The best food tubes, compared.
Top pick: AKONE silicone dog food tube, pack of 3 – Highest score at 8.6: stated 90 ml at about £9.99, with 4.3 from 62 ratings, the largest count in this set. Best value: Qiwenr silicone dog food tube, pack of 4 – Four stated 60 ml tubes at about £9.99, the same pack price as the three-tube listing. The score is 8.0 from one rating. Updated 22.10.2026.
A food tube is an empty refillable squeeze tube for paste. It is not a storage box and not a sample tube. In the UK you use one for a smooth dog-food reward on a walk, or for a sauce you will squeeze out later. Match it by stated capacity, the outlet, the printed dishwasher and microwave lines, and whether the food-contact wording is UK law or a claim written for another country. Silicone tubes around 60–90 ml suit a walk. Polyethylene is the usual sauce tube and is often larger. GOV.UK counts pastes as liquids. At most airports a container over 100 ml fails even when part full. Some airports allow up to 2 litres, so that airport's rule wins. Filling and rinsing are on the [how to fill a food tube](/hub/diy-supplies/food-tube/sub/food-tube-how-to-fill) page. Under assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 the material must not endanger health or spoil the food. Silicone sits outside assimilated Regulation (EU) No 10/2011. Polyethylene is a plastic under that regulation. A food-grade bullet is not a declaration of compliance.
A food tube is an empty refillable squeeze tube for paste. It is not a storage box and not a sample tube. In the UK you use one for a smooth dog-food reward on a walk, or for a sauce you will squeeze out later.
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AKONE's pack of three silicone tubes is about £9.99, with a stated capacity of 90 ml and a comparison score of 8.6, from 4.3 across 62 ratings. The listing says dishwasher safe and not microwaveable, and it prints two sizes that do not match: 13.5 × 5.3 × 3.5 cm and 15 × 10 × 2.5 cm. The review texts are from Germany and Spain, not the United Kingdom. Those texts praise a thin liver-sausage paste and a carabiner, and they say the outlet is too small, the tube is too soft, and the front can come off. It is the top pick because it has the highest score and the most ratings in this set. It is a poor fit if you need a UK review or a wide outlet for chunky wet food.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 90 ml silicone tube for a thin dog-food paste and will accept German and Spanish review texts plus a small outlet.
Less suitable: You need a UK review sample, a wide outlet for chunky wet food, or a UK declaration of compliance.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing say this tube is dishwasher safe?
Yes. The spec line says dishwasher safe, and the bullets say you can rinse it or put it in the dishwasher. The same listing says it is not microwaveable.
What size is printed?
Capacity is 90 millilitres. One size line says 13.5 × 5.3 × 3.5 cm. The item-dimensions line says 15 × 10 × 2.5 cm. Both are in the capture, and they do not match.
Are the written reviews from the United Kingdom?
No. The capture has reviews from Spain and Germany. They are not UK opinion. The star line on the listing is 4.3 from 62.
Qiwenr's pack of four is about £9.99, model XY00324, with a stated capacity of 60 ml and a comparison score of 8.0, from 4.0 across 1 rating. Colours are pink, yellow, blue and orange. The title includes a cleaning brush and the included-components field says no. The bullets say leak-proof and say to rinse with water. There is no dishwasher line and no microwave line. The only review is from Canada and calls them good lotion bottles. Nothing in the file describes a dog using the tube. It is best value because four tubes cost the same pack price as the three-tube listing. Read 4.0 from 1 as a single rating, not as a track record.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want four 60 ml silicone tubes at about £9.99 and will treat 4.0 from one Canadian rating as a single data point.
Less suitable: You need a dishwasher line, a dog-food review, or more than one rating before you buy.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a cleaning brush in the box?
The title says one cleaning brush. The included-components field says no. The number-of-items field is 4. The capture does not resolve that clash.
Does the listing say the tube is dishwasher safe?
No dishwasher line is printed. The bullets say rinse with water. There is also no microwave line. Do not treat the silence as a yes.
What does the single review say?
It is from Canada and calls them good lotion carry bottles. It does not mention dog food, and it does not describe a fault. The star line is 4.0 from 1 rating.
Coghlan's pack of two polyethylene tubes is about £10.91, with a comparison score of 7.8, from 3.9 across 39 ratings. The title says 8 oz. The spec lines say 227 g and 226 millilitres. The listing says dishwasher safe, not microwaveable, freezer safe and BPA-free, and it cites FDA and Prop 65, which are United States references. Review texts are from the United States and Canada. They mention peanut butter and sauces, a clip that is stiff or that breaks, and one says the tube does not keep air out. No United Kingdom review is in the capture. The stated volume sits over the 100 ml container size that applies at most UK airports.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a polyethylene tube for peanut butter or sauces and will accept a container over 100 ml plus US compliance language.
Less suitable: You need a tube under 100 ml for cabin baggage, a UK food-contact declaration, or a clip that reviewers call easy.
Specifications
Common questions
What capacity is printed?
The title says 8 oz. The capacity field says 227 g. The item-volume field says 226 millilitres. The pack is two tubes.
Does the listing say it is microwave safe?
No. The spec line says it is not microwaveable. It does say dishwasher safe, and freezer safe is a material feature.
