Millies Wolfheart

Millies Wolfheart Salmon & Veg review

Name: Millies Wolfheart Salmon & Veg
Brand: Millies Wolfheart

71.9/100Excellent

DryPuppyAdult

Every scrap of animal material in this kibble comes from one fish, and it lands in our Excellent band. There is no unnamed fat, no hydrolysed protein and no oil from a second species. Carbohydrate estimates at 31.4% of dry matter, comfortably under the 46.2% typical of adult dry food.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Exclusion trials. Salmon is the only animal material on the list
Dogs kept off land meats
Skin and coat, with salmon oil declared at 5%
Older or heavier dogs, given a joint pack heavier than usual
A delicate gut, with FOS and MOS dosed at 370 mg/kg apiece

Worth watching

Nothing to fall back on if your dog reacts to fish
Calcium at 1.63% of dry matter is higher than large breed puppy feeding usually aims for
Tapioca, halfway down, is starch with very little else to it

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

How this scores

How we score

71.9/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. For a large breed puppy, weigh the calcium figure first; for an adult, trust the waistline over the chart.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Millies Wolfheart Salmon & Veg 71.9

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Nothing in the bowl holds it back; the shape of the list does, with the fresh salmon ahead of the dried and four starches strung out below.

What's in it

Freshly Prepared Salmon46%Baking drives off its water.
Dried Salmon18%Does more in the finished kibble than its place on the list suggests.
Potato7%The only starch with a percentage.
Sweet Potato, Tapioca, ChickpeasTapioca does little beyond binding; chickpeas bring fibre and some plant protein.
Salmon Oil5%Marine omega 3s from the same fish.
Pea Fibre, Minerals, LucerneBulk from the middle of the list.
Salmon Gravy1%Flavour.
Apple, carrot, cranberry, seaweed, spinach, herbsThere for the label as much as the dog.
Joint Pack, FOS, MOSGlucosamine and methylsulfonylmethane at 195.5 mg/kg each, chondroitin sulphate at 137.5 mg/kg; the prebiotics feed the gut bacteria.
Burdock, camomile, dandelion, peppermint, yucca extractYucca is there to make stools less pungent.

Vitamins A, D3 and E, methionine and L-carnitine, with part of the zinc and iron as amino acid chelates, a form the gut takes up more readily.

Puppies are on the label, and calcium at 1.63% of dry matter is higher than large breed puppy feeding usually aims for.

Named ingredients

Freshly Prepared Salmon (46%), Dried Salmon (18%), Potato (7%), Sweet Potato, Tapioca, Chickpeas, Salmon Oil (5%), Pea Fibre, Minerals, Lucerne, Salmon Gravy (1%), Dried Apple, Dried Carrot, Dried Cranberry, Aniseed & Fenugreek, Dried Seaweed, Dried Spinach, Mixed Herbs, Joint Pack (Glucosamine 195.5 mg/kg, Methylsulfonylmethane 195.5 mg/kg, Chondroitin Sulphate 137.5 mg/kg), Fructooligosaccharides (FOS, 370 mg/kg), Mannanoligosaccharides (MOS 370 mg/kg), Burdock Root, Dried Camomile, Dried Dandelion, Dried Peppermint, Yucca Extract

Against the range

One recipe with salmon as the only animal material, in four forms: freshly prepared, dried, oil and gravy. Potato, sweet potato, tapioca and chickpeas carry the starch, and the small print holds a joint pack, two prebiotics and part chelated minerals.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

365 kcal/100g

Protein

30.5%

Fat

17%

Fibre

4.5%

Ash

11%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

33.2%

Fat

18.5%

Fibre

4.9%

Ash

12%

Carbs

31.4%

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

65%

Carbs

27.6%

Veg

0.8%

Oils

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size