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Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe for Dogs
Dry · Adult · Small, Medium, Large
Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe for Dogs is a dry dog food for adult dogs. The maker lists it for small, medium, large dogs. Deboned Pork heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are pork. 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 429 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
- 429kcal
- Calories per kg
- 3,633kcal
- Format
- Dry
- Life stage
- Adult
- Dog sizes
- Small, Medium, Large
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 27% | 30% |
| Fat (min) | 16% | 17.8% |
| Fiber (max) | 4% | 4.4% |
| Moisture (max) | 10% | – |
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 Pork
- Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsDeboned Pork, Pork 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.
How much your dog needs
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Assumes a neutered adult with normal activity. For puppies, seniors or weight loss, use the Feeding Calculator.
Open in the Feeding CalculatorAllergen groups
Matched from the full ingredient list using our ingredient dictionary.
- Contains
- porkbarleyoatsother grainsturkeyeggchickenbeefyeast
- May contain
- lambfish
- Not found
- dairywheatcornsoy
Ingredients
In label order. Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first.
- Deboned Pork
- Pork Meal
- Barley
- Oats
- Millet
- Turkey Meal
- Dried Egg Product
- Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols & Citric Acid)
- Ground Flaxseed
- Deboned Beef
- Ground Miscanthus Grass
- Natural Flavor
- Brewers Dried Yeast
- Natural Flavor
- Potassium Chloride
- Dried Blueberries
- Dried Apples
- Dried Chicory Root
- Salt
- DL-Methionine
- Choline Chloride
- Taurine
- Calcium Carbonate
- Zinc Proteinate
- Vitamin E Supplement
- Zinc Sulfate
- Iron Proteinate
- Niacin Supplement
- Ferrous Sulfate
- Copper Proteinate
- Copper Sulfate
- Vitamin A Supplement
- Manganese Proteinate
- Thiamine Mononitrate
- Calcium Pantothenate
- Riboflavin Supplement
- Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- Manganous Oxide
- Biotin
- Dried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation Product
- Vitamin B12 Supplement
- Vitamin D3 Supplement
- Folic Acid
- Sodium Selenite
- Calcium Iodate
- Rosemary Extract
AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement
Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Adult Pork, Barley & Beef 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 Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe for Dogs complete and balanced?
The label carries this statement: “Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Adult Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe Dog Food is formulated to meet the AAFCO Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.”
How much Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Pork, Barley & Beef 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 Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe for Dogs?
The first five ingredients by weight are Deboned Pork, Pork Meal, Barley, Oats, Millet. The label lists 46 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.
How much protein is in Nulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Pork, Barley & Beef 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 Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe for Dogs contain common allergens?
Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: pork, barley, oats, other grains, turkey, egg, chicken, beef, yeast. 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 Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe for Dogs been recalled?
No recall for this product appears in our records.
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- Fat
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- Fat
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