Markus Muhle

Markus Muhle Markus Muehle Red Deer review

Name: Markus Muhle Markus Muehle Red Deer
Brand: Markus Muhle

68.7/100Good

Cold pressedAdult

The game recipe in the Markus Muehle line, and duck does more of the work than the deer on the front. Where it stands out is the end of the label: forest berries, fennel, seaweed and green lipped mussel extract at 1.5%, all named or measured. It feeds and stores like a dry food without the high-heat cooking.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs kept off chicken and beef: the animals here are duck, deer and white fish
Older dogs feeling their joints, with green lipped mussel extract at a printed 1.5%
Dogs that need coaxing, as berries, fennel and herbs give the pellet plenty of character
Owners who want food fed like dry but pressed, never expanded
Any size of dog, with a chart from a small dog to a giant

Worth watching

Duck is the bigger headline meat, so the deer plays a supporting part
Wholegrain rice, potato and millet rule it out of a grain-free routine
White fish is named, worth knowing if fish stays out of the bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

68.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyExcellent

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The pellet crumbles in water, so expect a different texture from an extruded kibble when you switch.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Markus Muehle Red Deer 68.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named game and fish and a printed joint ingredient make the case for it; a grain and potato base keeps it mid-field.

What's in it

Dried and ground Barbary duck meat18%The biggest single entry, ahead of the deer.
Ground wholegrain rice
Dried and ground deer meat9.4%Genuine and named, but the second meat.
Potato flakes
Dried and ground white fish6.3%Marine protein and oils.
Ground millet, dried rice germMillet is gluten free and gentle; rice germ carries much of the grain's B vitamins.
Gelatine, beetroot, venison boneGelatine names no animal. The bone supplies most of the calcium.
Seaweed, green herbs, cold-pressed vegetable oil mixture, linseedThe oil is the one place the label goes general.
Dried moor, forest berries2% eachRedcurrants, raspberries, blueberries, rosehips and cranberries.
Fennel, yucca, egg yolk, silica, green lipped mussel extract, green mineral soil1.5% silica, 1.5% musselThe mussel is a real inclusion, not a name-check for the bag front.

The vitamin and trace element declaration is printed in full, a dose against every line.

Duck at 18% outweighs the deer at 9.4%, so this is not a venison-only diet.

Named ingredients

Dried and ground Barbary duck meat 18%, ground wholegrain rice, dried and ground deer meat 9.4%, potato, flakes, dried and ground white fish 6.3%, ground millet, dried rice germ, gelatine, dried and ground beta, vulgaris, dried and ground venison bone, seaweed blend, fresh green herbs, cold-pressed vegetable oil, mixture, linseed, dried moor 2%, forest berries (consisting of: red currents, raspberries, berries, blueberries, rosehips, cranberries) 2%, fennel seeds, dried and ground Yucca schidigera, egg yolk powder, silica 1.5%, green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) extract 1.5%, green mineral soil

Against the range

One cold-pressed pellet, pressed at low temperature and never puffed. Barbary duck at 18% leads, deer meat at 9.4% and white fish at 6.3% follow, on a base of wholegrain rice, potato and millet. Protein converts to 28.4% of dry matter and carbohydrate to an estimated 46.1%. Calcium comes mainly from venison bone, at 1.51% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

319.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

25.3%

Fat

10.2%

Fibre

5.5%

Ash

6.9%

Moisture

11%

Dry weight

Protein

28.4%

Fat

11.5%

Fibre

6.2%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

46.1%

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

36%

Carbs

49.9%

Veg

0.3%

Oils

0.1%

Other

13.7%

Pricing & size