Lukullus

Lukullus Single Meat Dry review

Name: Lukullus Single Meat Dry
Brand: Lukullus

70.5/100Excellent

DryAdultSenior

A plain everyday beef kibble in our Excellent band, with dried beef protein at 26% leading a maize and pea base. The single meat in the name means the muscle protein only. Poultry fat, poultry liver and salmon oil all bring other animals in, so have that straight before treating it as an exclusion diet.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do well on red meat, or have grown tired of poultry-led bowls
One bag for an adult and an older dog. The label covers both
Owners who prefer a plain, readable list without a long botanical tail
A well-mineralised bowl, with eggshells at 1.6% as a natural calcium source

Worth watching

Poultry fat at 8% and hydrolysed poultry liver at 2% put poultry in a bag with beef on the front
Salmon oil on the list, so it is not fish free
Maize at 26% makes this a grain-inclusive food

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

How this scores

How we score

70.5/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. For a dog on a genuine elimination trial, the poultry and salmon entries rule it out; for one that simply prefers beef, they make no difference.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Lukullus Single Meat Dry 70.5

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Beef at the top and a modest starch share hold this up; maize level with the meat and family-named poultry entries hold it back.

What's in it

Beef protein26%Dried, so the declared share stays close to what ends up in the kibble. The only named meat protein.
Maize26%Level with the meat.
Peas24%
Poultry fat8%Named by family, not species. Brings poultry into a beef recipe.
Dried apple pulp6.3%Carries the fibre.
Pea protein, pea meal4%A concentrate, so part of the protein figure comes from the plant side.
Hydrolysed poultry liver2%Another poultry entry.
Salmon oil1%Rules out a fish-free recipe.
Eggshells, potassium chloride1.6%, 0.4%Eggshells are a sensible natural source of calcium.
Dried parsley, MOS, FOS, mojave yucca0.1% and belowPrebiotics for the gut bacteria; yucca for odour.

Three entries, poultry fat, poultry liver and salmon oil, break the single-animal reading for an elimination trial.

Named ingredients

`New Recipe!` 1kg / 5 x 1kg / 12kg / 2 x 12kg, Beef protein (26%), maize (26%), peas (24%), poultry fat (8%), dried apple pulp (6.3%), pea protein (4%), hydrolysed poultry liver (2%), salmon oil (1%), eggshells (1.6%), potassium chloride (0.4%), pea meal, dried parsley (0.1%), mannan-oligosaccharides (0.0198%), fructo-oligosaccharides (0.015%), mojave yucca (0.015%).

Against the range

One beef kibble for adults and older dogs. Beef is the only named meat protein, but the fat, liver and oil come from other animals.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

362.5 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

14%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

31.1%

Fat

15.6%

Fibre

3.9%

Ash

8.3%

Carbs

41.1%

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

28%

Carbs

54.3%

Veg

6.3%

Oils

Other

2.4%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £2.83 (RRP)
Pack: 12kg, New Recipe! 1kg, New Recipe! Economy Pack: 5 x 1kg, New Recipe! 12kg, New Recipe! Economy Pack: 2 x 12kg
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 205 to 250 g a day, 230 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £0.65

Budget end of the market for a dry food, and strong value for what is in the recipe.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.