Paws On Plates Boot's Beef Bowl

Fresh Frozen · completeHigh meatClear label

Boot's Beef Bowl
Good
our rating

Our verdict

Is Paws On Plates Boot's Beef Bowl a good dog food?

We score it 93/100 (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 heart and beef liver as the main ingredients.

How we score

Why you might choose it

  • Scores 93, in the top quarter of fresh foods we track.
  • Meat makes up an estimated 68% of the dry matter (60% 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 green-lipped mussel
  • You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
  • You are limiting fat: 25.5% 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 17.35% · Fat 7.08%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein17.35%
Fat7.08%
Fibre1.71%
Ash1.66%
Moisture72.20%

Energy: 160 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Keep frozen. Delivered frozen in sustainable insulation, keeps meals frozen for 48 hours. Defrost before serving.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin A 2,500 IU/kg; Vitamin E 30 mg/kg; Zinc (as Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 25 mg/kg; Iron (as Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 10 mg/kg; Manganese (as Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate) 2.5 mg/kg; Copper (as Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 3 mg/kg; Iodine (as Calcium Iodate) 0.25 mg/kg; Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate) 5,000 mg/kg

Ingredients (16)2% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • meat 59.8%
  • veg 38.6%
  • oil 1.1%
  • herb 0.3%
  • supplement 0.2%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Prime Beef (26.7%)Beefmeat · medium26.726.7
2Beef Heart (26.7%)Beef Heartmeat · good26.726.7
3Beef Liver (5%)Beef Livermeat · good55.0
4Butternut Squash (9.99%)Butternut Squashveg · good9.9910.0
5Red Pepper (6.66%)Red Pepperveg · good6.666.7
6Green Beans (6.66%)Green Beansveg · good6.666.7
7Spinach (6.66%)Spinachveg · good6.666.7
8Broccoli (3.33%)Broccoliveg · good3.333.3
9Carrots (3.33%)Carrotsveg · good3.333.3
10Salmon Oil (1.1%)Salmon Oiloil · good1.11.1
11Turmeric (0.3%)Turmericveg · good0.30.3
12Dried Rosemary (0.3%)Rosemary Leavesherb · good0.30.3
13Seaweed (0.35%)Seaweedveg · good0.350.3
14Ginger Powder (0.2%)Gingerveg · good0.20.2
15Green Mussel Lip (0.15%)Green-Lipped Musselsupplement · good0.150.1
16Chia Seeds (0.15%)Chia Seedsveg · good0.150.1
  1. 1. Prime Beef (26.7%)26.7% declared26.7% estimated
    Beef · meat · medium
  2. 2. Beef Heart (26.7%)26.7% declared26.7% estimated
    Beef Heart · meat · good
  3. 3. Beef Liver (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
    Beef Liver · meat · good
  4. 4. Butternut Squash (9.99%)9.99% declared10.0% estimated
    Butternut Squash · veg · good
  5. 5. Red Pepper (6.66%)6.66% declared6.7% estimated
    Red Pepper · veg · good
  6. 6. Green Beans (6.66%)6.66% declared6.7% estimated
    Green Beans · veg · good
  7. 7. Spinach (6.66%)6.66% declared6.7% estimated
    Spinach · veg · good
  8. 8. Broccoli (3.33%)3.33% declared3.3% estimated
    Broccoli · veg · good
  9. 9. Carrots (3.33%)3.33% declared3.3% estimated
    Carrots · veg · good
  10. 10. Salmon Oil (1.1%)1.1% declared1.1% estimated
    Salmon Oil · oil · good
  11. 11. Turmeric (0.3%)0.3% declared0.3% estimated
    Turmeric · veg · good
  12. 12. Dried Rosemary (0.3%)0.3% declared0.3% estimated
    Rosemary Leaves · herb · good
  13. 13. Seaweed (0.35%)0.35% declared0.3% estimated
    Seaweed · veg · good
  14. 14. Ginger Powder (0.2%)0.2% declared0.2% estimated
    Ginger · veg · good
  15. 15. Green Mussel Lip (0.15%)0.15% declared0.1% estimated
    Green-Lipped Mussel · supplement · good
  16. 16. Chia Seeds (0.15%)0.15% declared0.1% estimated
    Chia Seeds · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-25

Brand and contact: Paws On Plates
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Address
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Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-25
Scored with
Model v3 (methodology)
Product page
pawsonplates.com

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.

