Now Fresh Good Gravy Beef Minced Grain-Free Wet Dog Food
Wet food, complete and balanced. With the water taken out it is 39% protein and 39% fat.
- Complete & balanced (AAFCO, on the label)
- Minced
- 82% water
Ingredient Wiki
Beef Bone Broth Gravy
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Tapioca
A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
Pumpkin
The flesh of the pumpkin squash, used cooked or dried in dog food.
Green Beans
The immature pod and seed of the common bean, used fresh or dried.
What’s in the serving
- First ingredient
- beef bone broth gravy, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- de-boned beef, second on the list.
- Thickeners and binders
- sodium tripolyphosphate and guar gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the serving, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,025 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 7.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 7.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 82.0%
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first
beef bone broth gravy, de-boned beef, tapioca, pumpkin, green beans, calcium sulfate, sodium tripolyphosphate, natural flavor, sunflower oil, carob powder, guar gum, minerals (zinc proteinate, ferrous fumarate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, potassium iodide), salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., choline chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, niacin, vitamin A supplement, d-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid), taurine, marine microalgae oil, L-tryptophan
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 7.0% | 38.9% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 7.0% | 38.9% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.0% | 5.6% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 5.6% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,025 kcal per kg). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012
We have not matched any FDA recall to Now Fresh. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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