Best Fresh Dog Food

The Farmer’s Dog fresh food range receives the Dog Food Advisor’s highest rating, 5 stars.

Made from human-grade meat and vegetables, The Farmer’s Dog Beef Recipe is just one of four vet-developed, grain-free formulas. The foods are cooked to destroy pathogens and then quickly frozen to lock-in nutrients.

This particular recipe derives the bulk of its protein from beef. Dry matter label analysis reveals it contains 39% protein, 29% fat and 24% estimated carbs… resulting in a fat-to-protein ratio of about 73%.

It has met AAFCO standards for All Life Stages – which means it is suitable for all dogs including puppies.

The first five ingredients are: Beef, sweet potatoes, cooked lentils, carrots, beef liver.

A Pup Above fresh food range earns the Dog Food Advisor’s 5-star rating.

Turkey Pawella is one of four fresh, cooked-then-frozen recipes, made from 100% human-grade ingredients. This high-protein, vet-developed dog food is packed with superfoods.

With turkey as the first ingredient, the dry matter label analysis shows the recipe contains 43% protein, 22% fat, and 27% estimated carbs, resulting in a fat-to-protein ratio of about 45%.

This formula meets AAFCO standards for Maintenance, making it suitable for adult dogs.

The first five ingredients are turkey, turkey liver, tomato, carrots, and peas.

PetPlate fresh dog food earns the Dog Food Advisor’s 5-star rating.

Barkin’ Beef Entree is one of six grain-free recipes in the range. It is made from high-protein beef, gently cooked with vitamin-rich produce such as sweet potatoes and carrots.

The dry matter label analysis reveals beef as the main protein source. This recipe contains 31% protein, 22% fat, and around 40% carbs, with an estimated 51% fat-to-protein ratio.

The formula meets AAFCO standards for All Life Stages, making it suitable for dogs and puppies.

The first five ingredients are beef, sweet potato, potato, beef liver, and carrots.

Ollie fresh dog food receives a 5-star rating from the Dog Food Advisor.

Made with minimal processing in US facilities, Ollie Turkey recipe is one of five fresh-cooked dog foods in the range. It is vet-formulated and contains high-quality turkey meat along with additional whole ingredients to make a complete and balanced meal.

The guaranteed analysis states a high protein percentage of 39%, a fat level of 25% and carbs of about 28%. This results in a fat-to-protein ratio of about 64%.

The formula meets AAFCO standards for All Life Stages, making it suitable for dogs and puppies.

The first five ingredients are turkey breast, kale, lentils, carrots, turkey liver.

The Pets Table fresh food range receives a 4.5 rating from the Dog Food Advisor.

The Beef Stew with Carrots recipe has beef as the first ingredient. This is a balanced recipe made from USDA-certified human-grade ingredients including spinach, carrots, berries, and other superfoods.

The guaranteed analysis states a high protein percentage of 50%, a mean fat level of 38% and an estimated carb content of around 5% for the overall product line. This results in a fat-to-protein ratio of 76%.

The formula meets AAFCO standards for All Life Stages making it suitable for all dogs, including puppies.

Just Food for Dogs frozen fresh range receives a 5-star rating from the Dog Food Advisor.

The Turkey & Whole Wheat Macaroni formula is one of nine recipes in the product line.

This particular recipe derives the bulk of its protein from turkey. Dry matter label analysis reveals protein levels of 32%, 8% fat, and 52% estimated carbs. This leaves an average of 25% fat-to-protein ratio.

The formula meets AAFCO standards for Maintenance, making it suitable for dogs only.

The first five ingredients are turkey, whole meat macaroni, carrots, zucchini, broccoli.

Nom Nom fresh food range receives the Dog Food Advisor’s top rating, 5 stars.

Designed by board-certified veterinary nutritionists, Nom Nom’s Turkey Fare Recipe is just one of four complete and balanced, meat-dense formulas. Grain-inclusive and high in protein, this food is made with fresh, whole ingredients.

This recipe is predominately made up of turkey. Dry matter label analysis reveals it contains 36% protein, 18% fat and 38% estimated carbs, resulting in a fat-to-protein ratio of about 61%.

It has met AAFCO standards for All Life Stages – which means it is suitable for all dogs including puppies.

The first five ingredients are turkey, brown rice, eggs, carrots, spinach

Open Farm fresh food range receives a 5-star rating from the Dog Food Advisor.

The Harvest Chicken recipe contains a high level of protein, non-GMO vegetables, and superfoods.

It names chicken as its main meat protein. According to the dry matter label analysis, it contains 38% protein, 29% fat and around 25% carbs, meaning the fat-to-protein ratio is about 74%.

This recipe has met AAFCO standards for Maintenance – which means it is suitable for adult dogs. However, there are other recipes in this line which are suitable for puppies.

The first five ingredients are chicken, carrots, kale, butternut squash, apples.

Raised Right is a 5-star rated fresh food range, highly recommended by the Dog Food Advisor.

Made from human-grade and limited ingredients, the Adult Beef recipe is one of 11 formulas in the product line. The nutritionally balanced foods are gently cooked to destroy pathogens, frozen to store nutrients, and then defrosted to serve fresh.

This recipe contains a high percentage of beef as the main source of protein. Dry matter label analysis reveals it contains 61% protein, 24% fat, and just about 8% carbs. This means the fat-to-protein ratio is around 36%.

It has met AAFCO standards for Maintenance meaning it is suitable for adult dogs, with other recipes in the range suited for puppies.

The first five ingredients are beef, beef heart, carrots, beef liver, cranberries.