Now Fresh Lamb & Pork Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Now Fresh Lamb & Pork Grain-Free Dry Dog Food are de-boned lamb, whole dried egg, potatoes, peas, and pea flour. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Lamb
The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Dried Egg
Whole eggs with the moisture removed, leaving a concentrated dry egg ingredient.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Pea Flour
Flour milled from dried peas, carrying both the protein and the starch of the whole pea.
Our read The ingredients
Lamb leads, but potatoes and peas carry it
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Fresh de-boned lamb and pork
Fresh de-boned lamb and pork, never any by-product or meat meals
What it is Unrendered lamb and pork meat added wet. Lamb is first on the list, pork seventh, with potatoes, peas, pea flour and potato flour between them.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Fresh meat is mostly water, and the list ranks it by weight before cooking. Dried out, the lamb shrinks behind the potato and pea, which is why protein runs below the average dry food we list.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Four potato and pea ingredients sit between the lamb and the pork, so starch, not meat, does most of the work in this kibble.
- 3 potatoes
- 4 peas
- 5 pea flour
- 6 potato flour
- 7 de-boned pork
- 30 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,639 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 39.0%
400 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
de-boned lamb, whole dried egg, potatoes, peas, pea flour, potato flour, de-boned pork, flaxseed, canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), natural flavor, coconut oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), calcium carbonate, apples, sweet potatoes, pea fiber, monocalcium phosphate, suncured alfalfa, tomato, carrots, pumpkin, squash, bananas, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, pomegranate, papayas, lentils, broccoli, 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., dried chicory root, choline chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (a source of vitamin C), niacin, d-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, beta-carotene, vitamin B12 supplement, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid), minerals (ferrous sulfate, zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, selenium yeast, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate), taurine, dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, DL-methionine, L-lysine, potassium chloride, L-carnitine, dried rosemary
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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.8% | n/a |
| FIBER | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 39.0% | 43.3% | HIGH |
Our read The label
A middle-of-the-road kibble, not a diet food
38%
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Yes
400 kcal a cup, within 1% of the average dry food we list. Weight control here comes from the bag's smaller weight-loss portions, not a lighter kibble.
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
Lamb and pork lead the story, but protein sits below the average dry food we list and carbs sit above it. Fine for a calm adult.
- Feed it to
- Healthy adults on a normal routine, and dogs that do better on lamb or pork than on chicken.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to egg, fat-sensitive dogs, and owners who want a true low-calorie diet food.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 lb | $26.99 | $7.71 | Amazon |
| 22 lb | $109.99 | $5.00 | Chewy |
Prices are from our check on Oct 1. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (400 kcal per cup). 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 on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other kibble recipes with the closest protein, fat and starch as fed, the way the bag prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$0.58/lb vs $5.00/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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