Millies Wolfheart

Millies Wolfheart Hunter Mix review

Name: Millies Wolfheart Hunter Mix
Brand: Millies Wolfheart

78.3/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

The meatiest label Millies Wolfheart makes, in our Excellent band, with duck, salmon, herring, white fish, lamb, rabbit and venison all numbered. Estimated carbohydrate falls to 22.2% of dry matter, a long way from how most kibble is built. Transparency reads Outstanding.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working and sporting dogs, at 382 kcal per 100g
Dogs that do better on less starch
Owners who want every animal named and numbered, from dried herring at 8% down to venison at 3%
Hard-working joints: glucosamine and MSM at 177.5 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 125 mg/kg
Dogs that enjoy variety in the bowl

Worth watching

Seven different animals, so it cannot help a dog on an exclusion diet
Calcium at 2.61% of dry matter, more than a large breed puppy should grow on

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

How this scores

How we score

78.3/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for every life stage and size, but it reads as an adult and working dog food first. Start a large breed on it once the growing is behind them.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Duck

The score, in context

Millies Wolfheart Hunter Mix 78.3

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A protein and starch split this unusual for an extruded food is what earns the score, with ash from all that dried meat the one figure that follows it around.

What's in it

Freshly prepared duck14%Mostly water, so it shrinks in the oven.
Sweet potato11%
Dried duck, dried herring, dried salmon11% down to 7.5%The concentrated protein, and the entries worth reading.
Freshly prepared salmon, white fish, lamb8.5% down to 7%White fish keeps its species to itself.
Dried rabbit6.5%Lean, and rare in everyday dog food.
Tapioca, chickpeasShort and late on the list.
Duck fat4%Most of the energy. A named fat.
Freshly prepared venison3%
Salmon oil, duck stock2%, 1.5%Marine omega 3, then stock for smell and appetite.
Tomato pomace, joint pack, herbs, apple, carrot, cranberry, seaweedFibre, the dosed joint pack, then seasoning.

Trace minerals as the traditional sulphates with figures attached: zinc and iron at 48 mg, manganese at 34 mg and iodine at 0.96 mg per kilo.

Calcium converts to 2.61% of dry matter. Start a large breed puppy on it once growth is done.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Duck (14%), Sweet Potato (11%), Dried Duck (11%), Freshly Prepared Salmon (8.5%), Dried Herring (8%), Dried Salmon (7.5%), Freshly Prepared White Fish (7%), Freshly Prepared Lamb (7%), Dried Rabbit (6.5%), Tapioca, Chickpeas, Duck Fat (4%), Freshly Prepared Venison (3%), Salmon Oil (2%), Duck Stock (1.5%), Tomato Pomace, Minerals, 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 Nutritional Constituents per kg: Vitamins: Vitamin A 14,423 IU, Vitamin D3 1,346 IU, Vitamin E 96 IU Trace Elements : Zinc (Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate) 48 mg, Iron (Iron (II) Sulphate Monohydrate) 48 mg, Manganese (Manganous Sulphate Monohydrate) 34 mg, Iodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.96 mg

Against the range

One recipe with nine animal entries at the top of the list, each carrying a figure, and tapioca and chickpeas coming late. Protein converts to 43.5% of dry matter, fat to 19.0% and estimated carbohydrate to 22.2%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

381.5 kcal/100g

Protein

40%

Fat

17.5%

Fibre

Ash

11%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

43.5%

Fat

19%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

12%

Carbs

22.2%

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

74%

Carbs

17.4%

Veg

1.3%

Oils

Other

1.3%

Pricing & size