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Now Fresh Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag
Now Fresh

Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag

Evidence Fair
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
dry $4.27/lb

Graded by The Sniff System

In plain English

Now Fresh Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Recipe is a dry food for large breed puppies, with de-boned turkey as a primary protein source.

This recipe features de-boned turkey, providing good protein quality and solid amino acid coverage for growing puppies. It also includes quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber, and the addition of dried egg and de-boned salmon offers diverse, highly bioavailable protein.

Nothing concerning in the deck.

Good fit for large breed puppies. Nothing serious working against it.

Summary written by The Sniff System from the data above. Same rubric, same drivers, expressed in English.

Who this is for

Strong fit for puppy Siberian Huskys and similar working breeds navigating skin allergies. Working in its favor: explicitly formulated for large-breed dogs. The protein deck is limited to de-boned turkey and dried egg. Huskies are arctic working dogs with notably lower amylase copy numbers than most modern breeds. They process meat-heavy diets exceptionally well and can struggle on high-carbohydrate formulas.

Looking at this for puppy Siberian Huskys or Siberian Huskys with skin allergies ? We are building dedicated pages for these combinations.

Auto-matched from this product's measurements (ingredients, life stage, calorie density) to a breed archetype. Not a substitute for vet input on your specific dog.

Why this score

Solid grade. 67/100 (B) reflects the structural fit of this formula against The Sniff System's eight scoring components. Protein quality did the heavy lifting (+17.5 points): Reasonable protein quality. de-boned turkey delivers solid amino acid coverage. The supporting beat: carbohydrate quality (+12 points). Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber. What's keeping it out of A-tier: fat-quality declaration (6 of 16 possible). Full fat-quality declaration requires a named-species animal fat (e.g., chicken fat, salmon oil) plus a marine oil with declared EPA/DHA milligram content.

What lifted the score

Reasonable protein quality. de-boned turkey delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.

STACK
What pulled it down

No negative drivers crossed our reporting threshold.

What sets this apart
  • Lowest crude fiber in Now Fresh's lineup (3.9% DMB)
  • Top quartile for DMB protein in Now Fresh's lineup (31.1%)
  • Lowest fat quality in Now Fresh's lineup (6/16)

Computed against the rest of our catalog. Percentiles refresh on each catalog update.

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Best value
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Worth a look
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Surfaced from a vector similarity search across 3,491 scored dog foods. How this works.

Guaranteed analysis
Dry-matter protein: 31% ⓘ
Protein
28%
min (as fed)
Fat
16%
min (as fed)
Fiber
3.5%
max (as fed)
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

68 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    de-boned turkey

    Position 1: primary protein source. After cooking removes water, this may drop in proportional weight, but it anchors the recipe.

  2. 2
    dried egg

    Whole eggs. The highest-quality protein on any ingredient label, by amino acid score.

    Position 2: co-primary protein. Two named animal proteins in the top 2 is a strong protein build.

  3. 3
    peas

    Cheap protein bulk. Fine in small amounts, but when peas stack with lentils and chickpeas in the top ingredients, it's the pattern the FDA flagged in its heart-disease investigation. See why →

    Position 3. Pulse-family ingredient this high in the deck is a notable build choice. When stacked with other pulses in the top 10, matches the formulation pattern the FDA flagged in its diet-associated DCM investigation.

  4. 4
    potato

    Standard white potato. Steady carb source, common starch in grain-free recipes.

    Position 4: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.

  5. 5
    potato flour
  6. 6
    tapioca

    Starch from cassava root. Highly digestible energy source, but pure starch with minimal nutrition beyond that.

  7. 7
    canola oil

    Plant oil. Some omega-3 from the parent plant, though dogs absorb it less efficiently than fish-derived omega-3. Fine in moderation.

    Position 7: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.

  8. 8
    flaxseed

    Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.

    Position 8: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.

  9. 9
    monocalcium phosphate

    Source of calcium and phosphorus. Standard mineral inclusion in complete dog foods.

  10. 10
    sweet potato

    Complex carb with fiber and beta-carotene. Gentle on the stomach.

    Position 10: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  11. 11
    natural flavour
  12. 12
    de-boned salmon

    Position 12: trace protein. Likely there for amino-acid diversity or label appeal more than nutritional weight.

  13. 13
    de-boned duck

    Position 13: trace protein. Likely there for amino-acid diversity or label appeal more than nutritional weight.

  14. 14
    coconut oil

    Saturated fat with medium-chain triglycerides. Mostly marketing in the doses kibble uses, but harmless.

    Position 14: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.

  15. 15
    alfalfa
  16. 16
    calcium carbonate

    Source of calcium. Functional. Required in complete dog foods, especially those without bone-in meat meals.

  17. 17
    apples

    Real fruit, some fiber and antioxidants. The amount in kibble is too small to matter much.

  18. 18
    pea fiber

    Insoluble fiber from peas. Doesn't carry the protein-inflation concern of pea protein. Mostly there for stool quality.

  19. 19
    sodium chloride

    Same as salt. Required mineral, necessary at small doses.

  20. 20
    carrots

    Real vegetable. Fiber, beta-carotene, and a small amount of antioxidant value.

  21. 21
    pumpkin

    Soluble fiber that supports stool quality. Mild and well-tolerated.

  22. 22
    squash

    Real vegetable. Fiber, vitamin A, gentle on the stomach. Similar nutrition role to sweet potato.

  23. 23
    bananas
  24. 24
    blueberries

    Antioxidants, real. But the amount in any kibble is too small to do much. Mostly marketing.

  25. 25
    cranberries

    Often added with a urinary-tract-support marketing angle. Real cranberry compounds help in concentrate form, but kibble doses are small.

Showing first 25 of 68. Position 1-5 has the largest weight in the recipe.

18 of 25 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.