Boost Beef with Superfoods, Meatballs

Fresh Frozen · completeHigh meatClear label

90out of 100

Good

our rating

Our verdict

Is Boost Beef with Superfoods, Meatballs a good dog food?

We score it 90/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete frozen fresh food for dogs of all life stages, with beef, beef tripe and beef liver as the main ingredients.

How we score

Why you might choose it

Scores 90, in the top quarter of fresh foods we track.
Meat makes up an estimated 73% of the dry matter (81% as fed).
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.

Why you might not

High in fat: 26% fat on a dry-matter basis.
Needs freezer space and defrosting before serving.

Who is this food for?

Suits

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

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon oil
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
You are limiting fat: 25.6% on a dry-matter basis is in the high 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. Find foods that fit your dog.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 16% · Fat 10.50%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	16%
Fat	10.50%
Fibre	0.75%
Ash	2%
Moisture	59%
Omega-3 fatty acids	0.27%
Omega-6 fatty acids	0.15%

Energy: 197 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Feeding guide

Interactive feeding calculator on page (Dog Weight, Age Group: Puppy/Adult/Senior, Activity Level: Low/Normal/High)

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin E 50.0 mg/kg; Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 15.0 mg/kg; Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 10.0 mg/kg; Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 2.0 mg/kg; Iodine (Anhydrous Calcium Iodate) 0.5 mg/kg

Ingredients (16)3% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

meat 81.2%
carb 13.0%
oil 2.0%
supplement 1.6%
fibre 0.9%
veg 0.7%
unknown 0.5%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Beef mince 51.7%	Beef	meat · medium	51.7	51.7
2	Beef Tripe 19.7%	Beef Tripe	meat · medium	19.7	19.7
3	Beef Liver 9.8%	Beef Liver	meat · good	9.8	9.8
4	Sweet Potato (13%)	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	13	13.0
5	Minerals	Vitamins and minerals	supplement · medium	-	0.7
6	Linseed Oil (1%)	Linseed oil	oil · good	1	1.0
7	Salmon Oil (1%)	Salmon Oil	oil · good	1	1.0
8	Dried Chicory Root	Chicory root	veg · good	-	0.7
9	as a source of Fructooligosaccharide and Inulin 0.5%	Inulin	fibre · good	0.5	0.5
10	Yeast Products	Yeast	supplement · good	-	0.6
11	as a source of Mannan-oligo-saccharide	unmatched	-	-	0.5
12	0.25% Beta-glucans and nucleotides	Beta-Glucans	supplement · good	0.25	0.3
13	Glucosamine (0.05%)	Glucosamine	supplement · good	0.05	0.05
14	Turmeric Powder 0.05%	Turmeric	veg · good	0.05	0.05
15	Cellulose	Cellulose	fibre · medium	-	0.4
16	Chondrotin Sulphate (0.015%)	unmatched	-	0.015	0.01

1. Beef mince 51.7%51.7% declared51.7% estimated
Beef · meat · medium
2. Beef Tripe 19.7%19.7% declared19.7% estimated
Beef Tripe · meat · medium
3. Beef Liver 9.8%9.8% declared9.8% estimated
Beef Liver · meat · good
4. Sweet Potato (13%)13% declared13.0% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
5. Minerals0.7% estimated
Vitamins and minerals · supplement · medium
6. Linseed Oil (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
Linseed oil · oil · good
7. Salmon Oil (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
Salmon Oil · oil · good
8. Dried Chicory Root0.7% estimated
Chicory root · veg · good
9. as a source of Fructooligosaccharide and Inulin 0.5%0.5% declared0.5% estimated
Inulin · fibre · good
10. Yeast Products0.6% estimated
Yeast · supplement · good
11. as a source of Mannan-oligo-saccharide0.5% estimated
unmatched
12. 0.25% Beta-glucans and nucleotides0.25% declared0.3% estimated
Beta-Glucans · supplement · good
13. Glucosamine (0.05%)0.05% declared0.05% estimated
Glucosamine · supplement · good
14. Turmeric Powder 0.05%0.05% declared0.05% estimated
Turmeric · veg · good
15. Cellulose0.4% estimated
Cellulose · fibre · medium
16. Chondrotin Sulphate (0.015%)0.015% declared0.01% estimated
unmatched

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-10-06

Brand and contact: Boost

Website: https://www.boostpet.co.uk/

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-10-06
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: www.boostpet.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 overall score is 90 out of 100. The meat content contributed +7 points, and the overall quality of the ingredient list added a further +6.1 points. The processing format reduced the score by -2.4 points, while being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3 points.

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	0.7	9.191	+6.10
Meat share of dry matter	72.9%	0.096	+6.99
Carb share of dry matter	10.4%	-0.115	-1.20
Oil share of dry matter	6.3%	-0.092	-0.58
Vegetable share of dry matter	2.0%	-0.005	-0.01
Supplement share of dry matter	4.8%	-0.012	-0.06
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.8%	-0.027	-0.02
Undeclared quantities	2.9%	-0.106	-0.31
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Fresh × high meat	1.0	11.084	+11.08
Processing multiplier	1.10	33.786	+37.16
Processing: Fresh Frozen	yes	-2.354	-2.35

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.10
Meat share of dry matter	72.9%	0.096	+6.99
Carb share of dry matter	10.4%	-0.115	-1.20
Oil share of dry matter	6.3%	-0.092	-0.58
Vegetable share of dry matter	2.0%	-0.005	-0.01
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	4.8%	-0.012	-0.06
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.8%	-0.027	-0.02
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	2.9%	-0.106	-0.31
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	1.0	11.084	+11.08
Additive penalty	0.00	0.222	+0.00
Processing multiplier	1.10	33.786	+37.16
Processing: Raw	no	-0.054	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	yes	-2.354	-2.35
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	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: -1.74
Additives declared on label: +1 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 90.0
Final score: 90/100

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
v3	90/100	current
v2	90/100
v1	90/100
v1.9	92/100

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	16	39 (band 21.621951219512194 to 40%)	100
Fat	10.5	25.6 (band 6.6067073170731705 to 20%)	100
Fibre	0.75	1.8 (band 0.5 to 5%)	87.7
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3)	-	-	16.2
Energy (kcal/100g)	197	480.5	100

Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3): scored as the mean of its declared components (omega-6 16.2). The FEDIAF minimum for omega-6 is linoleic acid specifically.

Scored over 5 declared nutrients (combined weight 70); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 5 nutritional additives on the label

Vitamin E 50.0 mg/kg
Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 15.0 mg/kg
Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 10.0 mg/kg
Copper (Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 2.0 mg/kg
Iodine (Anhydrous Calcium Iodate) 0.5 mg/kg

High confidence: full analysis plus minerals or omegas and declared energy.

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 (97.1% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	19.4/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)	15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	5/10
✓ 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 (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.

Claims on file; none we can check against the label