Blue Buffalo Dog Food Topper Variety Pack, 3 oz, 12 ct, Tasty Chicken & Hearty Beef

This dog food topper variety pack holds 12 single-serve pouches of 3 oz each, 36 oz in total. Six pouches are Tasty Chicken and six are Hearty Beef, and each one holds tender cuts of real meat and garden vegetables in gravy. The topper is made for adult dogs and can go over dry food, be mixed in, or be served on its own as a complete meal.

Chicken or beef first, with liver and vegetables in gravy

Real chicken or beef is the number one ingredient in each recipe. The chicken pouch lists chicken, chicken broth, water, chicken liver, potatoes, peas, dried egg product, carrots, natural flavour, potato starch, guar gum, salt, sodium phosphate and sodium carbonate; the beef pouch lists beef and beef broth ahead of chicken, water and the same remaining ingredients, with cane molasses added. Chicken liver appears in both recipes and brings a second meat to the pouch.

Both recipes are grain-free and contain no corn, wheat or soy. They are also made without poultry by-product meals and without artificial flavours or preservatives, and vitamins, minerals and other nutrients are added to the mix.

How do the pouches change a bowl of kibble?

Each pouch is a single serving of tender cuts sitting in a rich gravy, and the gravy is what carries over to dry food when the pouch is emptied onto it. Because the pieces come as chunks in liquid, they can be spooned over kibble or stirred through it, and the same pouch can go into wet food as a mix-in.

The pouch needs no can opener, so a serving is opened by hand and poured. One pouch provides 78 kcal, or 914 kcal/kg, which is the number to use when working out how much of the day's food the topper replaces.

Serving a pouch to an adult dog

The manufacturer states the topper can be fed three ways to adult dogs: as a complete meal, as a topper over dry food, or as a mix-in. Open one 3-oz pouch for a serving, and use the 78 kcal per pouch figure when deciding how it fits into the day.

What the 12-count pack holds

• Twelve single-serve pouches of 3 oz each, 36 oz in total.
• Six Tasty Chicken pouches made with chicken, chicken liver, potatoes, peas and carrots in gravy.
• Six Hearty Beef pouches made with beef and chicken liver alongside potatoes, peas and carrots in gravy.

Questions about the variety pack

How many pouches come in the pack?

The pack contains 12 pouches, each holding 3 oz, for 36 oz in total.

How is the pack split between the two flavours?

Six of the pouches are Tasty Chicken and six are Hearty Beef.

Does the topper contain grain?

No, both recipes in the pack are grain-free and contain no corn, wheat or soy.

Can this be fed as a complete meal?

Yes, the manufacturer lists it as a complete meal, a dry food topper or a mix-in for adult dogs.

How many calories are in one pouch?

One 3-oz pouch has 78 kcal, which works out to 914 kcal/kg.