Raw Pet Foods

Raw Pet Foods Cold-Pressed: Beef review

Name: Raw Pet Foods Cold-Pressed: Beef
Brand: Raw Pet Foods

69.5/100Good

Cold pressedPuppyAdult

Flavour

A cold-pressed pair, beef and chicken, pressed at low temperature into a pellet that crumbles in liquid and does not swell. The chicken reads in our Excellent band and the beef a step below in Good. Few labels on this shelf print every vitamin and trace element dose the way these do.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that bolt their dinner, since the pellet breaks apart in liquid
Owners who like to check the selenium dose for themselves
Mixed-age homes. Puppy, adult and senior all feed from the same bag
Cereal-free feeding: peas, sweet potato and tapioca do the carrying, and no wheat or maize appears
Dogs that never quite got on with ordinary kibble

Worth watching

Carbohydrate a step above the cold-pressed norm. Measure portions for a dog that gains weight easily
Chicken oil and chicken liver in the beef bag too, so neither recipe suits a dog avoiding chicken

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

How this scores

How we score

69.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. No calcium figure is printed, so ask the maker before feeding a large-breed puppy on it.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Chicken 71.6
Beef 69.5

Two recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Named meat and fully printed micronutrient doses carry both recipes, and carbohydrate well above the cold-pressed norm is what holds them back.

What's in it

Dried ground beef28%Dried, so no water in that share. Beef is named outright.
Peas, sweet potatoPeas bring protein and fibre with their starch; sweet potato is a slow-release carbohydrate.
TapiocaClose to pure starch.
Chicken oilChicken in a beef recipe.
Beet pulp
Dried ground chicken liver, dried carrotThe liver adds micronutrition and more chicken.
Carnitine, DL methionine, tryptophaneBalance a protein supply that is part plant.
Mannan-oligosaccharides, chicory, inulinPrebiotics for the gut.
Yucca, cranberry, dandelion root, ginger, turmeric, thyme
Marigold yellow, lutein, tocopherolsPigment, and natural preservation for the fats.

Every vitamin is dosed on the label, the B group one by one, and the trace elements name their compounds, with selenium as sodium selenite.

Chicken oil and chicken liver are in this recipe. It is not a poultry-free choice.

Named ingredients

Dried Ground Beef (28%), Peas, Sweet Potato, Tapioca, Chicken Oil, Beet Pulp, Dried Ground Chicken Liver, Dried Carrot, Carnitine, Amino Acids (DL Methionine, Tryptophane), Pre-Biotic (Mannan-oligosaccharides), Yucca Schidigera, Chicory, Inulin, Cranberry, Dandelion Root, Marigold Yellow, Lutein, Natural Antioxidants and Tocopherol, Ginger, Turmeric, Thyme, Vitamins and Minerals.

Against the range

Meat: Dried ground beef, 28%; The chicken leads on dried ground chicken at 28%.
Protein, dry matter: 26.1%; 28.3% in the chicken.
Ash, dry matter: 9.8%; Noticeably more than the chicken's 6.5%.
Energy: About 332 kcal per 100g; The chicken is denser at about 349.

The beef is for variety in a dog with no chicken issue, as it still carries plenty of chicken.

Both recipes lead on a dried ground meat at 28%, named to species, and dried meat carries no water, so that share stands for more animal than a fresh entry would. Peas, sweet potato and tapioca carry the carbohydrate, with beet pulp for fermentable fibre. Chicken oil and dried chicken liver are on both labels.

The vitamin and trace element panel is printed dose by dose on each bag, down to the copper and selenium compounds. What varies is the lead meat, the order of peas and sweet potato, and dried carrot, which only the beef carries.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

331.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

24%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

26.1%

Fat

12%

Fibre

4.3%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

47.8%

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

31.2%

Carbs

61.8%

Veg

1.4%

Oils

3.8%

Other

1.8%

Pricing & size