Nutriment

Nutriment Raw Nuggets Senior: Turkey & Salmon review

Name: Nutriment Raw Nuggets Senior: Turkey & Salmon
Brand: Nutriment

87.6/100Outstanding

RawAdultSenior

A frozen raw food in our Outstanding band, built around what an older dog needs from dinner. Turkey leads at 43%, with salmon and beef kidney and liver behind it. Green lipped mussel, chondroitin sulphate and L-carnitine are written into the recipe itself.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Older dogs starting to stiffen up, with joint ingredients built into the food
A senior and an adult sharing one freezer drawer; the label covers both
A grain-free diet. Not one cereal turns up on the label
Raw feeders who want simple portioning, since nuggets thaw in whatever quantity the day calls for

Worth watching

Beef kidney and liver behind the turkey and salmon, worth knowing for a dog avoiding beef
The usual raw routine: freezer space, planned defrosting, clean bowls and surfaces

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

87.6/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. The maker's chart asks 300 to 460 grams a day for a 15kg dog, so start between those and adjust by the waistline.

Food type

Raw

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Turkey 87.6

All one Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

Raw is a strong category on our scoring, and this recipe still clears the typical raw food's mark.

What's in it

Turkey muscle meat43%
Salmon21%Omega 3 for the joints, with the algae oil.
Beef kidney and liver20%Compact stores of the micronutrition muscle meat lacks. Beef, for a dog avoiding it.
Pumpkin, broccoliMost of the 10.2% carbohydrate in dry matter is this vegetable share, not starch.
Chicory, kelp, blueberry
Coconut oil, minerals
CelluloseInsoluble fibre, useful in a senior bowl.
Algae oil
Green lipped mussel, chondroitin sulphate, L-carnitineThe senior thinking: joints and an ageing metabolism. No dose printed for any of them.

No separate panel: vitamins A, D3 and E and the trace minerals are dosed inline, from zinc at 50 mg/kg to selenium at 0.15 mg/kg.

Named ingredients

Turkey 43% (Muscle meat), Salmon 21%, Beef 20% (Kidney, Liver), Pumpkin, Broccoli, Chicory, Kelp, Blueberry, Coconut Oil, Minerals, Cellulose, Algae Oil, Green Lipped Mussel, Chondroitin Sulphate, L-carnitine. Minerals: 3a672a / Vitamin A 6,500 IU/kg, 3a671 / Vitamin D3 650 IU/kg, 3a700 / Vitamin E 100 mg/kg, 3b103 / Iron 50 mg/kg, 3b202 / Iodine 0.78 mg/kg, 3b405 / Copper 2.5 mg/kg, 3b406 / Copper 2.5 mg/kg, 3b503 / Manganese 20 mg/kg, 3b605 / Zinc 50 mg/kg, 3b801 / Selenium 0.15 mg/kg

Against the range

Turkey muscle meat, salmon and beef organ make up the bulk of the label, with pumpkin and broccoli heading a modest plant fraction and no grain anywhere. The senior additions sit in the ingredient list without printed doses, and the vitamin and mineral panel is itemised underneath.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

145.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

14.2%

Fat

9.9%

Fibre

1.3%

Ash

2.9%

Moisture

68.5%

Dry weight

Protein

45.1%

Fat

31.4%

Fibre

4.1%

Ash

9.2%

Carbs

10.2%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

84.2%

Veg

13.5%

Oils

0.7%

Other

1.6%

Pricing & size