Bixbi Liberty Dog Food Review (2026)
Overpriced, Over-Carbed, and Overhyped
Bixbi Liberty dog food is marketed as grain-free healthy dog food. The branding is clean. The claims sound wholesome. And the price tag? Definitely “premium.”
But does Bixbi Liberty actually deliver premium nutrition for your dog — or is it another case of clever marketing covering up mediocre formulation?
Let’s break it down ingredient by ingredient, number by number, and see whether this food deserves a spot in your dog’s bowl — or should be left on the shelf.
By the way, we'd like to point out that Bixbi Liberty is very different than Bixbi Rawbble Freeze Dried Raw Dog Food - Click Here for our review of Rawbble
🧪 How We Review Dog Food (Quick Recap)
As always, this review is based on:
✅ Ingredient quality
🧬 Macronutrient balance (protein / fat / carbs)
🔬 Digestibility & bioavailability
💰 Price vs. nutritional value
🐕 Suitability for senior dogs & dogs with health issues
🐕No, we do NOT make any money from our dog food reviews.
❌ The Negatives (And There Are Several)
🥔 1. Too Many “Not-Grains” That Act Like Grains
Bixbi Liberty markets itself as grain-free, low-grain, or healthy-grain depending on the formula.
But here’s the problem 👇
Even the “grain-free” versions rely heavily on:
❌ Red lentils
❌ Yellow peas
These are legumes, not grains — but metabolically, they behave very similarly in dogs.
🧠 Why this matters:
Dogs do not require carbohydrates
Legumes are often used as cheap bulking agents
High legume intake has been associated with:
Gut irritation
Increased inflammatory markers
Possible links to diet-associated DCM (more on that below)
👉 When lentils and peas show up as the 2nd and 3rd ingredients, that’s not a coincidence — it’s a cost-cutting strategy.
This graphic comes from The Bones & Co. Raw Frozen Dog Food - an excellent choice for those of you in North America.
📉 2. The First Five Ingredients Don’t Pass the Smell Test
Let’s look at the Fisherman’s Catch recipe, one of their flagship formulas:
Top 5 ingredients:
Trout ✅
Red lentils ❌
Yellow peas ❌
Egg ✅
Natural fish flavor ❌
🧠 Dogs Do Not Need Carbohydrates
Dogs can synthesise glucose via gluconeogenesis
No dietary requirement for starch exists
📚 National Research Council (NRC) confirms carbs are non-essential for dogs.
🔥 High-Carb Diets Increase Inflammation
Elevated blood glucose → insulin spikes
Insulin → inflammatory signaling
Chronic inflammation → accelerated aging
📌 This is especially problematic in senior dogs.
🫀 Legumes & DCM Concerns
While research is ongoing, the FDA has investigated links between:
Pea-heavy diets
Lentil-heavy formulations
Increased incidence of diet-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
⚠️ Correlation ≠ causation — but caution is warranted.
The DCM connection is probably small, but this doesn't mean that weighing down dog food with cheap lentils and peas is healthy... nor is it ethical.
🚩 Red flag alert:
“Natural fish flavor” is not a real food ingredient. It’s typically a rendered byproduct or spray-on palatant.
If a restaurant told you your steak contained “natural steak flavor,” you’d walk out. Dog food should be held to the same standard.
💸 3. The Price Is Absurd for What You’re Getting
Let’s talk numbers.
💸 €84–€90
⚖️ For a 10 kg (22 lb) bag
That’s premium pricing — but the formula is legume-heavy kibble.
At this price point, you should be getting:
Pasture-raised or grass-fed proteins
Minimal carbohydrates
Transparent sourcing
Instead, Bixbi Liberty is nutritionally closer to foods like Acana — expensive, pretty, and carb-dense.
💬 Bottom line: You’re paying for marketing, not meat.
For a quick comparison, at this price, you could buy a much higher quality food like Steve's Real Food Freeze Dried Raw, Visionary Pet Foods, The Simple Food Project, or The Bones & Co
Or you could make your dog healthy homemade dog food at this price, or even less.
🍞 4. Extremely High Carbohydrate Load (≈35%)
This is the nail in the coffin.
The Fisherman’s Catch formula clocks in at ~35% carbohydrates.
📌 To put that in perspective:
Wild canines eat <10% carbs
Most senior dogs do best under 15–20%, ideally around 10%
Therapeutic or longevity-focused diets aim for <10–12%
🚫 High-carb diets are especially harmful for:
Senior dogs
Dogs with cancer
Diabetic dogs
Dogs with inflammatory or metabolic conditions like CKD
This food is not appropriate for health-compromised dogs — period.
✅ The Positives (Yes, There Are a Few)
🌽 1. No Corn, Soy, or Wheat
✅ No corn
✅ No soy
✅ No wheat
That’s good — but let’s be honest:
Even Royal Canin still uses corn, so the bar here is… low.
This is no longer something to brag about — it’s the bare minimum.
🧬 2. Claimed Protein Digestibility of 92%
Bixbi Liberty advertises a 92% protein digestibility score.
🔍 While this number is difficult to independently verify, it is plausible given:
Trout, beef, or duck as the primary protein
Eggs included in some formulas
📌 Important nuance:
Digestibility ≠ metabolic suitability.
A food can be digestible and still inappropriate due to excessive carbs or poor macronutrient ratios.
🐄 3. Decent Protein Sources — But With Word Games
You’ll see terms like:
“Ranch-raised beef”
“Responsibly sourced meats”
🚨 These phrases are not regulated.
If the animals were:
Grass-fed
Pasture-raised
Free-range
…it would be stated explicitly — because those terms sell.
“Ranch-raised” can mean almost anything.
🐕 Is Bixbi Liberty Good for Senior Dogs?
Short answer: No.
❌ Too many carbs
❌ Too many legumes
❌ Poor metabolic profile for aging dogs
Senior dogs benefit from:
Higher fat
Moderate protein
Minimal carbohydrates
Bixbi Liberty delivers the opposite.
🏁 Final Verdict: Should You Buy Bixbi Liberty?
⭐ Rating: 2.5 / 5
Pros
✅ Decent protein sources
✅ No corn, soy, wheat
✅ Palatable
Cons
❌ Extremely high carbohydrates
❌ Heavy use of lentils & peas
❌ Overpriced for ingredient quality
❌ Poor choice for senior or sick dogs
💬 Final thought:
Bixbi Liberty is another example of a food that sounds healthy, looks premium, but falls apart under scrutiny.
If you’re paying €90 per bag, you deserve better.
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