Is FDA or Prop 65 a UK approval?
The bullets say the tubes are compliant with FDA and Prop 65 standards. Those are United States references. The capture does not contain a UK declaration of compliance. The written reviews are from the United States and Canada.
Shelf prices, stars and review notes are the amazon.co.uk snapshot already stored for these three listings. This is not a laboratory test, and it is not a UK declaration of compliance. The score on each row is that star line times 20, shown on a 1–10 scale, so 4.3 is 8.6. Review count is not added. None of the three listings has 100 ratings, and none of the written reviews is from the United Kingdom. The top pick is the highest score. Best value is a different listing: the other pack at the same shelf price, with more tubes.
Job and stated capacity
25%A walk reward points at a silicone tube of 60–90 ml. Sauces point at the larger polyethylene tube. A storage box or a sample tube is out of scope.
Outlet and closure
20%A large-opening bullet is not the squeeze hole. Review texts that call the outlet too small, or a clip stiff, stay as deductions in the write-up.
Food-contact wording
20%A food-grade bullet is not a UK declaration. FDA and Prop 65 are United States references. Silicone and polyethylene are not the same legal category.
Printed care lines
15%Dishwasher and microwave lines count only when the listing prints them. A rinse instruction is not a dishwasher yes. Silence is left blank.
Amazon star score
20%The displayed score is the amazon.co.uk star line times 2. A single rating cannot outrank a larger count at a higher star line.
Buy the job before the pack count. A food tube is an empty squeeze tube for paste. A silicone tube of 60–90 ml is the usual walk size. A polyethylene tube is the usual sauce size and is often over 100 ml. Read the outlet, the printed care lines, and whether the food-contact words are UK law or a US sentence.
A food tube is an empty squeeze tube you fill yourself. A storage box, a 12 × 75 mm sample tube, and a sausage that already contains liver paste are different products. TubiDOG liver sausage on zooplus.co.uk is sold prefilled, 75 g at £2.79. That is food already in a tube, not an empty tube you wash and refill. The listings kept here split by job. AKONE and Qiwenr are silicone tubes sold for wet dog food and a training reward.
A food tube search also returns boxes and 12 × 75 mm sample tubes. You want an empty squeeze tube you fill, with a stated capacity and a closure.
FDA and Prop 65 are United States references. A food-grade or BPA-free bullet is not a UK declaration of compliance.
German, Spanish, US and Canadian texts are not UK opinion. One rating is one rating. Do not force chunky wet food through a small outlet.
Stated capacity is the first number to read. AKONE prints 90 ml. Qiwenr prints 60 ml. Coghlan's title says 8 oz, and the item-volume line says 226 ml. GOV.UK counts pastes as liquids. At most airports a container over 100 ml fails even when part full, so 60 ml and 90 ml sit under that line and 226 ml sits over it. Some airports allow up to 2 litres. The outlet is the second check.
Silicone and polyethylene are not interchangeable. Silicone sits outside assimilated Regulation (EU) No 10/2011. Polyethylene is a plastic under that regulation. Both still have to meet assimilated Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004: in normal use the material must not endanger health or spoil the food. A food-grade bullet is not the Article 15 label, which asks for a food-contact use, special instructions, and a responsible name and address.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want a silicone tube around 90 ml for a smooth liver-sausage paste, and you will wash it the same day. The AKONE pack of three is the top pick at about £9.99, score 8.6, from 4.3 across 62 ratings. German and Spanish texts praise a thin paste and a carabiner, and they say the outlet is small and the front can come off. Those texts are not UK opinion.
You are packing peanut butter or sauces and you can accept a container over 100 ml plus US compliance language. Coghlan's pack of two polyethylene tubes is about £10.91, score 7.8, from 3.9 across 39 ratings. The listing says dishwasher safe, freezer safe and not microwaveable. Review texts are from the United States and Canada, and they call the clip stiff.
You want more tubes at the same pack price and a stated 60 ml, under the usual cabin line. The Qiwenr pack of four is best value at about £9.99, score 8.0. That score is 4.0 from one rating. The review is from Canada and talks about lotion bottles, not dog food. There is no dishwasher line. Treat one rating as one rating.
The top pick is the AKONE silicone dog food tube, pack of three, at about £9.99. It scores 8.6, the highest here: stated 90 ml, dishwasher safe, not microwaveable, and 4.3 from 62 ratings. German and Spanish texts praise a thin paste and a carabiner, and they say the outlet is too small and the front can come off. Best value is the Qiwenr pack of four at the same about £9.99, score 8.0, stated 60 ml. That is 4.0 from one Canadian rating about lotion bottles, with no dishwasher line. Coghlan's at about £10.91 does not take a badge: polyethylene, 226 ml, 3.9 from 39 ratings, and US compliance language. None of the three has 100 ratings, and none of the written reviews is from the United Kingdom.
AKONE silicone dog food tube, pack of 3
Highest score at 8.6: stated 90 ml at about £9.99, with 4.3 from 62 ratings, the largest count in this set.
Qiwenr silicone dog food tube, pack of 4
Four stated 60 ml tubes at about £9.99, the same pack price as the three-tube listing. The score is 8.0 from one rating.
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