Red Mills Duck with Apple & Cranberry
Dry Extruded complete High meat Clear label
Is Red Mills Duck with Apple & Cranberry a good dog food?
We score it 64/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall rating of 64 out of 100. The meat content contributed +6.6, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +6.7. On the other hand, the processing format adjusted the score by -7. Finally, ingredients without printed percentages contributed -3.5 to the final calculation.
27% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe64
- Nutritionalmedium99
- Transparency60
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with duck, dried duck protein and potato starch as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Meat makes up an estimated 57% of the dry matter (66% as fed).
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
- Doesn't list grain ingredients.
Why you might not
- High in fat: 21% fat on a dry-matter basis.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 29%
- Fat
- 19%
- Fibre
- 2%
- Ash
- 7%
- Moisture
- 10%
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin A 24000 i.u./kg; Vitamin D3 2000 i.u./kg; Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol Acetate) 250 mg/kg; Taurine 1250 mg/kg; Copper (Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate) 7 mg/kg; Selenium (Sodium Selenite) 0.15 mg/kg; Iron (Iron Sulphate Monohydrate) 75 mg/kg; Manganese (Manganese Oxide) 40 mg/kg; Zinc (Zinc Oxide) 70 mg/kg; Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Glycine Hydrate) 30 mg/kg; Iodine (Calcium Iodate) 1.50 mg/kg
Technological additives
Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin
Storage
Go Native products should be stored out of reach of children and in a cool, dry place below 25ºC and out of direct sunlight.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, fish, venison, pork as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists poultry fat
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists poultry fat
- Your dog avoids duck: the label lists duck
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
- You are limiting fat: 21.1% 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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (28)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresh Duck 40% | Duck | meat | medium | 40 | 40.0 |
| 2 | Dehydrated Duck 25% | Dried Duck Protein | meat | good | 25 | 25.0 |
| 3 | Potato Starch | Potato starch | carb | poor | - | 1.5 |
| 4 | Sweet Potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb | good | - | 1.4 |
| 5 | Duck Fat 7% | Poultry Fat | oil | medium | 7 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Pea Starch | Pea Starch | carb | poor | - | 1.4 |
| 7 | Whole Linseed | Linseed | veg | good | - | 1.4 |
| 8 | Dried Seaweed | Seaweed | veg | good | - | 1.4 |
| 9 | Alfalfa | Alfalfa | veg | good | - | 1.3 |
| 10 | Hydrolysed Liver Protein 1% | Liver | meat | good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Sodium Chloride | Salt | additive | poor | - | 1.3 |
| 12 | Yeast Extract | Yeast | supplement | good | - | 1.3 |
| 13 | Dried Apple (5% fresh Apple equivalent) | Apples | veg | good | - | 1.2 |
| 14 | Dried Cranberry (5% fresh Cranberry Equivalent) | Cranberries | veg | good | - | 1.2 |
| 15 | Glucosamine Hydrochloride | Glucosamine | supplement | good | - | 1.2 |
| 16 | Chondroitin Sulphate | Chondroitin | supplement | good | - | 1.1 |
| 17 | Botanicals Alfalfa | Alfalfa | veg | good | - | 1.1 |
| 18 | Dried Rosehip | Rose Hip | veg | good | - | 1.1 |
| 19 | Dried Marigold | Dried Marigold | veg | good | - | 1.0 |
| 20 | Yucca schidigera | Yucca Schidigera | supplement | good | - | 1.0 |
| 21 | Oregano | Oregano | veg | good | - | 1.0 |
| 22 | Dried Carrot | Carrots | veg | good | - | 1.0 |
| 23 | Dried Spinach | Spinach | veg | good | - | 0.9 |
| 24 | Dried Broccoli | Broccoli | veg | good | - | 0.9 |
| 25 | Turmeric | Turmeric | veg | good | - | 0.9 |
| 26 | Dried Ginger | Ginger | veg | good | - | 0.8 |
| 27 | Antioxidants | Antioxidants | additive | poor | - | 0.8 |
| 28 | Preservatives (Preserved with Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin) | Antioxidants | additive | poor | - | 0.8 |
Brand
- Website
- https://www.redmills.com/
- [email protected]
- Phone
- +44 (0)7778980613
- Address
- Woodland Granaries, Narrow Lane, Wymeswold, Loughborough LE12 6SD
- Contact page
- www.redmills.com
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-08-22
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- Product page
- redmillsstore.ie
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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.7 | 9.915 | +6.70 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 56.7% | 0.116 | +6.58 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 3.2% | -0.113 | -0.36 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 11.2% | -0.088 | -0.99 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 17.9% | -0.002 | -0.03 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 4.2% | 0.177 | +0.74 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 6.8% | -0.009 | -0.06 |
| Recipe graded poor | 5.8% | -0.045 | -0.26 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 5 | -0.868 | -4.34 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 1.5% | 0.056 | +0.08 |
| Undeclared quantities | 27.0% | -0.131 | -3.53 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | -0.506 | -0.51 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 56.7 | -0.073 | -4.16 |
| Additive penalty | -3.47 | 0.236 | -0.82 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.7 | 9.915 | +6.70 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 56.7% | 0.116 | +6.58 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 3.2% | -0.113 | -0.36 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 11.2% | -0.088 | -0.99 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 17.9% | -0.002 | -0.03 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 4.2% | 0.177 | +0.74 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 6.8% | -0.009 | -0.06 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.371 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.022 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 5.8% | -0.045 | -0.26 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.182 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 5 | -0.868 | -4.34 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 1.5% | 0.056 | +0.08 |
| Undeclared quantities | 27.0% | -0.131 | -3.53 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | -0.506 | -0.51 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -1.988 | +0.00 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.250 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 56.7 | -0.073 | -4.16 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | -0.339 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 16.475 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -3.47 | 0.236 | -0.82 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Raw | no | 13.322 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | 7.712 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | 6.583 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 4.857 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | 0.072 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 11.127 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 9.320 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | 4.569 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -2.321 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.833 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.711 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | 2.935 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | 2.292 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.01
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 63.6
- Final score
- 64/100
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| v2 | 64/100 | current |
| v1 | 63/100 | |
| v1.9 | 65/100 |
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 | 29 | 32.2 (band 18 to 40%) | 100 |
| Fat | 19 | 21.1 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 2 | 2.2 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 93 |
Scored over 3 declared nutrients (combined weight 50); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.
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 (73% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 14.6/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) | 15/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| 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 (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 marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.
| Claim | Type | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|
| 100% Irish product (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| hypoallergenic recipe (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| bursting with antioxidants to support your dog’s immune system (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| prebiotics from seaweed to help promote a healthy tummy (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| great source of amino acids to support strong muscles (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ideal for Adult Dogs (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| provides perfectly balanced nutrition to support the health and wellbeing of both dogs and cats at every stage of life (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| nutritionally dense content with 70% meat content (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| grain-free and gluten-free (on page) | Free-from | Manufacturer assertion |
| made with high meat content, superfoods, botanicals, and carefully selected vitamins and minerals (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| high-quality, easily digested protein source (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| made with 70% delicious free-run Irish duck (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| mono protein (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| Locally raised fresh Irish duck and hand-picked Irish apple & cranberry (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| Duck is rich in iron (on page) | Nutrient | Manufacturer assertion |
| grain-free (on page) | Free-from | Manufacturer assertion |
| no artificial colours or preservatives (on page) | Free-from | Manufacturer assertion |
| 70% of meat content (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| Sustainably sourced, fully traceable, grain-free ingredients (on page) | Free-from | Manufacturer assertion |
Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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