Mini Bits is built around corn, soybean meal and beef & bone meal, the first three ingredients in all three recipes, with wheat close behind. Beef is the only animal protein listed across the line, even in Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors. Every recipe is an adult kibble listed for all breeds and small breeds.
The recipes barely vary. Each shows 21% protein, 8% fat, 4% fiber and 18% moisture as fed, with 43% estimated starch. The only real difference is energy: Bacon & Steak Flavor and Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors list 360 kcal per cup, while Bistro Oven Roasted Beef Flavor lists 410. Against the catalog kibble average of 26.9% protein, 37.4% starch and 395 kcal per cup, the line runs lower in protein and higher in starch.
The trade-off is plain. Plant ingredients lead every label, beef is the single animal protein, all three recipes contain peas or lentils, and none is grain free. Owners looking for a range of proteins or figures will not find it inside this line.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon & Steak Flavor | 21% | 8% | 43% | 360 | Whole corn, soybean meal, beef & bone meal |
| Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors | 21% | 8% | 43% | 360 | Corn, Soybean Meal, Beef & Bone Meal |
| Bistro Small Breed Mini Bits Oven Roasted Beef Flavor | 21% | 8% | 43% | 410 | Corn, Soybean Meal, Beef & Bone Meal |
| Line average | 21% | 8% | 43% | 377 |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
21% protein · 8% fat · 43% starch · 360 kcal/cup · Adult
Bacon & Steak Flavor is the only recipe in the line that names whole corn and whole wheat on its label, and its 3080 kcal per kg is the lowest in the line. It suits owners of adult dogs who want this line at 360 kcal per cup.
Full review of Bacon & Steak Flavor21% protein · 8% fat · 43% starch · 360 kcal/cup · Adult
Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors lists beef as its only animal protein despite its name, and it is the only recipe with animal fat preserved with BHA among its first five ingredients. It suits small breed adults whose owners are fine with that preservative on the label.
Full review of Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors21% protein · 8% fat · 43% starch · 410 kcal/cup · Adult
Bistro Oven Roasted Beef Flavor lists 410 kcal per cup, the most in the line, while matching its line mates at 21% protein and 8% fat. It suits small breed adults whose owners want more calories in each cup of the same beef and grain formula.
Full review of Bistro Small Breed Mini Bits Oven Roasted Beef FlavorNo. All three recipes contain grain, with corn as the first ingredient and wheat further down the list, and all three also contain peas or lentils.
Bistro Small Breed Mini Bits Oven Roasted Beef Flavor lists 410 kcal per cup. Bacon & Steak Flavor and Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors each list 360 kcal per cup.
Our reading of its ingredient list shows beef as the only animal protein, with beef & bone meal as the third ingredient. Chicken appears in the flavor name.
Protein runs lower than the average kibble we review (25.6% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is higher than average, at 43% of the food as fed.
0% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
0% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,215 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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