Now Fresh Large Breed Turkey, Salmon & Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Now Fresh Large Breed Turkey, Salmon & Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food are de-boned turkey, whole dried egg, potatoes, peas, and potato flour. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, 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.
Potato Flour
Flour milled from dried potato.
Our read The ingredients
Fresh meat leads, but potatoes and peas carry it
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Fresh meat and fish
Fresh de-boned turkey, salmon and duck, never any by-product or meat meals
What it is Turkey, salmon and duck go in raw and unrendered rather than as dried meals. Turkey is first on the list, with whole dried egg right behind it.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Fresh meat is roughly 70% water that bakes off, so first place flatters the turkey. Once dried, it weighs in near the potatoes and peas behind it, and egg and peas help hold protein up.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Salmon and duck, two of the three meats in the name, sit 9th and 10th. Potatoes, peas and tapioca all rank above them.
- 3 potatoes
- 4 peas
- 6 tapioca
- 9 de-boned salmon
- 10 de-boned duck
- 33 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,573 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 13.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 40.0%
393 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
de-boned turkey, whole dried egg, potatoes, peas, potato flour, tapioca, pea flour, flaxseed, de-boned salmon, de-boned duck, sweet potatoes, natural flavor, monocalcium phosphate, canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), apples, pea fiber, calcium carbonate, coconut oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols), suncured alfalfa, carrots, pumpkin, squash, bananas, blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, pomegranate, papayas, lentils, broccoli, spinach, dried chicory root, 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, taurine, 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), dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried Enterococcus faecium fermentation product, glucosamine hydrochloride, DL-methionine, L-lysine, potassium chloride, chondroitin sulfate, L-carnitine, New Zealand green mussels, yucca schidigera extract, dried rosemary, green tea extract, peppermint, parsley, rosehips, zedoary, dandelion, chamomile, ginger, turmeric, fennel, juniper berries, licorice, cardamom, cloves
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 | 27.0% | 30.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 13.0% | 14.4% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.0% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 40.0% | 44.4% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Average protein, carb-led calories, a normal cup
41%
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Is it a high-protein food?
No, average
Protein sits level with the average dry food we list, and peas supply part of it. Fine for a calm adult, light for a working dog.
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Is a cup a normal cup?
Yes
393 kcal a cup, within 1% of the average dry food we list. Coming from a typical kibble, keep the same scoop and watch weight.
- Feed it to
- Large adult dogs on a normal routine that do well on turkey, fish and egg.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to egg, fish or poultry, arthritic dogs needing a measured joint dose, and owners avoiding pea-heavy grain-free food.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb | $64.91 | $5.41 | Chewy |
| 25 lb | $101.99 | $4.08 | Amazon lowest of 2 stores |
Prices are from our check on Oct 6. 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 (393 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
$1.17/lb vs $4.08/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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