Vollmer’s Holistic MINI

Dry Extruded · completeClear label

58out of 100

Average

our rating

Our verdict

Is Vollmer’s Holistic MINI a good dog food?

We score it 58/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

How we score

Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.

44% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
Declares energy content, which most labels omit.
Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.

Why you might not

Around 37% of the recipe is generic or unspecified ingredients.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Labelling or feeding guide is aimed at small dogs
Doesn't list beef, venison, pork as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists fish meal
Your dog avoids duck: it is listed as an ingredient
Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - white
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein

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 28% · Fat 14%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	28%
Fat	14%
Fibre	2.50%
Ash	8%
Calcium	1.50%
Phosphorus	0.90%

Energy: 348 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Da wir keine künstlichen Konservierungsstoffe einsetzen, ist die richtige Lagerung bei unserem Futter besonders wichtig. Das Futter muss kühl und trocken gelagert werden und darf keiner Sonnenbestrahlung ausgesetzt werden. Am besten füllst Du das Futter in eine Futtertonne um oder lagerst es im Originalsack und verschließt es nach jeder Entnahme wieder mit einem Verschlussclip.

Feeding guide

Fütterungsempfehlung für erwachsene Hunde und für heranwachsende Hunde (tabellarisch auf der Seite). Die angegebenen Werte sind lediglich Richtwerte; Rasse, Alter und Aktivität des Hundes müssen berücksichtigt werden.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin A 15000 I.E./kg; Vitamin D3 1200 I.E./kg; Vitamin E 50 mg/kg; Vitamin B1 5 mg/kg; Vitamin B2 5 mg/kg; Vitamin B6 6 mg/kg; Vitamin B12 40 mcg/kg; Vitamin C 70 mg/kg; Niacinamid 30 mg/kg; Ca-Pantothenat 15 mg/kg; Folsäure 2 mg/kg; Biotin 350 mcg/kg; Cholinchlorid 1200 mg/kg; Kupfer (als Kupfer-II-Sulfat, Pentahydrat) 10 mg/kg; Zink (als Zinkoxid) 100 mg/kg; Jod (als Calciumjodat, wasserfrei) 2 mg/kg; Selen (als Natriumselenit) 0.3 mg/kg

Technological additives

tocopherolhaltige Extrakte aus pflanzlichen Ölen; Rosmarin

Ingredients (35)44% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

unknown 38.2%
meat 28.4%
veg 12.3%
supplement 6.4%
fibre 5.8%
carb 3.6%
oil 2.9%
additive 2.5%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Poultry meal	Dehydrated Poultry Proteins	meat · good	-	2.1
2	21%) (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Chicken	Chicken	meat · medium	21	21.0
3	Potato flakes (min. 19%)	Potatoes	carb · medium	19	19.0
4	Rice (min. 15%)	Rice - white	carb · medium	15	15.0
5	Greaves protein	Greaves Protein	meat · medium	-	2.0
6	Poultry fat	Poultry Fat	oil · medium	-	2.0
7	Chicory	Chicory	veg · good	-	2.0
8	Carrot pulp	Carrots	veg · good	-	1.9
9	Peas	Peas	veg · good	-	1.9
10	Alfalfa	Alfalfa	veg · good	-	1.8
11	Spinach	Spinach	veg · good	-	1.8
12	Tomato	Tomato	veg · good	-	1.8
13	Parsnip	Parsnips	veg · good	-	1.7
14	Pepper	Red Pepper	veg · good	-	1.7
15	Lamb meal	Lamb	meat · medium	-	1.7
16	Beet pulp	Beet Pulp	fibre · medium	-	1.6
17	Carob meal	Carob Bean Meal	fibre · medium	-	1.6
18	Hydrolysed poultry liver	Hydrolysed Poultry Liver	meat · medium	-	1.6
19	Yeast	Yeast	supplement · good	-	1.5
20	Fish meal	Fish Meal	meat · medium	-	1.5
21	Kieselguhr	unmatched	-	-	1.4
22	Apple pulp	Apple Fibre	fibre · medium	-	1.4
23	Dried poultry liver	Liver	meat · good	-	1.4
24	Linseed	Linseed	veg · good	-	1.3
25	Sodium chloride	Salt	additive · poor	-	1.3
26	Salmon oil (min. 0.5%)	Salmon Oil	oil · good	0.5	0.5
27	Whole egg (min. 0.5%)	Egg	meat · good	0.5	0.5
28	Seaweed meal	Seaweed Meal	supplement · medium	-	1.3
29	Gelatine extr.	Gelatin	supplement · medium	-	1.2
30	Herbs and spices	Spices	veg · medium	-	1.2
31	0.05%) (Garlic, Fennel, Basil, Cinnamon, essential oils of thyme and anise	Cinnamon	veg · good	0.05	0.05
32	Goji berry (min. 0.02%)	Goji Berry	veg · good	0.02	0.02
33	Yucca Schidigera	Yucca Schidigera	supplement · good	-	1.1
34	L-Carnitine	L-Carnitine	supplement · medium	-	1.1
35	Green-lipped mussel	Green-Lipped Mussel	supplement · good	-	1.1

