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Now Fresh Grain-Free Small Breed Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Now Fresh Grain-Free Small Breed Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food are Deboned Turkey, Whole Dried Egg, Peas, Pea Flour, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 33.5%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Dried Egg
Whole eggs with the moisture removed, leaving a concentrated dry egg ingredient.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Pea Flour
Flour milled from dried peas, carrying both the protein and the starch of the whole pea.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,784 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 28.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 18.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 33.5%
416 kcal per cup. This food is 90% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
De-boned Turkey, Whole Dried Egg, Peas, Pea Flour, Potatoes, Potato Flour, Flaxseed, Natural Flavour, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Apples, De-boned Salmon, De-boned Duck, Coconut Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Tomato, Alfalfa, Carrots, Pumpkin, Sweet Potatoes, Squash, Bananas, Blueberries, Cranberries, Blackberries, Pomegranate, Papayas, Lentils, Broccoli, Dried Chicory Root, Sodium Chloride*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (A Source Of Vitamin C), D-calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Beta-carotene, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulphate, Ferrous Sulphate, Calcium Iodate, Manganous Oxide, Selenium Yeast), Taurine, Dl-methionine, L-lysine, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, L-carnitine, Dried Rosemary
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 28.0% | 31.1% | HIGH |
| FAT | 18.0% | 20.0% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 4.5% | 5.0% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 33.5% | 37.2% | TYPICAL |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Now Fresh range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | GRAIN-FREE PUPPY DOG | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 31.1% | 31.1% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 37% | 38% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 33.5% | 34.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 416 | 412 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Now Fresh. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.