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Dog food mixers

A mixer's job is exactly what the name says: it goes alongside wet or raw food to add crunch, bulk and cheaper calories - it is not a meal on its own. Mixers are 'complementary' foods, which is the legal way of saying nutritionally incomplete. Fed solo over time they will leave gaps, so the golden rule of the whole category is simple: mixer plus something complete, always.

By Jane HurstUpdated July 30, 2026How we rate

Dog food mixers

33.4/100

average ODF Score

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Top score 75/100 - Natures Menu Superfood Mighty Mixer

14 foods

Natures MenuNatures Menu Mighty Mixer
Mixer
Price coming soon14.5% meat
  • NaturalNo artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
73/100
CsjCSJ Wholemeal Mixer
Mixer
Price coming soon
  • NaturalNo artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
39/100

Judged on their own terms, mixers vary more than you might expect. The traditional versions are essentially baked cereal - fine as ballast, nothing more - while newer ones add named meats, vegetables or herbs and start earning their place in the bowl on merit. Price per kilo is usually low across the board, which is precisely the appeal: stretch an expensive wet or raw food without letting the daily cost run away.

Do the sums on the full bowl, not the bag. If a cheap mixer lets you afford a better wet food, that can be a genuinely smart trade. Every mixer below comes with its full ingredient breakdown, so you can see which ones bring more than crunch.

Dog food mixers FAQs

What is a mixer in dog food?

A complementary biscuit designed to be fed alongside wet or raw food - it adds crunch, bulk and cheap calories to a bowl built around something else. 'Complementary' is the key word: a mixer is not nutritionally complete, so it partners a complete food rather than replacing one. Traditional mixers are baked cereal; newer ones add meat and vegetables.

Can dogs eat mixer biscuits on their own?

Not as their regular diet. Mixers are legally 'complementary' foods, which means they do not meet a dog's full nutritional needs - fed solo over time they leave gaps. The occasional mixer-only bowl will not hurt a healthy adult dog, but the everyday pattern should be mixer plus a complete wet, raw or fresh food.

What is the point of a mixer?

Economics and texture. A cheap mixer stretches a more expensive wet or raw food, cutting the cost of the overall bowl while adding the crunch some dogs enjoy. Used that way it can be a smart trade: the complete food carries the nutrition, the mixer carries the volume. Just count its calories when portioning, or the maths becomes overfeeding.

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