Is Frontier Pets Free-Range Chicken a good dog food?
We score it 69/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
The overall score was 69 out of 100. Undeclared ingredient shares, meaning ingredients without printed percentages, contributed -10.6 points. The processing format contributed +6.6 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +4.7 points. Finally, being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3 points.
100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe69
- NutritionalNot recorded
- Transparency45
- Safety100
- Evidencemoderate100
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Why you might choose it
- Scores 69, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
- Meat makes up an estimated 31% of the dry matter (47% as fed).
- Doesn't list grain ingredients.
Why you might not
- No analytical breakdown is published.
- 100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Added vitamins and minerals
Storage
No refrigeration required; once opened, the 900g pack notes use within 30 days of opening (per customer review). Long shelf life due to freeze-drying.
Feeding guide
Metric measuring cup (250ml). 1 Cup ≈ 60g of dry food. Adjust to maintain optimal weight. Complete and balanced, suitable for all life stages. For pregnant bitches: double the feeding quantities. Can be fed as Topper (20% of diet), Booster (50% of diet) or Full Diet (100%). Add same ratio of warm water as dry food, let stand ~30 seconds to reconstitute.
Reviews
Trustpilot: 4.6/5 · 26 reviews
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list beef, turkey, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken
- Your dog avoids lamb: it is listed as an ingredient
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists mussels
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (10)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Free-range chicken | Chicken | meat | medium | - | 12.9 |
| 2 | Lamb offal from free-range lamb | Offal | meat | medium | - | 12.3 |
| 3 | Bone from the same free-range chicken | Bone | mineral | medium | - | 11.6 |
| 4 | Free-range | unmatched | - | - | - | 11.0 |
| 5 | pasteurised eggs | Egg | meat | good | - | 10.3 |
| 6 | Fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables including Carrot | Vegetables | veg | medium | - | 9.7 |
| 7 | Broccoli and Apple | Broccoli | veg | good | - | 9.0 |
| 8 | Almond Meal | Meat Meal | meat | medium | - | 8.4 |
| 9 | Seaweed Meal (Ascophyllum nodosum) | Seaweed Meal | supplement | medium | - | 7.7 |
| 10 | Green Lipped Mussels in the puppy food only. | Mussels | meat | good | - | 7.1 |
Brand
- Website
- https://frontierpets.com.au/
- Contact page
- frontierpets.com.au
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-17
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- frontierpets.com.au
Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.
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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v3 on 2026-09-26. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.68 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 7.1% | -0.005 | -0.04 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 19.1% | -0.012 | -0.23 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 14.1% | -0.027 | -0.37 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.11 | 33.786 | +37.50 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | yes | 6.629 | +6.63 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.68 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.115 | +0.00 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.092 | +0.00 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 7.1% | -0.005 | -0.04 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 19.1% | -0.012 | -0.23 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 14.1% | -0.027 | -0.37 |
| Recipe graded poor | 0.0% | -0.065 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.876 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.060 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | 0.707 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.180 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 11.084 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | 0.00 | 0.222 | +0.00 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.11 | 33.786 | +37.50 |
| Processing: Raw | no | -0.054 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | yes | 6.629 | +6.63 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 6.331 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.174 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.146 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- +0.06
- Additives declared on label
- +1 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 68.7
- Final score
- 69/100
Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Analytical constituents not declared
Transparency: what the label discloses
How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (voluntary) - not on file | 0/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Batch and date labelling).
Safety: recall history
Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.
No recalls recorded in our database.
Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it
The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.
100/100 · moderate — 1 checkable claim: 1 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "Gluten Free" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
13 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is proudly 100% Australian made & owned (on page) | provenance | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Is freeze-dried so that the colours, flavours, smells and nutritional content remain intact (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Provides a complete balanced food developed in conjunction with an holistic animal nutritionist & vet, with over 30 years experience (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Is low carbohydrate (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Non GMO (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Adult and puppy varieties available (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| All Natural (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Gluten Free (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Is easily stored as it requires no refrigeration, takes up minimal shelf space and has a super long shelf life (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Weighs four times less than traditional puppy food, so it's easy to carry and is fabulous for travelling (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Is ultra convenient - just add warm water (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Is more satisfying with most puppies taking longer to eat it than traditional food (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| grain-free chicken puppy food packed with protein and healthy fats and low in carbohydrates (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Contains only human quality ingredients (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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