Millies Wolfheart

Millies Wolfheart Duck & Veg review

Name: Millies Wolfheart Duck & Veg
Brand: Millies Wolfheart

61.9/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

A Good kibble that keeps to one bird from top to bottom, which is rare on a dry food label. Duck supplies the meat, the fat and the stock, and nothing else from an animal turns up anywhere. The trade is starch, with potato second on the list.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Elimination diets. Duck is the only animal on the label
Dogs kept off fish, as even the added fat comes from the duck
Owners who want joint supplements printed as figures on the list
A home feeding a puppy, an adult and an older dog from one bag

Worth watching

Carbohydrate estimated at 49.0% of dry matter, above the 46.2% typical for adult dry food
Calcium at 2.17% of dry matter, a figure to put to the vet before a large-breed puppy grows on it

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

How this scores

How we score

61.9/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. For a large-breed puppy, talk the calcium figure through with your vet before switching.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Millies Wolfheart Duck & Veg 61.9

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Keeping to one animal costs the analysis nothing; the starch is what holds it below the meatier kibbles.

What's in it

Freshly prepared duck24%Carries a lot of water and loses it to the oven.
Potato, sweet potato21%The main binder, and the reason the starch runs high.
Dried duck19.5%Carries more of the finished protein than the fresh headline does.
Duck fat5%Named to the same bird, so the single-protein claim holds.
Tapioca, chickpeas, pea fibreTapioca is starch with little attached; the chickpeas and pea fibre bring more.
Duck stock1.5%
Minerals, tomato pomace
Joint pack: glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, chondroitin sulphate177.5 mg/kg each of the first two and 125 mg/kg of chondroitin, printed on the list.
Herbs and dried fruits, apple to peppermintAll at trace level.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with every trace mineral dosed on the label, from zinc and iron at 48 mg per kilo down to selenium at 0.29 mg as sodium selenite.

Calcium reads 2.17% of dry matter. Ask your vet before a large-breed puppy grows on this food.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Duck (24%), Potato (21%), Sweet Potato, Dried Duck (19.5%), Duck Fat (5%), Tapioca, Chickpeas, Pea Fibre, Duck Stock (1.5%), Minerals, Tomato Pomace, Joint Pack (Glucosamine 177.5 mg/kg, Methylsulfonylmethane 177.5 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 125 mg/kg), Mixed Herbs, Dried Apple, Dried Carrot, Dried Cranberry, Aniseed & Fenugreek, Dried Seaweed, Burdock Root, Dried Camomile, Dried Dandelion, Dried Peppermint

Against the range

Duck is behind every animal entry: the fresh meat, the dried meat, the fat and the stock. There is no fish oil and no unnamed fat, and the binding is potato, sweet potato, tapioca and chickpeas with no grain.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

354 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

13%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

8.7%

Carbs

49%

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

45%

Carbs

47%

Veg

1.2%

Oils

Other

1.8%

Pricing & size