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Nulo Gently-Cooked Meals Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe for Dogs

Fresh · Adult · Small, Medium, Large

Nulo Gently-Cooked Meals Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe for Dogs is a fresh dog food for adult dogs. 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, chicken. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 37% protein, 18.5% fat and 33.8% carbohydrate, at 1162 kcal per kg. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 910 g 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.

37%
Protein
18.5%
Fat
33.8%
Carbs

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

Calories per kg
1,162kcal
Format
Fresh
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)10%37%
Fat (min)5%18.5%
Fiber (max)1%3.7%
Moisture (max)73%–
88

Food score

Excellent88 out of 100

Ingredient quality
33/35
Protein
21.6/25
Carbohydrate load
13.1/20
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 ingredientDuck
  • Several named proteins in the first five ingredientsDuck, Chicken, Duck Broth, Chicken Broth
  • Whole fruit, vegetables or added culturesSweet Potato, Flaxseed, Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 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
duckchickenricepeas & legumeseggfish
May contain
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Not found
beefdairywheatcornsoylambpork

Ingredients

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

  1. Duck
  2. Chicken
  3. Brown Rice
  4. Duck Broth
  5. Chicken Broth
  6. Chicken Hearts
  7. Sweet Potato
  8. Quinoa
  9. Carrots
  10. Green Beans
  11. Apples
  12. Sunflower Oil
  13. Dried Egg
  14. Tomato Paste
  15. Flaxseed
  16. Pea Fiber
  17. Cranberries
  18. Tricalcium Phosphate
  19. Salmon Oil
  20. Guar Gum
  21. Potassium Chloride
  22. Apple Cider Vinegar
  23. Choline Chloride
  24. Salt
  25. Magnesium Sulfate
  26. Thyme
  27. Parsley
  28. Iron Amino Acid Chelate
  29. Zinc Amino Acid Chelate
  30. Vitamin E Supplement
  31. Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Mononitrate)
  32. Vitamin A Supplement
  33. Turmeric
  34. Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
  35. Manganese Amino Acid Chelate
  36. Copper Amino Acid Chelate
  37. Calcium Iodate
  38. Vitamin B5 (Calcium Pantothenate)
  39. Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
  40. Vitamin B12 Supplement
  41. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)
  42. Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
  43. Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)
  44. Vitamin B7 (Biotin)

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

Nulo Gently-Cooked Meal Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food 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 Gently-Cooked Meals Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe for Dogs complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “Nulo Gently-Cooked Meal Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.”

How much Nulo Gently-Cooked Meals Duck, Chicken & Quinoa 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 910 g of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in Nulo Gently-Cooked Meals Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe for Dogs?

The first five ingredients by weight are Duck, Chicken, Brown Rice, Duck Broth, Chicken Broth. The label lists 44 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Nulo Gently-Cooked Meals Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe for Dogs?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 10% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 37% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Nulo Gently-Cooked Meals Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe for Dogs contain common allergens?

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

Has Nulo Gently-Cooked Meals Duck, Chicken & Quinoa Recipe for Dogs been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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