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Lukullus Cold-Pressed Veggie review

One of the weakest cold-pressed foods we have rated. Feeding it costs about 66p a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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ODF Score 25/100 Avoid
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Top 89%scores higher than 11% of rated foodsacross all 3075 foods we've scored
Avoidscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£0.66per day for a 10 kg dogcheaper than 75% of cold-pressed foods
Germanybrand origin

Where the points went

The full breakdown, exactly as the algorithm scored it. How our rating works

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 61/100 across 30 ingredients (declared percentages used for 11, position estimates for the rest). Legumes carry 50% of the recipe. The FDA found no causal link between legume-rich diets and canine heart disease (DCM), though some cardiologists advise caution - noted for information, not scored. Named meat is only 0% of the recognised recipe, so the quality score is anchored down towards a plant-led food.
19.4 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); percentages cover 36% of the recipe (+2.2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
9.2 / 15
Additives
Declared additives below our neutral line, weakest being diatomaceous earth (-2.7).
7.3 / 10
Red flags
Leek at position 1 (-16); currants at position 9 (-8).
-24 / 0
Meat content
Meat content not declared and no named meat leads the label.
0 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 54% dry matter (high); fat 9.8% DM in the healthy band; moisture not declared - 8% assumed for the dry-matter maths; fibre 5.2% DM (+1.9); ash 5.4% DM - sensible mineral load (+2); functional extras: omega-3 source, named botanicals, pre/probiotics (+2).
6 / 10
Processing
Cold-pressed - lower temperatures than kibble.
7 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.1 · scored August 19, 2026 · full methodology public
25 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 25 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 19.4 of a possible 40. On top of that, 24 points are deducted outright for red-flag ingredients - a penalty applied before anything else is counted, which is why the total lands where it does.

The label declares no meat percentage at all, so there is no way to verify how much of the recipe is animal protein, and the ingredient list is only partly specific.

At about 66p a day to feed a 10kg dog, the question is not whether it is cheap but whether the label justifies the price - and on our scoring, it does not.

Ingredients

Straight from the label, grouped by role - every ingredient is coloured by our published classification and links to its full page.

Carbs & grains

corn germrice germmaize glutenricemaizedextrin

Fruit & veg

Original recipe: Vegetable mixdried ground peasdried ground carrotsbeetrootparsnipleekcelerychicory 11.5%comprising 13.5% carrotspeas 12.5%parsnips 11.5%dried ground potatofruit mixcomprising applespearscurrantsaronia berriesrosehipsblueberriesbeet pulpalgae mixcomprising Ascophyllum nodosumSchizochytriumlentils 14.2%dried apple pomace 4%fava beanspotato flakesdried beet pulp 0.1%

Oils & fats

oil mixcomprising rapeseed oilwheat germ oilsunflower oil 3.5%rapeseed oil 1.5%

Supplements & extras

dried ground hemplinseed 5%milk thistle seeds 2%dried herbs 1%mineral claydiatomaceous earthdried ground yucca schidigeralinseeds 5%mineralsherb mix 0.1%hydrolysed yeast
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label
Additives (as declared on the label)
Nutritional additives: Original recipe: Vitamin A (10,000 IU), vitamin D3 (1000 IU), vitamin E [as all rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate] (210mg), vitamin B1 [as thiamine mononitrate] (3.7mg), vitamin B2 [as riboflavin] (7.5mg), vitamin B6 [as pyridoxine hydrochloride] (4mg), vitamin B12 (41mcg), vitamin C (138mg), biotin (215mcg), folic acid (0.38mg), niacin (20.5mg), calcium-D-pantothenate (6.8mg), choline chloride (1100mg), taurine (1000mg), L-carnitine (1000mg), manganese [as manganous(II)-oxide] (47mg), copper [as cupric(II)-oxide] (11mg), zinc [as zinc oxide] (63mg), iodine [as calcium iodate] (1.6mg). New recipe: Vitamin A (22,000 IU), vitamin D3 (1200 IU), vitamin E (100mg), vitamin B1 (9mg), vitamin B2 (11mg), vitamin B6 (4mg), vitamin B12 (59mcg), biotin (400mcg), folic acid (1mg), niacin (45mg), vitamin C (33mg), calcium-D-pantothenate (22mg), choline chloride (780mg), zinc [zinc sulphate monohydrate] (84mg), iron [ferrous(II)-sulphate monohydrate] (57mg), manganese [manganous(II)-oxide] (20mg), copper [cupric(II)-sulphate pentahydrate] (10mg), iodine [calcium iodate anhydrous] (1mg), selenium [sodium selenite] (0.1mg), DL-methionine (1300mg), L-tryptophan (100mg). Technological additives: New recipe: Binding agent. Energy value per kg: Original recipe: ME (FEDIAF, 2015) 14.6 MJ / 3485kcal New recipe: ME (FEDIAF) 14.3 MJ / 3419kcal

Feeding & cost

What a bag actually costs to feed - worked out per dog, not per pack.

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
1.5 kg--
6 kg--
10 kg--
20 kg--

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 10 kg adult dog needs about 160 g a day = £0.66 / day, £20.06 / month.

How we work this out
  1. Energy: an adult dog at rest needs about 95 × weight0.75 kcal a day (the FEDIAF maintenance formula - a 10 kg dog works out near 534 kcal).
  2. Portion: divide that by this food's energy density, 333 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £4.10 / kg, for the daily cost, then by 30.4 days for the month.

Estimates scale to your dog's weight and the food's calorie density - a denser food needs fewer grams. A rough guide; always follow the pack. Try the full feeding calculator

Nutrition

Declared analysis converted to a dry-matter basis, so wet and dry foods compare fairly.

Protein

25.5 % DM
Directory average: 31.2

Fat

9.8 % DM
Directory average: 13.3

Est. carbs

54 % DM
Directory average: 43.2

Fibre

5.2 % DM
Directory average: 3.7

Ash

5.4 % DM
Directory average: 8.6

Moisture isn't declared on this label - dry-matter figures assume 8% (typical for a dry food) and are marked estimated.

Carbohydrates are estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fibre, ash and moisture.

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