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Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe for Dogs

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Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe for Dogs

Dry · Adult · Small, Medium, Large

Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe for Dogs is a dry dog food for adult dogs. The maker lists it for small, medium, large 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, chicken. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 30% protein, 17.8% fat and 40.8% carbohydrate, at 433 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 2½ cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 71 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.

30%
Protein
17.8%
Fat
40.8%
Carbs

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

Calories per cup
433kcal
Calories per kg
3,677kcal
Format
Dry
Life stage
Adult
Dog sizes
Small, Medium, Large
Guaranteed analysis, as printed on the label, with the dry-matter figure alongside.
NutrientAs fedDry matter
Protein (min)27%30%
Fat (min)16%17.8%
Fiber (max)4%4.4%
Moisture (max)10%–
71

Food score

Good71 out of 100

Ingredient quality
28/35
Protein
13.6/25
Carbohydrate load
9.6/20
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, Chicken 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
beefchickenoatsbarleyriceturkeylambother grainsyeastegg
May contain
porkfish
Not found
dairywheatcornsoy

Ingredients

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

  1. Deboned Beef
  2. Chicken Meal
  3. Oats
  4. Barley
  5. Brown Rice
  6. Turkey Meal
  7. Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols & Citric Acid)
  8. Ground Flaxseed
  9. Deboned Lamb
  10. Natural Flavor
  11. Millet
  12. Ground Miscanthus Grass
  13. Brewers Dried Yeast
  14. Potassium Chloride
  15. Dried Egg Product
  16. Dried Blueberries
  17. Dried Apples
  18. Dried Chicory Root
  19. Salt
  20. DL-Methionine
  21. Choline Chloride
  22. Taurine
  23. Calcium Carbonate
  24. Zinc Proteinate
  25. Vitamin E Supplement
  26. Zinc Sulfate
  27. Iron Proteinate
  28. Niacin Supplement
  29. Ferrous Sulfate
  30. Copper Proteinate
  31. Copper Sulfate
  32. Vitamin A Supplement
  33. Manganese Proteinate
  34. Thiamine Mononitrate
  35. Calcium Pantothenate
  36. Riboflavin Supplement
  37. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  38. Manganous Oxide
  39. Biotin
  40. Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product
  41. Vitamin B12 Supplement
  42. Vitamin D3 Supplement
  43. Folic Acid
  44. Sodium Selenite
  45. Calcium Iodate
  46. Rosemary Extract

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Adult Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe Dog Food is formulated to meet the AAFCO Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.

Recall history

No recalls on record for this product.

Questions about this food

Answers built from this product’s own label data.

Is Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe for Dogs complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Adult Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe Dog Food is formulated to meet the AAFCO Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.”

How much Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb 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 Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe for Dogs?

The first five ingredients by weight are Deboned Beef, Chicken Meal, Oats, Barley, Brown Rice. The label lists 46 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe for Dogs?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 27% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 30% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe for Dogs contain common allergens?

Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: beef, chicken, oats, barley, rice, turkey, lamb, other grains, yeast, egg. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.

Has Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Beef, Barley & Lamb Recipe for Dogs been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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