Northwest Naturals
A clearly documented freeze-dried recipe; its high energy density and growth restriction deserve attention.
Complete-food recipe and analysis are available; accessible manufacturing or formulation evidence is more limited.
Sources checked: · Published-information review; not feed-tested
At a glance
- Checked food types
- RAW · Freeze-dried
- Watch before buying
- Raw: germ risk; separate handling
What is in the food?
The freeze-dried and frozen analyses are different. Figures below apply only to freeze-dried Beef.
Natural ingredients, additives & processing
Raw ingredients are freeze-dried; this is not evidence of better nutrition or absence of microbes.
Does it contain MSG?
MSG is not declared in the checked Beef ingredient list.
No declared MSG describes the checked label only. It is not a claim about every recipe or a laboratory finding.Checked recipes & composition
Flavours, markets, life stages and processing methods within a brand can use different formulas. These label figures apply only to the listed samples.
Beef Recipe — freeze-driedFreeze-dried raw
Beef, heart, liver and ground bone; vegetables, kidney, apple, flax, salmon oil, fruit, herbs and mixed tocopherols.
| Nutrient | Declared | Estimated dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Crude protein | 41% min | 43.2% |
| Crude fat | 34% min | 35.8% |
| Crude fibre | 6% max | 6.3% |
| Moisture | 5% max | — |
| Energy | 5,180 kcal/kg | — |
Dry-matter figures use declared moisture for comparison, not measured averages. Where source figures are guaranteed minima/maxima, the calculated figures are not exact nutrient contents.
Nutritional adequacy: Formulated to AAFCO growth/all-life-stage levels except growth of dogs reaching 70 lb or more.
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A readable recipe-specific owner-review sample was not established.
Before you buy
The manufacturer publishes sourcing claims, but this review did not inspect batch certificates or confirm every Hong Kong pack version.
Sources
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Brand and retailer claims are attributed to their sources. Store ratings are not converted into food ratings, and no firsthand feeding or laboratory test is claimed.