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Nulo Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe for Dogs

Wet · All life stages · Small

Nulo Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe for Dogs is a wet dog food for dogs of any age. The maker lists it for small 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, turkey. The label names no corn, wheat or soy. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 47.7% protein, 36.4% fat and 2.1% carbohydrate, at 1300 kcal per kg. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 815 g a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 85 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.

47.7%
Protein
36.4%
Fat
2.1%
Carbs

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

Calories per kg
1,300kcal
Format
Wet
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)10.5%47.7%
Fat (min)8%36.4%
Fiber (max)1.5%6.8%
Moisture (max)78%–
85

Food score

Excellent85 out of 100

Ingredient quality
30/35
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 Broth, Turkey Liver
  • 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
duckturkeypeas & legumesfish
May contain
chickenbeefporklamb
Not found
dairyeggwheatcornsoy

Ingredients

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

  1. Duck
  2. Duck Broth
  3. Turkey Liver
  4. Chickpeas
  5. Natural Flavor
  6. Ground Lentils
  7. Ground Flaxseed
  8. Dicalcium Phosphate
  9. Pea Fiber
  10. Guar Gum
  11. Potassium Chloride
  12. Salmon Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)
  13. Salt
  14. Agar
  15. Choline Chloride
  16. Inulin
  17. Zinc Proteinate
  18. Iron Proteinate
  19. Sodium Carbonate
  20. Magnesium Sulfate
  21. L-Carnitine
  22. Vitamin E Supplement
  23. Copper Proteinate
  24. Manganese Proteinate
  25. Sodium Selenite
  26. Thiamine Mononitrate
  27. Cobalt Proteinate
  28. Niacin Supplement
  29. D-Calcium Pantothenate
  30. Vitamin A Supplement
  31. Riboflavin Supplement
  32. Biotin
  33. Vitamin B12 Supplement
  34. Potassium Iodide
  35. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  36. Vitamin D3 Supplement
  37. Folic Acid

AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement

Nulo Duck & Chickpeas Recipe Small Breed 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 Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe for Dogs complete and balanced?

The label carries this statement: “Nulo Duck & Chickpeas Recipe Small Breed 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 Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas 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 815 g of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.

What are the main ingredients in Nulo Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe for Dogs?

The first five ingredients by weight are Duck, Duck Broth, Turkey Liver, Chickpeas, Natural Flavor. The label lists 37 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.

How much protein is in Nulo Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe for Dogs?

The guaranteed analysis gives at least 10.5% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 47.7% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.

Does Nulo Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe for Dogs contain common allergens?

Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: duck, turkey, 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 Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe for Dogs been recalled?

No recall for this product appears in our records.

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