Just Be Kind Vegdog Chevvies DENTAL Chews XL

Treat · complementary

Vegdog Chevvies DENTAL Chews XL
This is sold as a treat, not as an everyday meal. The 1–100 rating applies to complete meals, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Our verdict

Is Just Be Kind Vegdog Chevvies DENTAL Chews XL a good dog food?

This is a treat, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a treat should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.

Complementary extruded dry treats for adult dogs, with rice flour, potato flour and glycerine as the main ingredients.

How we score

99% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

  • Low in fat for its format: 1% fat on a dry-matter basis.

Why you might not

  • A treat, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • Low in protein: 8% protein on a dry-matter basis.
  • Meat makes up an estimated 0% of the dry matter; carbohydrates dominate.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
  • Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice flour
  • You need more protein than this: 7.6% 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. Find foods that fit your dog.

What the label tells us

  • The label lists 7 ingredients.
  • Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
  • Prints quantities for 1 ingredient.
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.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 6% · Fat 1%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein6%
Fat1%
Fibre2%
Ash5%
Moisture21%

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Feeding guide

15kg: 1 chew / week; 25kg: 1.5 chew / week; 35kg+: 1 - 2 chews/ week

No additives recorded yet.

Ingredients (7)99% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • carb 39.9%
  • other 17.4%
  • fibre 15.6%
  • veg 14.9%
  • supplement 12.2%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Rice flourRice flourcarb · medium-20.8
2Potato flourPotato Flourcarb · medium-19.1
3GlycerineGlycerineother · medium-17.4
4LignocelluloseLignocellulosefibre · medium-15.6
5BeetrootBeetrootveg · good-13.9
6Brewer's yeastBrewer's Yeastsupplement · good-12.2
7Smoked paprika flour 1%Paprikaveg · medium11.0
  1. 1. Rice flour20.8% estimated
    Rice flour · carb · medium
  2. 2. Potato flour19.1% estimated
    Potato Flour · carb · medium
  3. 3. Glycerine17.4% estimated
    Glycerine · other · medium
  4. 4. Lignocellulose15.6% estimated
    Lignocellulose · fibre · medium
  5. 5. Beetroot13.9% estimated
    Beetroot · veg · good
  6. 6. Brewer's yeast12.2% estimated
    Brewer's Yeast · supplement · good
  7. 7. Smoked paprika flour 1%1% declared1.0% estimated
    Paprika · veg · medium

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-02

Brand and contact: Just Be Kind

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-02
Product page
justbekind.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.

External platform ratings are not scores for this individual recipe.

Trustpilot: 3.7/5 · 1 reviews

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.69.191+5.43
Carb share of dry matter49.3%-0.115-5.68
Vegetable share of dry matter4.1%-0.005-0.02
Supplement share of dry matter15.3%-0.012-0.19
Other share of dry matter11.9%-0.375-4.46
Undeclared quantities99.0%-0.106-10.45
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
High carb and low meatyes-1.180-1.18
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.69.191+5.43
Meat share of dry matter0.0%0.096+0.00
Carb share of dry matter49.3%-0.115-5.68
Oil share of dry matter0.0%-0.092+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter4.1%-0.005-0.02
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter15.3%-0.012-0.19
Other share of dry matter11.9%-0.375-4.46
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor0.0%-0.065+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients0-0.876+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient0.0%0.060+0.00
Undeclared quantities99.0%-0.106-10.45
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietno2.294+0.00
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)no0.707+0.00
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
High carb and low meatyes-1.180-1.18
Meat share × printed percentages0.00.000+0.00
Meat share × fresh0.00.000+0.00
Fresh × high meat0.011.084+0.00
Additive penalty0.000.222+0.00
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Rawno-0.054+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilledno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozenno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigeratedno0.000+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelfno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Driedno6.629+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Driedno6.331+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.174+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksno-0.672+0.00
Processing-type offset
+0.02
Subtotal
37.6
Final score
38/100

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.

ModelScore
v338/100current
v237/100
v137/100
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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (1% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)0.2/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)15/15
✗ Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file0/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file0/5
✓ 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 file0/5

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.

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

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
cleaning of your dog's teeth is particularly well supported and allows the gums to be massaged while chewing (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
hypoallergenic (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
with only 1% fat (on page)High/low levelnot checkableManufacturer assertion
naturally free of emulsifiers, colourants and preservatives (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Purely plant-based delicious grain free chewing sticks made from smoky paprika, rice and potato flour (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer 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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