1. Poultry meal2.1% estimated
Dehydrated Poultry Proteins · meat · good
2. 21%) (Chicken, Turkey, Duck, Chicken21% declared21.0% estimated
Chicken · meat · medium
3. Potato flakes (min. 19%)19% declared19.0% estimated
Potatoes · carb · medium
4. Rice (min. 15%)15% declared15.0% estimated
Rice - white · carb · medium
5. Greaves protein2.0% estimated
Greaves Protein · meat · medium
6. Poultry fat2.0% estimated
Poultry Fat · oil · medium
7. Chicory2.0% estimated
Chicory · veg · good
8. Carrot pulp1.9% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
9. Peas1.9% estimated
Peas · veg · good
10. Alfalfa1.8% estimated
Alfalfa · veg · good
11. Spinach1.8% estimated
Spinach · veg · good
12. Tomato1.8% estimated
Tomato · veg · good
13. Parsnip1.7% estimated
Parsnips · veg · good
14. Pepper1.7% estimated
Red Pepper · veg · good
15. Lamb meal1.7% estimated
Lamb · meat · medium
16. Beet pulp1.6% estimated
Beet Pulp · fibre · medium
17. Carob meal1.6% estimated
Carob Bean Meal · fibre · medium
18. Hydrolysed poultry liver1.6% estimated
Hydrolysed Poultry Liver · meat · medium
19. Yeast1.5% estimated
Yeast · supplement · good
20. Fish meal1.5% estimated
Fish Meal · meat · medium
21. Kieselguhr1.4% estimated
unmatched
22. Apple pulp1.4% estimated
Apple Fibre · fibre · medium
23. Dried poultry liver1.4% estimated
Liver · meat · good
24. Linseed1.3% estimated
Linseed · veg · good
25. Sodium chloride1.3% estimated
Salt · additive · poor
26. Salmon oil (min. 0.5%)0.5% declared0.5% estimated
Salmon Oil · oil · good
27. Whole egg (min. 0.5%)0.5% declared0.5% estimated
Egg · meat · good
28. Seaweed meal1.3% estimated
Seaweed Meal · supplement · medium
29. Gelatine extr.1.2% estimated
Gelatin · supplement · medium
30. Herbs and spices1.2% estimated
Spices · veg · medium
31. 0.05%) (Garlic, Fennel, Basil, Cinnamon, essential oils of thyme and anise0.05% declared0.05% estimated
Cinnamon · veg · good
32. Goji berry (min. 0.02%)0.02% declared0.02% estimated
Goji Berry · veg · good
33. Yucca Schidigera1.1% estimated
Yucca Schidigera · supplement · good
34. L-Carnitine1.1% estimated
L-Carnitine · supplement · medium
35. Green-lipped mussel1.1% estimated
Green-Lipped Mussel · supplement · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-19

Brand and contact: Vollmer’s

Website: https://vollmers.de/produkte/hundefutter/welpenfutter-fuer-grosse-rassen/
Contact page: vollmers.de

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-19
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: vollmers.de

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.

Brand and retailer reviews

External platform ratings are not scores for this individual recipe.

Trustpilot: 4.6/5 · 11,494 reviews

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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 reached 58 out of 100. The processing format contributed -6.7 points, and ingredients without printed percentages cost a further -4.7 points. On the positive side, the overall quality of the ingredient list added +3.2 points, with being labelled nutritionally complete contributing +2.3.

