Lukullus

Lukullus Senior Tins Grain Free: Veal & Turkey review

Name: Lukullus Senior Tins Grain Free: Veal & Turkey
Brand: Lukullus

79.8/100Excellent

WetAdultSenior

An Excellent tin for the older dog that has slowed down but still eats as though it hasn't. Turkey at 38% and veal at 26% carry it, with organ meats named and counted. L-carnitine at 200 mg per kilo is the concession to age that actually comes with a dose.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs carrying a bit more weight than they used to
Owners who want the animal itemised by part
Cereal-free bowls, sweet potato at 4% and pear at 2% the only plants of substance
Tender senior digestions, with MOS and brewer's yeast on the label
An older dog fed beside an adult from the same tin

Worth watching

Green lipped mussel means shellfish is in the tin
The mussel at 0.1% is a nod to joints, short of a measured dose
At 96 kcal per 100g, a bigger dog gets through a fair amount

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

How this scores

How we score

79.8/100Excellent

Protein and processingExcellent

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors. A dog with a diagnosed joint problem stays on whatever the vet prescribed, with this tin as the dinner underneath it.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Veal 79.8

All one Excellent. Typical wet food: Excellent.

High animal content and a plant list of a couple of lines come close to a full sweep, on a shelf where the middle is already Excellent.

What's in it

Turkey: heart, meat, gizzards, liver, neck38%Liver is dense in B12, vitamin A, copper and folate.
Stock28.2%Named as stock, with its own percentage.
Veal: heart, lung, tripe26%Tripe brings a smell that persuades a half-hearted eater.
Sweet potato4%The whole of the starchy side, with the pear.
Pear2%
Minerals1%
Linseed oil0.5%Plant omega 3.
Green lipped mussel, brewer's yeast, MOS0.1% eachTraces, short of treatments. The mussel is a shellfish.

L-carnitine at 200 mg per kilo, a genuine inclusion aimed at fat metabolism and lean muscle, with vitamin D3, vitamin E, biotin and four trace minerals, every figure printed.

Calcium is not declared, a smaller matter on an adult and senior tin than on a puppy one.

Named ingredients

38% turkey (heart, meat, gizzards, liver, neck), 28.2% stock, 26% veal ( heart, lung, tripe ), 4% sweet potato, 2% pear, 1% minerals, 0.5% linseed oil, 0.1% green lipped mussel, 0.1% brewer's yeast, 0.1% MOS

Against the range

One grain-free senior tin. Turkey and veal make up most of it, both itemised down to heart, gizzard, lung and tripe, on a 28.2% stock. Sweet potato and pear are the only plants of substance, and the senior touches are small, with L-carnitine the one printed at a real dose.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

96 kcal/100g

Protein

10.2%

Fat

5.6%

Fibre

0.7%

Ash

2.2%

Moisture

79%

Dry weight

Protein

48.6%

Fat

26.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

10.5%

Carbs

10.9%

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

64.1%

Added water

28.2%

Carbs

Veg

Oils

0.5%

Other

1.2%

Pricing & size