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Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe for Dogs

Dry · All life stages · Small

Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe for Dogs is a dry dog food for dogs of any age. The maker lists it for small dogs. Deboned Beef heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are beef, turkey, fish. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 34.4% protein, 18.9% fat and 34.1% carbohydrate, at 419 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 2½ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 77 of 100, which we rate good. No recall for it appears in our records.

Key facts

Dry matter removes water from the figure, so wet and dry foods can be compared.

34.4%
Protein
18.9%
Fat
34.1%
Carbs

Estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber and ash (ash assumed 7% of dry matter). Not printed on the label.

Calories per cup
419kcal
Calories per kg
3,490kcal
Format
Dry
Life stage
All life stages
Dog sizes
Small
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)31%34.4%
Fat (min)17%18.9%
Fiber (max)5%5.6%
Moisture (max)10%–
77

Food score

Good77 out of 100

Ingredient quality
25/35
Protein
18.6/25
Carbohydrate load
12.9/20
Fat balance
10/10
Recall record
10/10

Calculated from the published label. Not a hand-check, not a vet’s opinion.

  • A named meat is the first ingredientDeboned Beef
  • Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsDeboned Beef, Turkey Meal
  • Animal ingredients named by category, not by speciesMenhaden Fish Meal
  • Carbohydrate is estimated: the label does not print it
  • No recall on record
How this score is worked out

Five parts, weighted as below, applied the same way to every food on the site. Percentages are dry matter, which takes the water out so wet and dry foods can be judged on one basis.

Ingredient quality · 35 pts
Starts neutral, then moves on what the label names: a named meat first and several named proteins near the top earn points; unnamed “meat meal”, by-products, grain fillers in the first five, artificial preservatives and colours lose them.
Protein · 25 pts
18% dry matter is the AAFCO adult minimum and scores nothing; 40% scores full marks.
Carbohydrate load · 20 pts
20% dry matter or less scores full marks; 60% or more scores nothing.
Fat balance · 10 pts
A band, not a ramp: 12–20% dry matter is the target, and too little costs as much as too much.
Recall record · 10 pts
Full marks with no recall on record. A recall costs more the more recently it happened.

Same label, same number, every time. If you think we have it wrong, the ingredient list above is the whole of our evidence.

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Allergen groups

Matched from the full ingredient list using our ingredient dictionary.

Contains
beefturkeyfishpeas & legumeschickenlamb
May contain
pork
Not found
dairyeggwheatcornsoy

Ingredients

In label order. Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first.

  1. Deboned Beef
  2. Turkey Meal
  3. Menhaden Fish Meal
  4. Sweet Potato
  5. Lentils
  6. Chickpeas
  7. Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols & Citric Acid)
  8. Ground Flaxseed
  9. Deboned Lamb
  10. Ground Miscanthus Grass
  11. Natural Flavor
  12. Salmon Meal
  13. Dried Tomatoes
  14. Potassium Chloride
  15. Salt
  16. Choline Chloride
  17. DL-Methionine
  18. Dried Apples
  19. Dried Blueberries
  20. Dried Carrots
  21. Inulin
  22. Taurine
  23. L-Carnitine
  24. Vitamin E Supplement
  25. Zinc Proteinate
  26. Zinc Sulfate
  27. L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (source of Vitamin C)
  28. Iron Proteinate
  29. Niacin Supplement
  30. Ferrous Sulfate
  31. Copper Proteinate
  32. Copper Sulfate
  33. Vitamin A Supplement
  34. Manganese Proteinate
  35. Thiamine Mononitrate
  36. d-Calcium Pantothenate
  37. Riboflavin Supplement
  38. Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product
  39. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  40. Manganous Oxide
  41. Biotin
  42. Vitamin B12 Supplement
  43. Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide
  44. Folic Acid
  45. Sodium Selenite
  46. Vitamin D3 Supplement
  47. Calcium Iodate
  48. Rosemary Extract

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO dog food nutrient profiles for all life stages except for growth of large size dogs (70 lbs or more as an adult).

Recall history

No recalls on record for this product.

Questions about this food

Answers built from this product’s own label data.

Is Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe for Dogs complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO dog food nutrient profiles for all life stages except for growth of large size dogs (70 lbs or more as an adult).”

How much Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe for Dogs should I feed my dog?

A neutered 20 kg (44 lb) adult dog with normal activity needs about 1,060 kcal a day, which works out at roughly 2½ cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe for Dogs?

The first five ingredients by weight are Deboned Beef, Turkey Meal, Menhaden Fish Meal, Sweet Potato, Lentils. The label lists 48 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe for Dogs?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 31% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 34.4% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe for Dogs contain common allergens?

Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: beef, turkey, fish, peas & legumes, chicken, lamb. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.

Has Nulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe for Dogs been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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