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Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears for Dogs

Freeze-dried · All life stages · Small, Medium, Large

Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears for Dogs is a freeze-dried dog food for dogs of any age. The maker lists it for small, medium, large dogs. Duck heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are duck, egg. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 42.1% protein, 36.8% fat and 9.9% carbohydrate, at 183 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 5¾ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 88 of 100, which we rate excellent. 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.

42.1%
Protein
36.8%
Fat
9.9%
Carbs

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

Calories per cup
183kcal
Calories per kg
4,553kcal
Format
Freeze-dried
Life stage
All life stages
Dog sizes
Small, Medium, Large
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)40%42.1%
Fat (min)35%36.8%
Fiber (max)4%4.2%
Moisture (max)5%–
88

Food score

Excellent88 out of 100

Ingredient quality
33/35
Protein
25/25
Carbohydrate load
20/20
Fat balance
0/10
Recall record
10/10

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

  • A named meat is the first ingredientDuck
  • Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsDuck, Duck Liver, Duck Heart, Dried Egg
  • Whole fruit, vegetables or added culturesSpinach, Apple Cider Vinegar, Kale, Ground Flaxseed, Dried Kelp
  • 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
duckeggpeas & legumesfish
May contain
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Not found
chickenbeefdairywheatcornsoylambpork

Ingredients

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

  1. Duck
  2. Duck Liver
  3. Duck Heart
  4. Dried Egg
  5. Pears
  6. Butternut Squash
  7. Carrots
  8. Spinach
  9. Green Beans
  10. Parsley
  11. Apple Cider Vinegar
  12. Potassium Chloride
  13. Dicalcium Phosphate
  14. Salt
  15. Choline Chloride
  16. Mixed Tocopherols (as preservative)
  17. Kale
  18. Blueberries
  19. Salmon Oil
  20. Ground Flaxseed
  21. Inulin
  22. Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product
  23. Zinc Proteinate
  24. Iron Proteinate
  25. Dried Kelp
  26. Potassium Chloride
  27. Copper Proteinate
  28. Manganese Proteinate
  29. Vitamin E Supplement
  30. Sodium Selenite
  31. Vitamin A Supplement
  32. Niacin Supplement
  33. d-Calcium Pantothenate
  34. Riboflavin Supplement
  35. Thiamine Mononitrate
  36. Calcium Iodate
  37. Vitamin D3 Supplement
  38. Vitamin B12 Supplement
  39. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  40. Folic Acid

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears Dog Food 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 lb. 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 Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears for Dogs complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears Dog Food 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 lb. or more as an adult).”

How much Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears 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 5¾ cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears for Dogs?

The first five ingredients by weight are Duck, Duck Liver, Duck Heart, Dried Egg, Pears. The label lists 40 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears for Dogs?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 40% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 42.1% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears for Dogs contain common allergens?

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

Has Nulo Freeze-Dried Raw Duck Recipe with Pears for Dogs been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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