Poppy's Picnic

Poppy's Picnic Raw Power Mince: Chicken Mince review

Name: Poppy's Picnic Raw Power Mince: Chicken Mince
Brand: Poppy's Picnic

90.4/100Outstanding

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Flavour

Bone-in raw mince, and all five recipes sit in our Outstanding band. Calcium arrives the way raw traditionally delivers it, out of ground ribs, drumsticks or carcass, with heart, liver and kidney on every label. There is no premix; each stand-in is named for what it supplies.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Raw feeders who want calcium from the grind
The widest rotation, with venison and duck beside beef, chicken, lamb and turkey
Owners who want each cut printed with its own share
Dogs that hold weight easily, on the lean venison and duck
Every size and age, from puppies to old dogs

Worth watching

Beef organs and salmon oil in all five, so beef and fish are in every bowl
Calcium high on three recipes, reaching 2.01% of dry matter on the chicken
The raw routine: freezer space, fridge thawing and a proper clean down

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

How this scores

How we score

90.4/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. For a large-breed puppy, take the calcium figure of the chosen recipe to the vet first.

Food type

Raw

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Beef Mince 90.7
Turkey Mince 90.7
Lamb Mince 90.6
Chicken Mince 90.4
Venison 89.7

All five Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

The five sit close enough that the real question is which animal suits your dog, with the beef and turkey level at the top.

What's in it

Boneless chicken thigh33%Free range, skinless.
Chicken drumstick10%Where the bone comes in.
Beef mince21%Part of a 38% beef share.
Beef heart, kidney, liver9%, 4%, 4%Liver packs B12, vitamin A, copper and selenium.
Sweet potato, green cabbage, carrots, parsnip, parsley4% eachThe whole plant side, all named. Fibre without starch.
Organic crude wheatgerm, wild salmon oil, sunflower vitamin EStand-ins for a premix: manganese, vitamin D with omega 3, and vitamin E.
Kelp seaweed, spirulina, wheatgrass, turmeric0.6% down to 0.2%Kelp for iodine; the rest is seasoning. Wheatgrass carries no gluten.

No premix; vitamin D, vitamin E, iodine and manganese come from named whole ingredients instead.

Calcium converts to 2.01% of dry matter. Put that figure in front of the vet before feeding a large-breed puppy.

Named ingredients

43% Free Range Skinless Chicken (33% Boneless Chicken Thigh, 10% Chicken Drumstick), 38% Grass Fed Beef (21% Beef Mince, 9% Beef Heart, 4% Beef Kidney, 4% Beef Liver), Fresh Vegetables (4% Sweet Potato, 4% Green Cabbage, 4% Carrots, 4% Parsnip, Parsley), Organic Crude Wheatgerm (a natural source of Manganese), Sustainably Sourced Wild Salmon Oil (a source of Vitamin D and healthy Omega 3 fats), Natural Vitamin E from Sunflower Oil, 0.6% Kelp Seaweed (a source of Iodine), 0.44% Spirulina, 0.34% Wheatgrass, 0.2% Turmeric

Against the range

Bone: Chicken drumstick, 10%; Ribs, drumstick or carcass at 3% to 8% on the others.
Calcium, dry matter: 2.01%; The highest; 1.10% on the lamb.
Protein, dry matter: 46.3%; 41.6% to 59.8% across the five.

The most bone in the range, which shows in the calcium.

Every recipe grinds bone in with the meat: beef ribs, chicken or turkey drumstick, lamb ribs or duck carcass, from 3% to 10%. Beef heart, liver and kidney run through all five, and the plant side is sweet potato, green cabbage, carrots and parsnip at 4% each.

There is no vitamin and mineral premix. Salmon oil, sunflower vitamin E, kelp and wheatgerm stand in for one. Calcium runs from 1.10% to 2.01% of dry matter, rising with the bone.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

152 kcal/100g

Protein

13.8%

Fat

9.6%

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

2.16%

Moisture

70.2%

Dry weight

Protein

46.3%

Fat

32.2%

Fibre

1.7%

Ash

7.2%

Carbs

12.6%

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

81%

Veg

9.2%

Oils

4.8%

Other

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £7.11 (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: £2.20

Premium end of the market for raw, 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.