Ultimate Pet Nutrition Nutra Complete Dog Food Review 2024

The freeze-dried raw Nutra Complete dog food line is produced by Ultimate Pet Nutrition, which was founded by renowned vet Dr Gary Ricter.

This is a highly-rated dog food, with Nutra Complete dog food reviews returning very positive scores, with many pet parents praising the positive result it has had on their dogs. 

This premium dog food is made in the USA and uses only the highest quality ingredients that are beneficial to your pup’s health. It’s suitable for all breeds and all life stages, and comes in a large range of flavors, including favorites such as beef, pork and chicken, as well as duck and fish. There’s also a collection of dog treats, too, in the shape of the Nutra Bites range.

So, let's delve a little deeper into veterinarian-developed Nutra Complete dog food, the choice of flavors, and how it might benefit your pup.

The Nutra Complete dog food range encompasses a few different products, including Nutra Complete Premium and Nutra Complete Infusions. All recipes and products are freeze-dried, raw dog food.

Nutra Complete Premium

The Nutra Complete Premium range is available in three different tasty flavors — beef, chicken and pork, and in a selection of bag sizes; 5oz, 16oz and 48oz.

The beef recipe contains 95% ranch-raised beef and organs. The first three ingredients are beef, beef liver and beef kidney. It also contains dried kelp, blueberry, carrot, sweet potato, spinach and broccoli. 

Nutra Complete Premium Chicken contains 95% cage-free chicken, with chicken, chicken heart, chicken liver and chicken gizzard as the first four ingredients. As with the beef recipes, it has a similar selection of fruit and vegetables.

The pork recipe contains pork, pork heart and pork liver, supported, again, by blueberry, carrot, sweet potato, spinach and broccoli. The inclusion of this fruit and veg has a number of benefits — helping to assist with healthy digestion, skin and coat.

Nutra Complete also has two ‘USA Sourced’ recipes, available in beef and pork flavors. The beef recipe features 95% ranch-raise beef and organs (beef, beef liver, beef kidney and ground beef bone). The pork variety is 95% USA-sourced pork, including pork, pork heart and pork liver.

Nutra Complete Infusions

There are two different recipes in the Nutra Complete Infusions line — Duck with Organic Chicken Bone Broth and Fish & Beef with Organic Beef Bone Broth. 

The duck recipe includes duck meat, duck heart, duck liver, with chicken bone broth and a series of fruit and vegetables; blueberry, carrot, sweet potato, spinach, broccoli and cranberry.

The fish and beef recipe includes — as well as whitefish and beef — salmon, beef liver and organic beef bone broth. It also has the same fruit and veg selection.

Nutra freeze-dried dog treats

Ultimate Pet Nutrition also produces a range of Nutra-branded dog treats and training treats. Like the Nutra dog food, these are either 100% freeze-dried or 100% air-dried.

The Nutra Bites for Dogs treat range comes in five different flavors:

• Bison Liver
• Chicken Liver
• Chicken Breast
• Beef Liver
• Salmon

There are two flavors in the smaller Nutra Minis format, making these ideal as training treats. These are the two air-dried products, available in beef or chicken flavor.

You’d expect that a food designed by a veterinarian would have many benefits for your pet — and you’d be correct. Here’s what we like most about Nutra Complete dog food. 

Nutra dog food contains 40 healthy ingredients 

Alongside 95% single-animal protein, this food includes amino acids, antioxidants, and probiotics plus fruits and vegetables. All the ingredients of the veterinarian-developed blend are hand-selected to support healthy digestion, a soft coat, energy levels and longevity.

It’s gently freeze-dried

This dog food is gently-freeze dried to preserve all the nutrients in the most natural way. Dr Richter’s aim is to mimic what our pets would eat in the wild. Most dog food companies remove the nutritional value by overcooking their food and some even include potentially harmful compounds. This food is created in the most chemical-free way. 

No fillers or artificial preservatives

All the ingredients in Nutra Complete are beneficial to your dog's health. As well as not containing any fillers or artificial preservatives, it’s also free from grains, artificial flavors and unnecessary additives.

While there’s a lot to like about this dog food, there are a few things you need to be aware of too.

It’s quite pricey compared to other brands 

The high-quality means that the food is fairly expensive compared to most other dog food brands. Many pet parents can’t afford the high cost of solely feeding this food to their dog and so use it as a topper to their regular wet or dry food instead. 

Not many options to choose from

This is a relatively new food brand so there may be more flavors and ranges to look forward to in the future. But, currently there’s only one range and three flavors to choose from. Unlike some other dog food brands, it’s not personalized to your dog's specific needs. 

There are some concerns around raw diets 

You may be wondering if a raw food diet is dangerous. Some believe it is because there’s a chance it could be contaminated with listeria and salmonella. This is why the the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the FDA discourage pet parents from feeding a raw food diet.

However, there hasn't been an issue with any of the food in the  Nutra Complete range to date. 

“I am so glad I decided to watch the [doctor's] video and buy this food! Jake is a terribly picky eater! He won’t eat dog food, dry or wet, so I got in the bad habit of giving him human chicken, beef, rice, etc. I was becoming very concerned about him and his health and why he won’t eat. I spent the money for this dog food and he loves it and actually seems to look forward to meal time now! Hopefully this lasts! You are a [lifesaver]!”

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“My dogs are obsessed with this Nutra Complete premium chicken recipe. I am using “as is” without rehydrating as training treats. My dogs inhale it. I love the healthy option without all the fillers.”

Read more Nutra Complete dog food reviews on Chewy.

Nutra Complete dog food is produced by Ultimate Pet Nutrition which was founded by Dr Gary Richter. Dr Richter was named ‘America’s Favorite Veterinarian’ by The American Veterinary Medical Foundation. He’s also received over 30 awards, certifications, and honors for his work.

For over 20 years he has been a pioneer, leading the way in veterinary science and better pet nutrition.

He’s, of course, designed dog products including the Nutra Complete freeze-dried dog food that help our pets lead a happy and healthy life. But, education is important too and he’s also written a best-selling book titled The Ultimate Pet Health Guide. 

Nutra Complete is relatively new and currently the only dog food produced by Ultimate Pet Nutrition, although they do make a range of treats too. 

You’ll be pleased to hear that there has been no Nutra Complete dog food recall to date.