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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%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 27.0%, fat 13.0%, fiber 4.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 40.0%
27%
13%
10%
40%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 40.0% of this cup, close to the kibble average. Protein comes in at 27.0%. One cup carries 393 kcal.
PROTEIN
27.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
40.0%
KCAL / CUP
393
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FIRST 5 OF 62 COMPONENTS

Our read The ingredients

Fresh meat leads, but potatoes and peas carry it

Signature feature

Fresh meat and fish

Fresh de-boned turkey, salmon and duck, never any by-product or meat meals

Now Fresh says

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

  1. Marketing
  2. Modest
  3. 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

SALT DIVIDER

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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
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
STARCH RATIO 40.0% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%

Our read The label

Average protein, carb-led calories, a normal cup

The number

41%

Share of this food's calories from carbohydrate, more than from fat at 32% or protein at 27%. Starch is the main fuel here.
  1. 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.

  2. 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.
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

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.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
2.7CUPS
    1,076 kcal301 g

    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.

    RECALL HISTORY // NOW FRESH

    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 BRANDS // CLOSEST ON THE LABEL

    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.

    PRICE PER POUND

    Lower-priced alternative

    Pedigree High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor Dry Dog Food
    Pedigree $1.17/lb
    Pedigree High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor Dry Dog Food
    PROTEIN27% FAT12% STARCH39%

    $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.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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