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Bakers Adult review

One of the weakest dry foods we have rated. 55% declared meat content leads the label. Feeding it costs about 34p a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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ODF Score 13/100 Avoid
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Top 96%scores higher than 4% of rated foodsacross all 3075 foods we've scored
Avoidscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£0.34 approx.per day for a 10 kg dogcheaper than 91% of dry foods
55%declared meat content
United Kingdombrand origin
326kcal per 100 g

Where the points went

The full breakdown, exactly as the algorithm scored it. How our rating works

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 22/100 across 9 ingredients (declared percentages used for 4, position estimates for the rest).
8.7 / 40
Label clarity
Vague category terms on the label (Wholegrain Cereals, Meat and Animal Derivatives, Derivatives of Vegetable Origin) - naming points withheld; percentages cover 75% of the recipe (+4.5); meat sources named (+2); variable-composition wording - fixed-formula points withheld.
6.5 / 15
Additives
Added sugars/sweeteners (-4); declared additives below our neutral line, weakest being Glycerol (-5.3).
0.8 / 10
Red flags
Wholegrain Cereals leads the label (-10); Meat and Animal Derivatives at position 2 (-16); Derivatives of Vegetable Origin at position 3 (-12); Oils and Fats at position 4 (-12); Glycerol at position 5 (-16); penalties capped at -25 (uncapped: -66).
-25 / 0
Meat content
Declared meat content 55%. Held to dry-matter protein: 22.8% DM protein supports this level of meat credit, not the full declared figure.
12.2 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 54% dry matter (high); fat 10.9% DM in the healthy band; moisture not declared - 8% assumed for the dry-matter maths; fibre 3.3% DM (+2); ash 8.7% DM - sensible mineral load (+1.5).
3.6 / 10
Processing
Assumed extruded kibble (standard high-heat process).
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.1 · scored August 19, 2026 · full methodology public
13 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 13 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 8.7 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is declared meat content at 12.2 of 15. On top of that, 25 points are deducted outright for red-flag ingredients - a penalty applied before anything else is counted, which is why the total lands where it does.

The label declares 55% meat, which is unusually specific - most brands never print a figure at all, and the ingredient list is only partly specific.

At about 34p a day to feed a 10kg dog, the question is not whether it is cheap but whether the label justifies the price - and on our scoring, it does not.

Ingredients

Straight from the label, grouped by role - every ingredient is coloured by our published classification and links to its full page.

Meat & fish

Meat and Animal Derivatives Including 4% Beef 20%Including 4% Beef 4%Oils and Fats

Carbs & grains

Wholegrain Cereals 55%Derivatives of Vegetable OriginVegetable Protein Extracts

Fruit & veg

VegetablesDried Spinach 1%Dried Pea 0.3%Dried Carrot 0.3%

Supplements & extras

GlycerolMineralsSpirulina 0.2%
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label
Additives (as declared on the label)
Vitamin a 17500, Vitamin D3 1000, Vitamin E 83, Iron II Sulphate Monohydrate (72), Calcium Iodate Anhydrous (1.8), Copper II Sulphate Pentahydrate (8.0), Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate (5.5), Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate (100), Sodium Selenite (0.17).

Feeding & cost

What a bag actually costs to feed - worked out per dog, not per pack.

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
14 kg£28.99£2.07

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 10 kg adult dog needs about 164 g a day = £0.34 / day, £10.34 / month.

How we work this out
  1. Energy: an adult dog at rest needs about 95 × weight0.75 kcal a day (the FEDIAF maintenance formula - a 10 kg dog works out near 534 kcal).
  2. Portion: divide that by this food's energy density, 326 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £2.07 / kg, for the daily cost, then by 30.4 days for the month.

Estimates scale to your dog's weight and the food's calorie density - a denser food needs fewer grams. A rough guide; always follow the pack. Try the full feeding calculator

Nutrition

Declared analysis converted to a dry-matter basis, so wet and dry foods compare fairly.

Protein

22.8 % DM
Directory average: 28.2

Fat

10.9 % DM
Directory average: 14.8

Est. carbs

54.3 % DM
Directory average: 45.2

Fibre

3.3 % DM
Directory average: 3.6

Ash

8.7 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

Energy

326 kcal/100g
Directory average: 365.3

Moisture isn't declared on this label - dry-matter figures assume 8% (typical for a dry food) and are marked estimated.

Carbohydrates are estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fibre, ash and moisture.

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