Darf

Darf Complete Adult Dry Wild review

Name: Darf Complete Adult Dry Wild
Brand: Darf

72/100Excellent

Cold pressedAdultSenior

The game recipe of the Darf range, and it carries the idea further than most foods that use the word. Deer and roe make up the muscle, with deer organs and goose bone named alongside, and none of the usual farm meats appear. It is pressed cold and sits in our Excellent band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

A dog who has run out of ordinary meats: no beef, chicken, lamb or pork
A rotation that needs something genuinely new
Adults and older dogs of any build, toy to giant
Owners who like to see the mineral source, with goose bone its own 9% entry
Dogs that do well on a moderate recipe

Worth watching

Goose bone puts bird in the bowl, so it is not deer only
Egg and krill, if either is on the avoid list
Millet at 5%, which rules out a strictly cereal-free plan

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

72/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. It is fed like ordinary dry food; check that egg, krill and poultry are all fine for your dog before ordering.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Goose

The score, in context

Darf Complete Adult Dry Wild 72.0

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

The animals are as interesting as anything in the category; the plant fraction and the balance of the analysis are what hold it back.

What's in it

Deer meat30%Game, leaner than farmed meat as a rule.
Roe meat15%
Goose bone9%The calcium source, landing at 1.25% of dry matter. Bird in a game recipe.
Deer organ6%The vitamin-dense part.
Eggs2%A small top-up that brings fat and amino acid balance into line.
Raw dried carrot, raw apple14%, 13%Fibre and some natural sweetness, and most of the carbohydrate.
Millet5%Gluten free and easy on most digestions.
Krill, coconut oil2% eachKrill brings the marine omega fats venison cannot.
Nettle1%

A vitamin and mineral supplement at 0.5%, declared without printed doses.

Named ingredients

60% meat (30% deer meat, 15% roe meat, 9% goose bone, 6% deer organ), 2% eggs, 14% raw dried carrot, 13% raw apple, 5% millet 2% krill, 2% coconut oil, 1% nettle

Against the range

One cold-pressed game recipe with a 60% meat share: deer meat, roe, deer organs and goose bone, and no farmyard animal. Eggs, carrot, apple, millet, krill, coconut oil and nettle make up the rest, each with a percentage.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

399.3 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

10.5%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

5.7%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26%

Fat

10.9%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

5.9%

Carbs

54.7%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

69.1%

Veg

28.9%

Oils

2.1%

Pricing & size