Poppy's Picnic

Poppy's Picnic Mighty Mince: Chicken Mince review

Name: Poppy's Picnic Mighty Mince: Chicken Mince
Brand: Poppy's Picnic

88.9/100Outstanding

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Flavour

Four raw minces in our Outstanding band, and labels declared almost line by line, percentages included. What sets them apart is the calcium: no ground bone anywhere, with crushed eggshell doing that job instead. Nine named vegetables give the bowl a real plant side.

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Our view

Likely to suit

The owner who reads ingredient lists for pleasure
Raw feeders who want plants in the bowl too, from sweet potato and kale to pumpkin
Knowing exactly what you are buying, with a figure beside nearly every entry
Any build or age: toy to giant, every life stage
A rotation built on one shared construction, with wild boar for something off the usual list

Worth watching

Beef and wild salmon oil in all four, so neither a beef-free nor a fish-free plan is served
Freezer room, a fridge to thaw in, and careful washing up
Calcium from eggshell, at 0.71% of dry matter on the Chicken Mince, light for a large-breed puppy

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

How this scores

How we score

88.9/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors from toy to giant. For a large-breed puppy, pick from the three with the higher calcium figure.

Food type

Raw

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Beef Mince 89.8
Wild Boar Mince 89.8
Chicken Mince 88.9
Lamb Mince 88.9

All four Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

Each of the four finishes a shade clear of the middle of the raw category, and they sit close enough that taste and tolerance should decide.

What's in it

Free range chicken breast32%The animal on the name, though beef outweighs it.
Grass fed beef mince, heart, liver25%, 19%, 4%
Sweet potato, green cabbage3% each
Carrots, parsnip, then kale, swede, broccoli, cauliflower, pumpkin, parsley2% down to 1%Every vegetable itemised with its own figure, bar the parsley.
Organic crude wheatgermNamed as the manganese source.
Wild salmon oilThe vitamin D and omega 3 source, and fish on the label.
Organic pressed flaxseed oil, organic sunflower oil0.9%, then unstatedSunflower oil is there as natural vitamin E.
Crushed eggshellThe calcium. There is no ground bone in the recipe.
Kelp seaweed, spirulina, wheatgrass, turmeric, mussel powder, herbs0.6% down to 0.09%Kelp is the iodine; the rest is seasoning at these levels.

No separate panel: salmon oil, sunflower oil, kelp, wheatgerm and eggshell are named as the sources instead.

Calcium converts to 0.71% of dry matter, the lowest here and light for a large-breed puppy.

Beef makes up more of the meat than the chicken on the name.

Named ingredients

32% Free Range Chicken Breast, 25% Grass Fed Beef Mince, 19% Grass Fed Beef Heart, 4% Grass Fed Beef Liver, Fresh Vegetables (3% Sweet Potato, 3% Green Cabbage, 2% Carrots, 2% Parsnip, 1% Kale, 1% Swede, 1% Broccoli, 1% Cauliflower, 1% Pumpkin, Parsley), Organic Crude Wheatgerm, Sustainably Sourced Wild Salmon Oil (a source of Vitamin D and healthy Omega 3 fats), 0.9% Organic Pressed Flaxseed Oil, Organic Sunflower Oil, 0.09% Green Lipped Mussel Powder, Crushed Eggshell, 0.6% Organic Kelp Seaweed, 0.5% Spirulina, 0.4% Organic Wheatgrass, 0.3% Turmeric, 0.27% Enhanced Herbs and Botanicals (0.04% Sesame Oil, 0.03% Ground Sunflower Seeds, 0.03% Celery Seeds, 0.02% Barley Grass Powder, 0.02% Fennel, 0.02% Hemp, 0.02% Milk Thistle, 0.02% Dandelion, 0.02% Chamomile, Echinacea, Nettles, 0.01% Elderberry, 0.01% Hawthorn Berries, 0.01% Rosehip Berries, Cleavers)

Against the range

Fat, dry matter: 19.2%; Much the leanest; the others sit near 37.0% to 38.2%
Energy: 119 kcal per 100g; 177 to 222 kcal on the rest
Calcium, dry matter: 0.71%; 0.8% to 0.95% on the others

Lean and gentle, and a sensible first raw meal for a dog new to it.

Every mince shares one build: named grass fed meat and organs, nine itemised vegetables, cold pressed oils, then kelp, spirulina and a long botanical tail, nearly every entry with its own percentage. Beef heart, liver or kidney run through all four, and so does wild salmon oil.

There is no ground bone and no premix. Crushed eggshell supplies the calcium, at 0.71% to 0.95% of dry matter, and whole foods cover the rest: salmon oil for vitamin D, kelp for iodine, wheatgerm for manganese.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

119 kcal/100g

Protein

15.5%

Fat

4.6%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

Moisture

76%

Dry weight

Protein

64.6%

Fat

19.2%

Fibre

10.8%

Ash

4.2%

Carbs

1.2%

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

80.1%

Veg

8.8%

Oils

5.2%

Other

5.8%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £9.22 (RRP)
Pack: 450g tray/pack, sold as 1 pack, 8 packs, 16 packs, 24 packs, 36 packs, 44 packs
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 280 to 340 g a day, 310 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £2.86

Premium end of the raw market, 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.