How NUTRO™ Crafts Our Pet Food Recipes
NUTRO™ has been making natural pet food since 1926 — well before “natural” became a buzzword. We create pet foods that are simple, purposeful and trustworthy. Each ingredient is carefully selected to provide the nutrition needed to energize your dog or cat from the inside out. Below, we explain our ingredient categories in plain, easy-to-understand language so you can feel sure you’re making the right choice for the pet you love.
So Many Brands, So Many Labels
Whether you’re shopping online or standing at the store shelf, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the pet food options. Suppose you narrow it down to a brand — now you have to figure out a variety. And let’s say you finally settle on a product — what ingredients appear on the label? Can you identify them? Do you have time to read them all before your battery dies or the store closes?
NUTRO™ Is The Natural Choice
NUTRO™ is made with real and recognizable ingredients — each one carefully chosen for the purpose it serves. To help you spend less time shopping for pet food and more time with your pet, here’s a quick-reference guide to the eight ingredient categories we use for NUTRO™ dog foods and cat foods.
1. Protein
Beef, chicken, turkey, venison, eggs, duck, lamb, catfish, salmon, trout, tuna and whitefish — the proteins we use provide amino acids that support your pet’s healthy muscles, digestion, immune system, and skin and coat.
2. Carbohydrates And Fiber
Your pet’s body uses the naturally occurring sugars, starches and fibers in carbohydrates to provide energy for cell function and to support healthy digestion. Sources of these nutrients include brown rice, sweet potatoes, oats, lentils, chickpeas and tapioca.
3. Health Enjoyment And Variety
Yum-yum! The natural ingredients in this category create the delicious taste and enticing appearance your pet loves. They’ll enjoy apples, blueberries, carrots, coconut, peas, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, green beans and more.
4. Fats And Oils
A major power source for the body, fats and oils provide your dog or cat with the energy to perform daily functions. Fatty acids support skin and coat health.
5. Vitamins
These essential micronutrients help support metabolic functions that promote healthy growth and maintenance.
6. Minerals
Your pet needs these inorganic nutrients to perform essential body functions.
7. Amino Acids
These compounds are the building blocks of proteins and play a vital role in muscle development, growth and nervous system function.
8. Texture, Binder And Other Functional Ingredients
We use these to produce an enjoyable experience that encourages your pet to eat and sustains a healthy appetite. This group also includes water for hydration and trace nutrients for whole-body health.
The ingredients in NUTRO™ pet foods provide all the nutrition your dog or cat needs to live their best life. We’ve been crafting our recipes this way for nearly a century, and we plan to stay true to this vision moving forward.
