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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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71.47 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.
BeeBonnet •5 hours ago
Just coming back to say that I’ve continued to look around and try things. I just have to rule nearly everything else out due to price or, especially, because ALL the British brands have peas and sweet potatoes. This website doesn’t seem at all aware of the studies on this (there are several and the only ones that claim to disprove it are by vested interests who did very small sample size and very short duration, whereas the problems from peas, legumes, sweet potatoes can take years to develop). Just google “peas and legumes and DCM.” They are the biggest most obvious culprit but researchers suspect sweet potatoes may also play a role. These items chemically block absorption of taurine in dogs. So after many years it causes development of DCM, a heart condition. The condition clears up when the peas/legumes are stopped. The UK public is on a stupid plant based bandwagon and wrongly think dogs need loads of vegetables. They don’t, and some can be harmful. White rice is actually healthier than brown, google that if you like. And seed oils (vegetable oils) are a source of inflammation. Ideally, I’d prefer no vegetable oil and white rice over brown. But, I’ll take this over the poisonous legumes in all the British premium dog foods! Even the site owner doesn’t get it with that.BeeBonnet •one month ago
I recently tried Cobbydog as my first ever cold pressed. Dogs hated it. I have 5 dogs, all hated it, I can’t even use a little bit and mix it with other food. Just a little of the Cobbydog mixed with good stuff ruins it all and they won’t eat it. So I thought cold pressed must be unpalatable and would go back to kibble. Then I tried them in this Markus Muhle Black Angus. My dogs are used to getting real raw meat but I’m trying to find something to mix it with for ease and budget. They all happily chewed this Black Angus cold pressed without anything being added to it. I have 4 GSDs plus a BC. I like that this food has greenlipped mussel added in. Seems budget friendly compared to others. There’s a couple other brands I’d like to try but since we are feeding 5 dogs and not made of money, may just stuck with this. Best ingredients for best price I can find. No corn maize and no legumes. Legumes are very bad for dogs!flin •2 years ago
Where can i get a 5kg bag online? I have a small dog to get through 15kg it would get stale.Jan Hlavinka •2 years ago
I dont understand why Markus Mühle Natural dog food is rated higher than this dog food, since it contains corn.BeeBonnet
Jan Hlavinka
•5 hours ago
Oh and btw, the corn is in the Naturnah not the Black Angus. Naturnah is cheaper because of corn and chicken. The other MM flavors are higher due to the type of meat and lack of corn.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.