Poppy's Picnic RAW POWER Lamb Mince

Raw · completeHigh meatClear label

90out of 100

Good

our rating

Our verdict

Is Poppy's Picnic RAW POWER Lamb Mince a good dog food?

We score it 90/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete raw food for dogs of all life stages, with lamb, lamb ribs and beef as the main ingredients.

How we score

Why you might choose it

Meat makes up an estimated 74% of the dry matter (76% as fed).
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
Doesn't list grain ingredients.

Why you might not

High in fat: 38% fat on a dry-matter basis.
Needs freezer space and defrosting before serving.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list chicken, turkey, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon oil
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
You are limiting fat: 38.1% on a dry-matter basis is in the high band

These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Find foods that fit your dog.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 15.10% · Fat 13.80%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	15.10%
Fat	13.80%
Fibre	0.90%
Ash	2.10%
Moisture	63.74%
Calcium	0.40%
Phosphorus	0.30%

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

frozen for your convenience

No additives recorded yet.

Ingredients (20)6% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

meat 76.0%
veg 17.0%
carb 4.3%
oil 2.7%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	32% Lamb Mince	Lamb	meat · medium	32	32.0
2	7% Lamb Ribs	Lamb Ribs	meat · good	7	7.0
3	20% Beef Mince	Beef	meat · medium	20	20.0
4	9% Beef Heart	Beef Heart	meat · good	9	9.0
5	4% Beef Kidney	Beef Kidney	meat · good	4	4.0
6	4% Beef Liver	Beef Liver	meat · good	4	4.0
7	Fresh Vegetables	Vegetables	veg · medium	-	1.4
8	4% Sweet Potato	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	4	4.0
9	4% Green Cabbage	Cabbage	veg · good	4	4.0
10	4% Carrots	Carrots	veg · good	4	4.0
11	4% Parsnip	Parsnips	veg · good	4	4.0
12	Parsley	Parsley	veg · good	-	1.2
13	Organic Crude Wheatgerm (a natural source of Manganese)	Organic crude wheatgerm	veg · good	-	1.1
14	Flaxseed Oil	Linseed oil	oil · good	-	1.0
15	Sustainably Sourced Wild Salmon Oil (a source of Vitamin D and healthy Omega 3 fats)	Salmon Oil	oil · good	-	0.9
16	Natural Vitamin E from Sunflower Oil	Sunflower oil	oil · good	-	0.8
17	0.6% Kelp Seaweed	Seaweed	veg · good	0.6	0.6
18	0.44% Spirulina	Spirulina	veg · good	0.44	0.4
19	0.34% Wheatgrass	Wheatgrass	carb · good	0.34	0.3
20	0.2% Turmeric	Turmeric	veg · good	0.2	0.2

1. 32% Lamb Mince32% declared32.0% estimated
Lamb · meat · medium
2. 7% Lamb Ribs7% declared7.0% estimated
Lamb Ribs · meat · good
3. 20% Beef Mince20% declared20.0% estimated
Beef · meat · medium
4. 9% Beef Heart9% declared9.0% estimated
Beef Heart · meat · good
5. 4% Beef Kidney4% declared4.0% estimated
Beef Kidney · meat · good
6. 4% Beef Liver4% declared4.0% estimated
Beef Liver · meat · good
7. Fresh Vegetables1.4% estimated
Vegetables · veg · medium
8. 4% Sweet Potato4% declared4.0% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
9. 4% Green Cabbage4% declared4.0% estimated
Cabbage · veg · good
10. 4% Carrots4% declared4.0% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
11. 4% Parsnip4% declared4.0% estimated
Parsnips · veg · good
12. Parsley1.2% estimated
Parsley · veg · good
13. Organic Crude Wheatgerm (a natural source of Manganese)1.1% estimated
Organic crude wheatgerm · veg · good
14. Flaxseed Oil1.0% estimated
Linseed oil · oil · good
15. Sustainably Sourced Wild Salmon Oil (a source of Vitamin D and healthy Omega 3 fats)0.9% estimated
Salmon Oil · oil · good
16. Natural Vitamin E from Sunflower Oil0.8% estimated
Sunflower oil · oil · good
17. 0.6% Kelp Seaweed0.6% declared0.6% estimated
Seaweed · veg · good
18. 0.44% Spirulina0.44% declared0.4% estimated
Spirulina · veg · good
19. 0.34% Wheatgrass0.34% declared0.3% estimated
Wheatgrass · carb · good
20. 0.2% Turmeric0.2% declared0.2% estimated
Turmeric · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-13

Brand and contact: Poppy's Picnic

Website: https://poppyspicnic.co.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Address: Sandridge Park Melksham SN12 7QU
Contact page: poppyspicnic.co.uk

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-13
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: poppyspicnic.co.uk

Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

The overall score is 90 out of 100. The meat content contributed +7.1 points, and the overall quality of the ingredient list added a further +6.7 points. On the other hand, the oil and fat content pulled the score down by -0.9 points, and ingredients without printed percentages reduced it by -0.7 points.

Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.65
Meat share of dry matter	74.1%	0.096	+7.11
Carb share of dry matter	4.5%	-0.115	-0.52
Oil share of dry matter	9.3%	-0.092	-0.86
Vegetable share of dry matter	12.1%	-0.005	-0.06
Undeclared quantities	6.4%	-0.106	-0.68
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Fresh × high meat	1.0	11.084	+11.08
Processing multiplier	1.12	33.786	+37.84
Processing: Raw	yes	-0.054	-0.05

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.65
Meat share of dry matter	74.1%	0.096	+7.11
Carb share of dry matter	4.5%	-0.115	-0.52
Oil share of dry matter	9.3%	-0.092	-0.86
Vegetable share of dry matter	12.1%	-0.005	-0.06
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.012	+0.00
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.027	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	0.0%	-0.065	+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	0	-0.876	+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient	0.0%	0.060	+0.00
Undeclared quantities	6.4%	-0.106	-0.68
Prints ingredient percentages	no	0.000	+0.00
Complete diet	no	2.294	+0.00
Frozen or chilled fresh	no	0.000	+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	0.707	+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	no	-3.158	+0.00
High carb and low meat	no	-1.180	+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages	0.0	0.000	+0.00
Meat share × fresh	0.0	0.000	+0.00
Fresh × high meat	1.0	11.084	+11.08
Additive penalty	0.00	0.222	+0.00
Processing multiplier	1.12	33.786	+37.84
Processing: Raw	yes	-0.054	-0.05
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigerated	no	0.000	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelf	no	-0.672	+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Dried	no	6.629	+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Dried	no	6.331	+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressed	no	-6.713	+0.00
Processing: Dry Baked	no	-6.713	+0.00
Processing: Dry Extruded	no	-6.713	+0.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moist	no	-6.174	+0.00
Processing: Dry Muesli	no	-10.146	+0.00
Processing: Wet Pate	no	-0.672	+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunks	no	-0.672	+0.00

Processing-type offset: -1.74
Subtotal: 90.4
Final score: 90/100

Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.

Score history across model versions

The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.

Model	Score
v3	90/100	current
v2	91/100
v1	89/100
v1.9	91/100

Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for adult dogs. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.

Nutrient	As fed (label)	Dry matter (scored)	Score
Protein	15.1	41.6 (band 18 to 40%)	100
Fat	13.8	38.1 (band 5.5 to 20%)	100
Fibre	0.9	2.5 (band 0.5 to 5%)	96.4
Calcium	0.4	1.1 (band 0.5 to 2.5%)	88.1
Phosphorus	0.3	0.8 (band 0.4 to 1.6%)	91.4
Calcium:phosphorus ratio	1.3	1.3 (band 1 to 2%)	90

Scored over 6 declared nutrients (combined weight 80); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

No nutritional additives section declared on the label.

Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.

This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.

Transparency: what the label discloses

How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.

Item	Points
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (93.6% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	18.7/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)	15/15
✗ Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file	0/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file	0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✗ Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file	0/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)	10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file	0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Additives declared, Feeding guidance given, Batch and date labelling).

Safety: recall history

Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.

No recalls recorded in our database.

See all current recalls we track.

Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it

The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.

Claims on file; none we can check against the label

Claim	Type	Check	Substantiation
Organic Crude Wheatgerm (a natural source of Manganese) (on page)	Nutrient	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Complete and naturally balanced (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
No weird ingredients you don’ recognise, no chemicals, flavourings, fillers or artificial additives (on page)	Free-from	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Sustainably Sourced Wild Salmon Oil (a source of Vitamin D and healthy Omega 3 fats) (on page)	Nutrient	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Quality grass fed lamb meat with ground bone, minced veg and some key nutritional extras (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Kelp Seaweed (a source of Iodine) (on page)	Nutrient	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion