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Langenhahn, Germany 
3Suitable for all breeds of dogs
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Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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71 out of 100 - Good
Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin: Germany
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
Fliss08• one year ago
Where can i get a 5kg bag online? I have a small dog to get through 15kg it would get stale.
Jan Hlavinka• one year ago
I dont understand why Markus Mühle Natural dog food is rated higher than this dog food, since it contains corn.
Callys heroes• 5 years ago
Excellent product, high quality, great price. My two dogs love this, one is very fussy and one has a sensitive tum but both wolf it down, and thrive on it. Cleaning up is easy too.
mark butterworth• 5 years ago
We tried our Miniature Schnauzer Otto on several different quality dry foods including the other Markus Muhle food NaturNah, most were chicken based & seemed to have the same effect - upset stomach & loose stools. Since changing to Markus Muhle Black Angus we haven't looked back, he dances round the kitchen when I get his bowl out, woolfs his food down straight away & no more upset stomachs or loose stools. Otto's coat is lovely & at his last check up at the vet she said he was in great condition, 'all muscle & bone' as he should be.
@doublingcube• 5 years ago
Lukullus is on par with this regarding most ingredients and price but this one has Perna Canaliculus in it (green-lipped mussel extract), which is quite important for the joints. I've been feeding my dog with this for more than a year now, he likes it even when I use it as treat. The output is extremely easy to collect due to high fibre content, still, it does not seem difficult for him to produce it.
Simon Chambers• 6 years ago
I wonder if you can tell me please why the Black Angus version scores 0.1 points below the NaturNah version. I'm just intrigued as the latter contains maize and this doesn't. Presumably the ingredients are more expensive too as the Black Angus one costs more. My dogs have thrived on both and I think it's a great food but I would be very interested to know why you appear not to consider it worth spending the extra money on Black Angus when to a non-expert it appears a slightly better food :)
Sue Dowdall• 7 years ago
At last, no frequent loose stools, no wind and a happy healthy 8 month old pug x who loves his food and is the picture of health. 15kg bag lasts a long time as portions are small (no fillers) and great value from zooplus.co.uk. We are using the puppy version of Markus Mühle Black Angus (up to 12 months).
Carol Moore• 7 years ago
I have finally found a good quality food that all my dogs love and no upset tums or loose stools. Very happy with it
Pety R• 8 years ago
My Polly is 21 months old GSD, at 8 months old she started to get very poorly and losing weight, later she got diagnosed with IBD, the only food that doesn't make her poorly is Markus Mühle Black Angus, she wont eat it on it's own but I think that is because when she wasn't eating and was losing weight I was putting soft cheese or white fish in her food to get her to eat and I still have to do that. She is now 22kg the most she has ever been, she will never be big due to her illness but at least I have found a food that does not make her poorly.
Jess Coultas• 8 years ago
My puppy ruby I tried everything and she wouldn't eat nothing apart from Mark muhle black angus and she is doing fantastic on it no more loose stools
Janet• 9 years ago
After a whole year trying my fussy rescue Galgo on so many different high-end kibbles (& learning that all I've tried are, despite the brand, made at Golden Acres!) I've finally found Mark Muhle Black Angus, rated highly, good ingredients & shopping around online, there are bargains to be had. He's been eating it all up, every mealtime for a couple of weeks now, no waste, no messing around. He's looking good. Out-put is easy & not too unpleasant to deal with. We're all happy.
Rob Staves
Janet• 8 years ago
Orijen would still be cheaper, is entirely grain free and rated 5 stars.
keith
Rob Staves• 6 years ago
Where do you buy orijen at the cheap price . Markus Muhle is £2.50 kg Orijen is double that?
Rob Staves
keith• 6 years ago
Have a look on Zooplus.
Simon Chambers
keith• 6 years ago
The only types of Orijen that are in this price range (but still a fair
bit more expensive even on Zoo Plus or Bitiba) are extruded kibble so it
depends what your priorities are. I'm not saying Orijen's not a good food
at all but personally I wouldn't buy extruded dog food (because my dog is a
breed prone to bloat) and the freeze dried Orijen is very expensive,
particularly if you have a big dog!
Janet
Rob Staves• 5 years ago
Origen is dry extruded, however high a rate it gets & however cheap you can find it.
There are several reasons I prefer to feed my dog cold pressed dog food, one of them being that it is compatible with raw feeding - I feed my dog raw meaty bones daily to maintain his dental health.
Another reason is that he likes to play after he has eaten & being a deep chested dog, this could cause bloat. Cold pressed food reduces the risk of bloat.
I could go on.....
He is still, after all this time, happy with what he eats & is healthy & that suits us both.
Thank you for your information about Origen, but dry extruded kibble is not my choice.