Lukullus

Lukullus Naturkost review

Name: Lukullus Naturkost
Brand: Lukullus

67.9/100Good

Cold pressedAdultSenior

A single cold-pressed recipe with a shopping list you could picture in a kitchen. Dried chicken leads at 28%, and the cereal behind it pushes carbohydrate to 51.7% of dry matter against 43.2% for cold-pressed food generally. It lands in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that eat too fast. The pellet crumbles in liquid and does not swell
Several dogs, or one very large one, with a 15kg bag and a double pack
Older dogs still on a normal diet, under the same feeding guide as adults
Dogs that do well on oils: salmon oil at 4% and linseed at 3.1% are both declared

Worth watching

Maize, rice and maize gluten, so not grain-free
Dried beef protein behind the chicken puts two land animals in the bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

67.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size, with calcium at 1.11% of dry matter. The minerals carry no printed doses, so the check is the feeding guide against your dog's waistline.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Lukullus Naturkost 67.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A named chicken lead and a readable list earn Good; the cereal side keeps it a little under the middle of the group.

What's in it

Dried chicken28%Dried, so the figure stands for more meat than the same share of fresh.
Maize, rice21%, 20%Named outright, which we prefer.
Dried beef proteinA second land animal.
Maize glutenThe entry we like least: protein from a cereal.
Salmon oil4%
Dried beet pulp, linseed, rapeseed oil3.2%, 3.1%, 3%Gentle fibre and omega fats.
Egg powder, apple2.5% appleEgg is very digestible protein.
Mixed herbs2.2%A lot of ground under one heading.
Seaweed meal, cranberries, yucca schidigera extract, sunflower oil0.5% cranberriesSeaweed for its iodine.
Hydrolysed poultry liver, mineralsThe liver is for taste, and its bird goes unnamed.

Named ingredients

Dried chicken (28%), maize (21%), rice (20%), dried beef protein, maize gluten, salmon oil (4%), dried beet pulp (3.2%), linseed (3.1%), rapeseed oil (3%), egg powder, apple (2.5%), mixed herbs (2.2%), seaweed meal, cranberries (0.5%), yucca schidigera extract, sunflower oil, hydrolysed poultry liver, minerals.

Against the range

Dried chicken at 28% leads, ahead of maize at 21% and rice at 20%, with dried beef protein and maize gluten lifting the protein behind them. The tail is unusually homely for a pressed pellet: salmon oil, linseed, egg powder, apple, herbs, seaweed meal and cranberries, most with a percentage printed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

347.4 kcal/100g

Protein

24.8%

Fat

10%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

5.3%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

27.6%

Fat

11.1%

Fibre

3.7%

Ash

5.9%

Carbs

51.7%

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

35.5%

Carbs

47.5%

Veg

3.3%

Oils

7.3%

Other

6.4%

Pricing & size