Go Raw Grain-Free Chicken & Duck 2.5kg
Dry Extruded · completeHigh meatClear label
Our verdict
Is Go Raw Grain-Free Chicken & Duck 2.5kg a good dog food?
We score it 56/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
55% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list lamb, fish, venison, pork as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists poultry
- Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists poultry
- Your dog avoids duck: the label lists duck
- 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. Find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (20)55% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 54.2%
- veg 12.3%
- supplement 9.1%
- additive 7.6%
- carb 6.6%
- unknown 4.0%
- oil 3.3%
- fibre 3.0%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultry | Poultry | meat · medium | - | 4.0 |
| 2 | Chicken 41% | Chicken | meat · medium | 41 | 41.0 |
| 3 | Peas | Peas | veg · good | - | 3.9 |
| 4 | Lentils | Lentils | veg · medium | - | 3.8 |
| 5 | Tapioca Starch | Tapioca Starch | carb · medium | - | 3.7 |
| 6 | Vegetable Meal (Soy) | Meat Meal | meat · medium | - | 3.6 |
| 7 | Animal Fat (Poultry and/or Beef) | Unspecified Animal Fats and Oils | oil · poor | - | 3.4 |
| 8 | Beef | Beef | meat · medium | - | 3.3 |
| 9 | Sweet Potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb · good | - | 3.2 |
| 10 | Beet Pulp | Beet Pulp | fibre · medium | - | 3.1 |
| 11 | Natural Palatant | Palatant | additive · poor | - | 3.0 |
| 12 | Duck (4%) | Duck | meat · medium | 4 | 4.0 |
| 13 | Whole Linseed | Linseed | veg · good | - | 2.9 |
| 14 | Salt | Salt | additive · poor | - | 2.8 |
| 15 | Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | supplement · medium | - | 2.7 |
| 16 | Choline Chloride | Choline | supplement · good | - | 2.6 |
| 17 | Dried Chicory Root | Chicory root | veg · good | - | 2.4 |
| 18 | Vitamins and Minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 2.3 |
| 19 | Natural Antioxidants | Antioxidants | additive · medium | - | 2.2 |
| 20 | Yucca Schidigera Extract. | Yucca Schidigera | supplement · good | - | 2.1 |
- 1. Poultry4.0% estimated
- 2. Chicken 41%41% declared41.0% estimated
- 3. Peas3.9% estimated
- 4. Lentils3.8% estimated
- 5. Tapioca Starch3.7% estimated
- 6. Vegetable Meal (Soy)3.6% estimated
- 7. Animal Fat (Poultry and/or Beef)3.4% estimated
- 8. Beef3.3% estimated
- 9. Sweet Potato3.2% estimated
- 10. Beet Pulp3.1% estimated
- 11. Natural Palatant3.0% estimated
- 12. Duck (4%)4% declared4.0% estimated
- 13. Whole Linseed2.9% estimated
- 14. Salt2.8% estimated
- 15. Potassium Chloride2.7% estimated
- 16. Choline Chloride2.6% estimated
- 17. Dried Chicory Root2.4% estimated
- 18. Vitamins and Minerals2.3% estimated
- 19. Natural Antioxidants2.2% estimated
- 20. Yucca Schidigera Extract.2.1% estimated
Nutrition and feeding
Declared analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
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Additives declared on the label
Technological additives
Natural Antioxidants
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-27
Brand and contact: Go Raw
- Website
- https://goraw.co.nz/
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-27
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- goraw.co.nz
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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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence
Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Why this score?
This recipe achieves a total score of 56 out of 100 based on several key factors. The meat content contributed +2.3 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +3.2 points. Conversely, the processing format subtracted -6.7 points, and ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -5.8 points.
Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. 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 | 0.4 | 9.191 | +3.24 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 24.1% | 0.096 | +2.31 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 3.5% | -0.115 | -0.40 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 6.8% | -0.092 | -0.63 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 11.7% | -0.005 | -0.06 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 14.3% | 0.163 | +2.33 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 17.5% | -0.012 | -0.21 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 4.2% | -0.027 | -0.11 |
| Recipe graded poor | 8.8% | -0.065 | -0.57 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.876 | -2.63 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 3.3% | 0.060 | +0.20 |
| Undeclared quantities | 55.0% | -0.106 | -5.81 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Additive penalty | -9.25 | 0.222 | -2.05 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.4 | 9.191 | +3.24 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 24.1% | 0.096 | +2.31 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 3.5% | -0.115 | -0.40 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 6.8% | -0.092 | -0.63 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 11.7% | -0.005 | -0.06 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 14.3% | 0.163 | +2.33 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 17.5% | -0.012 | -0.21 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 4.2% | -0.027 | -0.11 |
| Recipe graded poor | 8.8% | -0.065 | -0.57 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.876 | -2.63 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 3.3% | 0.060 | +0.20 |
| Undeclared quantities | 55.0% | -0.106 | -5.81 |
| 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) | no | -3.158 | +0.00 |
| 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 | -9.25 | 0.222 | -2.05 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| 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 | no | 6.629 | +0.00 |
| 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 | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| 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
- +0.02
- Additives declared on label
- +1 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 56.2
- Final score
- 56/100
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
No nutritional additives section declared on the label.
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 (45% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 9/20 |
| 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
- "grain-free dry food" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| grain-free dry food (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| made in Australia using quality Australian proteins and selected natural ingredients (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Combining chicken and duck for a meaty flavour (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| suitable for adult dogs of all breeds (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| made without unnecessary fuss (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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