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

We work out the score out of 100 by combining several factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +7.8 points, and the meat content contributed +6.5 points. The processing format had a negative effect at -2.4, while being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3. Together these give a final score of 93 out of 100.

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 quality0.89.191+7.76
Meat share of dry matter67.8%0.096+6.51
Oil share of dry matter4.5%-0.092-0.42
Vegetable share of dry matter26.5%-0.005-0.14
Supplement share of dry matter0.6%-0.012-0.01
Undeclared quantities2.4%-0.106-0.26
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Fresh × high meat1.011.084+11.08
Processing multiplier1.1033.786+37.16
Processing: Fresh Frozenyes-2.354-2.35
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.89.191+7.76
Meat share of dry matter67.8%0.096+6.51
Carb share of dry matter0.0%-0.115+0.00
Oil share of dry matter4.5%-0.092-0.42
Vegetable share of dry matter26.5%-0.005-0.14
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter0.6%-0.012-0.01
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.375+0.00
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 quantities2.4%-0.106-0.26
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)no-3.158+0.00
High carb and low meatno-1.180+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages0.00.000+0.00
Meat share × fresh0.00.000+0.00
Fresh × high meat1.011.084+11.08
Additive penalty0.000.222+0.00
Processing multiplier1.1033.786+37.16
Processing: Rawno-0.054+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilledno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozenyes-2.354-2.35
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 Extrudedno-6.713+0.00
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
-1.74
Additives declared on label
+1 transparency bonus
Subtotal
92.5
Final score
93/100

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.

ModelScore
v393/100current
v294/100
v192/100
v1.994/100
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.

NutrientAs fed (label)Dry matter (scored)Score
Protein17.3562.4 (band 25.89928057553957 to 40%)100
Fat7.0825.5 (band 7.913669064748202 to 20%)100
Fibre1.716.2 (band 0.5 to 5%)100
Energy (kcal/100g)160575.5100

Scored over 4 declared nutrients (combined weight 60); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 8 nutritional additives on the label
  • Vitamin A 2,500 IU/kg
  • Vitamin E 30 mg/kg
  • Zinc (as Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 25 mg/kg
  • Iron (as Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 10 mg/kg
  • Manganese (as Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate) 2.5 mg/kg
  • Copper (as Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate) 3 mg/kg
  • Iodine (as Calcium Iodate) 0.25 mg/kg
  • Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate) 5,000 mg/kg

Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.

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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (97.6% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)19.5/20
✓ 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) - not on file0/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)10/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (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.

Claims on file; none we can check against the label

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
Made from 100% British meat (on page)provenancenot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our 100% British beef is a high-quality, locally sourced protein (on page)provenancenot checkableManufacturer assertion
100% NATURAL INGREDIENTS (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our 100% British beef heart is a nutrient-dense organ meat, naturally rich in taurine, iron, and B vitamins to support canine vitality (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our 100% British beef liver is a powerhouse of essential nutrients, including vitamin A, iron, and zinc, supporting overall canine health (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our butternut squash is a gentle, easily digestible source of fibre and vitamins A and C, supporting digestion and immune health (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our red pepper is packed with antioxidants and vitamin C, supporting immune function and promoting healthy skin and coat in dogs (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our green beans are a low-calorie source of fibre, vitamins, and minerals, supporting healthy digestion and weight management in dogs (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our spinach is rich in iron, antioxidants, and vitamins A, C, and K, helping support immune health, vision, and overall vitality in dogs (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our carrots are naturally sweet and rich in beta-carotene, supporting healthy vision, immune function, and overall wellbeing in dogs (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Our broccoli is a nutrient-rich vegetable packed with fibre, vitamins C and K, and antioxidants to support immunity and overall canine health (on page)Functionalnot 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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