Pooch & Mutt Jerky Taster Pack

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This is a treat, not a complete diet. The 1–100 rating applies to complete foods, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Is Pooch & Mutt Jerky Taster Pack 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.

How we score

Recipe
Not applicable
Nutritional
Not applicable
Transparency
60
Safety
100
Evidencelimited
33

Complementary treats for dogs of all life stages, with beef, glycerine and lignocellulose as the main ingredients.

Why you might choose it

Meat makes up an estimated 90% of the dry matter (92% as fed).
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
Prints a percentage for nearly every ingredient, so the recipe is fully auditable.

Why you might not

A treat, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
High in fat: 33% fat on a dry-matter basis.

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What the label tells us

The label lists 19 ingredients.
Names its animal sources (3 named ingredients).
Uses generic terms (Beef): the specific animal source is not stated.
Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
Prints quantities for 11 ingredients.

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.

Estimated composition

meat92.1%

veg4.4%

other2.1%

fibre1.3%

additive0.1%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Protein: 30%
Fat: 27%
Fibre: 5.60%
Ash: 6.50%
Moisture: 18%

Additives & feeding info

Technological additives

Tocopherol Extracts from Vegetable Oils 1b306(i); Rosemary Extract

Storage

Keep in a dry and cool place away from direct sunlight.

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 sprats
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
You are limiting fat: 32.9% 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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.

Ingredients (19)

#	As declared	Matched	Category	Tier	Declared %	Est. %
1	Fresh Beef (90 %)	Beef	meat	medium	90	90.0
2	Glycerin of Vegetable Origin	Glycerine	other	medium	-	0.0
3	Lignocellulose	Lignocellulose	fibre	medium	-	0.0
4	Sodium Chloride	Salt	additive	poor	-	0.0
5	Technological Additives (per kg): Tocopherol Extracts from Vegetable Oils (1b306(i)) & Rosemary Extract	Vegetable oil	oil	medium	-	0.0
6	Sprat 32 %	Sprats	meat	good	32	32.0
7	Salmon 30 %	Salmon	meat	good	30	30.0
8	Trout 23 %	Trout	meat	good	23	23.0
9	Chickpeas (5.1 %)	Chickpeas	veg	good	5.1	5.1
10	Glycerine of Vegetable Origin (4 %)	Glycerine	other	medium	4	4.0
11	Cranberries (2.5 %)	Cranberries	veg	good	2.5	2.5
12	Lignocellulose (2 %)	Lignocellulose	fibre	medium	2	2.0
13	Apple (0.7 %)	Apples	veg	good	0.7	0.7
14	Psyllium Husk (0.5 %)	Psyllium fibre	fibre	good	0.5	0.5
15	Sodium Chloride (0.2 %)	Salt	additive	poor	0.2	0.2
16	Technological Additives (per kg): Citric Acid (1a330)	Citric Acid	additive	poor	-	0.0
17	DL-malic Acid (1a296)	DL-Malic Acid	additive	poor	-	0.0
18	Rosemary Extract	Rosemary	veg	good	-	0.0
19	Tocopherol Extracts From Vegetable Oils (1b306(i))	Vegetable oil	oil	medium	-	0.0

Brand

Website: https://www.poochandmutt.co.uk/
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Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-15
Product page: www.poochandmutt.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	0.7	9.915	+7.20
Meat share of dry matter	89.6%	0.116	+10.40
Additive share of dry matter	0.3%	0.177	+0.06
Other share of dry matter	3.7%	-0.371	-1.36
Recipe graded poor	0.2%	-0.045	-0.01
Number of poor ingredients	4	-0.868	-3.47
Largest single poor ingredient	0.2%	0.056	+0.01
Prints ingredient percentages	yes	3.194	+3.19
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	-0.506	-0.51
Meat share × printed percentages	89.6	-0.073	-6.57
Additive penalty	-0.30	0.236	-0.07
Processing multiplier	1.00	32.336	+32.34

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	32.336	+32.34
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.915	+7.20
Meat share of dry matter	89.6%	0.116	+10.40
Carb share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.113	+0.00
Oil share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.088	+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter	2.3%	-0.002	-0.00
Additive share of dry matter	0.3%	0.177	+0.06
Supplement share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.009	+0.00
Other share of dry matter	3.7%	-0.371	-1.36
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.022	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	0.2%	-0.045	-0.01
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.182	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	4	-0.868	-3.47
Largest single poor ingredient	0.2%	0.056	+0.01
Undeclared quantities	0.0%	-0.131	+0.00
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)	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	89.6	-0.073	-6.57
Meat share × fresh	0.0	-0.339	+0.00
Fresh × high meat	0.0	16.475	+0.00
Additive penalty	-0.30	0.236	-0.07
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	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: +0.00
Additives declared on label: +1 transparency bonus
Nearly all quantities printed on label: +2 full-disclosure bonus
Subtotal: 76.5
Final score: 77/100

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	77/100	current
v1	74/100
v1.9	77/100

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 (100% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	20/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)	15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	5/10
✗ 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)	5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)	10/10
✓ Batch and date labelling (mandatory)	5/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Feeding guidance given).

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
puppy-friendly (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
grain-free (on page)	Free-from	Manufacturer assertion
High Protein (on page)	High/low level	Manufacturer assertion
chicken-free (on page)	Free-from	Manufacturer assertion