 33.20% | Potato Flour | carb | medium | 33.2 | 33.2 |
| 2 | Glycerine 9.00% | Glycerine | other | medium | 9 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Fava Bean Flour 7.50% | Fava Bean Flour | carb | good | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Taurine 5.29% | Taurine | supplement | good | 5.29 | 5.3 |
| 5 | Inactivated Yeast 4.40% | Yeast | supplement | good | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 6 | L-tryptophan 4.375% | L-Tryptophan | supplement | good | 4.375 | 4.4 |
| 7 | Blackstrap Molasses 4.00% | Blackstrap molasses | carb | medium | 4 | 4.0 |
| 8 | Hemp Seed Oil 4.00% | Hemp Oil | oil | good | 4 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Pea Flour 4.00% | Pea flour | carb | medium | 4 | 4.0 |
| 10 | Magnesium Glycinate 3.05% | Magnesium glycinate | supplement | good | 3.05 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Green Tea 2.50% | Green Tea | veg | good | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 12 | Sepiolite 2.10% | Sepiolite Clay | additive | medium | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 13 | Magnesium Salts (Sulphate, Oxide) 1.4% | Salt | additive | poor | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 14 | L-Glutamine 1.625% | L-glutamine | supplement | good | 1.625 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Passionflower 1.50% | Passionflower | veg | medium | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 16 | Vegetable Flavouring 1.5% | Artificial flavourings | additive | poor | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 17 | Pumpkin Seed Flour 1.00% | Pumpkin Seed Meal | fibre | good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 18 | DHAgold™ Dried Algae (Schizochytrium sp.) 1.00% | Seaweed | veg | good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Apple 1.00% | Apples | veg | good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 20 | Calcium Carbonate 1.00% | Calcium Carbonate | supplement | medium | 1 | 1.0 |
| 21 | Ashwagandha Oil 1.00% | Ashwagandha | supplement | good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 22 | Vit C 0.663% | unmatched | - | - | 0.663 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Chamomile 0.375% | Chamomile | veg | good | 0.375 | 0.4 |
| 24 | Zinc Chelate of Glycine Hydrate 0.375% | Zinc chelate of glycine hydrate | supplement | good | 0.375 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Vit B Complex (B1, B2, B5, B6, B12) 0.35% | unmatched | - | - | 0.35 | 0.3 |
| 26 | Maltodextrin 0.23% | Maltodextrin | carb | poor | 0.23 | 0.2 |
| 27 | Vitamin E 0.20% | Vitamin E | supplement | good | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 28 | Lactobacillus helveticus ha-122 0.03% | Tyndallized Lactobacillus Helveticus Ha-122 | supplement | good | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 29 | Calsporin® Bacillus velezensis DSM 15544 250.000.000 CFU/g | Bacillus Velezensis | supplement | good | - | 3.3 |
Brand
- Website
- https://www.bonza.dog/
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 01453 709677
- Address
- Happea Chappea Ltd, 6 Burgoyne Rd, London, N4 1AD, United Kingdom
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-08-22
- Product page
- www.bonza.dog
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 | 0.6 | 9.915 | +6.08 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 53.1% | -0.113 | -5.98 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 4.8% | -0.088 | -0.42 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 5.4% | 0.177 | +0.96 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 27.4% | -0.009 | -0.24 |
| Other share of dry matter | 5.4% | -0.371 | -2.02 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.6% | -0.022 | -0.01 |
| Recipe graded poor | 3.1% | -0.045 | -0.14 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.868 | -2.60 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 1.5% | 0.056 | +0.08 |
| Undeclared quantities | 3.3% | -0.131 | -0.44 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -1.988 | -1.99 |
| High carb and low meat | yes | -1.250 | -1.25 |
| Additive penalty | -6.10 | 0.236 | -1.44 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.6 | 9.915 | +6.08 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.116 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 53.1% | -0.113 | -5.98 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 4.8% | -0.088 | -0.42 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 2.1% | -0.002 | -0.00 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 5.4% | 0.177 | +0.96 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 27.4% | -0.009 | -0.24 |
| Other share of dry matter | 5.4% | -0.371 | -2.02 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.6% | -0.022 | -0.01 |
| Recipe graded poor | 3.1% | -0.045 | -0.14 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.182 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.868 | -2.60 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 1.5% | 0.056 | +0.08 |
| Undeclared quantities | 3.3% | -0.131 | -0.44 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | no | 1.703 | +0.00 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | -0.506 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -1.988 | -1.99 |
| High carb and low meat | yes | -1.250 | -1.25 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | -0.073 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | -0.339 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 16.475 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -6.10 | 0.236 | -1.44 |
| 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 | no | 4.569 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -2.321 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
| 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
- -0.01
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Nearly all quantities printed on label
- +2 full-disclosure bonus
- Subtotal
- 55.4
- Final score
- 55/100
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.
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 | 55/100 | current |
| v1 | 54/100 | |
| v1.9 | 54/100 |
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 (96.7% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 19.3/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Calming Support (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports Calmer Behaviour (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Formulated to Support a Settled Mind (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports Stress Resilience (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports Mental Relaxation (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports digestive balance (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Strengthens gut barrier and immune response (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Reduces inflammation and supports gut lining (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Enhances nutrient absorption (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Probiotic improves mood through gut-brain axis (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Regulates anxiety responses (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Precursor to serotonin, the “feel good” neurotransmitter (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Promotes natural relaxation (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ancient adaptogen regulates stress hormone production (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports emotional resilience (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Natural botanical enhances GABA effects in the brain (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Reduces anxiety (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Calming herb soothes anxious behaviour (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Promotes relaxation without drowsiness (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Contains L-theanine that promotes alert calmness (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Balances brain chemistry (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Contains omega fatty acids supporting brain health (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Regulates inflammatory responses (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Rich in tryptophan & magnesium for natural calming (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports cognitive function (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Essential amino acid supporting neurological function (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Regulates stress response (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Highly bioavailable for nervous system support (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Promotes calm behaviour (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Antioxidant helps reduce stress hormone production (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports adrenal function (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Maintains balanced energy (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports energy production in brain cells (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Maintains nervous system health (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Essential for neurological function & cell signalling (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports cognitive clarity (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports glucose metabolism in brain cells (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Maintains calm responses to triggers (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Critical for neurotransmitter production including serotonin (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports emotional balance (on pack) | Functional | 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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