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	0.4	9.191	+3.24
Meat share of dry matter	11.3%	0.096	+1.09
Carb share of dry matter	3.9%	-0.115	-0.45
Oil share of dry matter	5.5%	-0.092	-0.50
Vegetable share of dry matter	7.4%	-0.005	-0.04
Additive share of dry matter	4.3%	0.163	+0.69
Supplement share of dry matter	11.4%	-0.012	-0.14
Unrecognised share of dry matter	36.8%	-0.027	-0.97
Recipe graded poor	1.2%	-0.065	-0.08
Number of poor ingredients	1	-0.876	-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient	1.2%	0.060	+0.07
Undeclared quantities	44.5%	-0.106	-4.70
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
Additive penalty	-2.98	0.222	-0.66
Processing multiplier	0.98	33.786	+33.11
Processing: Dry Extruded	yes	-6.713	-6.71

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.4	9.191	+3.24
Meat share of dry matter	11.3%	0.096	+1.09
Carb share of dry matter	3.9%	-0.115	-0.45
Oil share of dry matter	5.5%	-0.092	-0.50
Vegetable share of dry matter	7.4%	-0.005	-0.04
Additive share of dry matter	4.3%	0.163	+0.69
Supplement share of dry matter	11.4%	-0.012	-0.14
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	36.8%	-0.027	-0.97
Recipe graded poor	1.2%	-0.065	-0.08
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	1	-0.876	-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient	1.2%	0.060	+0.07
Undeclared quantities	44.5%	-0.106	-4.70
Prints ingredient percentages	no	0.000	+0.00
Complete diet	yes	2.294	+2.29
Frozen or chilled fresh	no	0.000	+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	no	0.707	+0.00
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	0.0	11.084	+0.00
Additive penalty	-2.98	0.222	-0.66
Processing multiplier	0.98	33.786	+33.11
Processing: Raw	no	-0.054	+0.00
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	yes	-6.713	-6.71
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: +0.02
Additives declared on label: +2 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 58.3
Final score: 58/100

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.

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.

Guaranteed-analysis FEDIAF score: crude minimums and maximums are bounds, not typical values; moisture (a maximum) uses the processing median where available; experimental US score.

Nutrient	As fed (label)	Dry matter (scored)	Score
Protein	28	30.9 (band 18 to 40%)	100
Fat	14	15.5 (band 5.5 to 20%)	100
Fibre	2.5	2.8 (band 0.5 to 5%)	100
Calcium	1.5	1.7 (band 0.5 to 2.5%)	100
Phosphorus	0.9	1 (band 0.4 to 1.6%)	99.7
Calcium:phosphorus ratio	1.7	1.7 (band 1 to 2%)	100
Energy (kcal/100g)	348	384.5	100

Scored over 7 declared nutrients (combined weight 90); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 9.5% from the food type.

Declared fortification: 17 nutritional additives on the label

Vitamin A 15000 I.E./kg
Vitamin D3 1200 I.E./kg
Vitamin E 50 mg/kg
Vitamin B1 5 mg/kg
Vitamin B2 5 mg/kg
Vitamin B6 6 mg/kg
Vitamin B12 40 mcg/kg
Vitamin C 70 mg/kg
Niacinamid 30 mg/kg
Ca-Pantothenat 15 mg/kg
Folsäure 2 mg/kg
Biotin 350 mcg/kg
Cholinchlorid 1200 mg/kg
Kupfer (als Kupfer-II-Sulfat, Pentahydrat) 10 mg/kg
Zink (als Zinkoxid) 100 mg/kg
Jod (als Calciumjodat, wasserfrei) 2 mg/kg
Selen (als Natriumselenit) 0.3 mg/kg

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 (55.5% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	11.1/20
✗ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file	0/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Energy value declared (voluntary)	5/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✓ Feeding guidance given (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)	5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)	10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file	0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, 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
besonders nahrhaft und leicht verdaulich (on pack)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Die bioregulierenden Zutaten fördern das Wohlbefinden des jungen Hundes und liefern ihm für die Wachstumsphase alle wichtigen Nährstoffe (on pack)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Vollnahrung auf Fleischbasis, angereichert mit ausgewählten Kräutern, Gewürzen, ätherischen Ölen und Beeren (on pack)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Hoher Fleischanteil von 36% getrocknet, dies entspricht ca. 90% Frischfleisch (on pack)	High/low level	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
für Welpen ab der 3. Lebenswoche und ausgewachsene Hunde kleiner Rassen bis 10 Kilogramm (on pack)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
ohne künstliche Konservierungsstoffe (on page)	Free-from	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
ganzheitliche Vollnahrung (on pack)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion

The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.

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