Go Raw Natures Gift Grain-Free with Fish

Dry Extruded · complete

41out of 100

Poor

our rating

Our verdict

Is Go Raw Natures Gift Grain-Free with Fish a good dog food?

We score it 41/100 (Poor). The main reasons are set out in "Why you might not" below, and every step of the calculation is shown under "How we calculated this score".

How we score

100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

Doesn't list grain ingredients.
Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.

Why you might not

Meat makes up an estimated 10% of the dry matter (12% as fed); carbohydrates dominate.
No analytical breakdown is published.
100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list chicken, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids beef: it is listed as an ingredient
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists seafood
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 (21)100% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

supplement 27.5%
veg 21.0%
carb 16.1%
additive 12.9%
meat 11.8%
oil 5.7%
fibre 5.1%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	12.67% Peas	Peas	veg · good	12.67	12.7
2	12.67% Lentils	Lentils	veg · medium	12.67	12.7
3	12.67% Fish	Seafood	meat · medium	12.67	12.7
4	Vegetable Meal (Soy)	Meat Meal	meat · medium	-	4.5
5	Animal Fat (Beef)	Unspecified Animal Fats and Oils	oil · poor	-	4.4
6	Tapioca Starch	Tapioca Starch	carb · medium	-	4.3
7	Pea Protein	Pea protein	carb · medium	-	4.1
8	Sweet Potato	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	-	4.0
9	Beet Pulp	Beet Pulp	fibre · medium	-	3.9
10	Natural Palatant	Palatant	additive · poor	-	3.8
11	Whole Linseed	Linseed	veg · good	-	3.6
12	Salt	Salt	additive · poor	-	3.5
13	Dicalcium Phosphate	Dicalcium phosphate	supplement · medium	-	3.4
14	Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	supplement · medium	-	3.3
15	Methionine	Methionine	supplement · good	-	3.1
16	Choline Chloride	Choline	supplement · good	-	3.0
17	Dried Chicory Root	Chicory root	veg · good	-	2.9
18	Vitamins and Minerals	Vitamins and minerals	supplement · medium	-	2.8
19	Taurine	Taurine	supplement · good	-	2.6
20	Natural Antioxidants	Antioxidants	additive · medium	-	2.5
21	Yucca Schidigera Extract.	Yucca Schidigera	supplement · good	-	2.4

1. 12.67% Peas12.67% declared12.7% estimated
Peas · veg · good
2. 12.67% Lentils12.67% declared12.7% estimated
Lentils · veg · medium
3. 12.67% Fish12.67% declared12.7% estimated
Seafood · meat · medium
4. Vegetable Meal (Soy)4.5% estimated
Meat Meal · meat · medium
5. Animal Fat (Beef)4.4% estimated
Unspecified Animal Fats and Oils · oil · poor
6. Tapioca Starch4.3% estimated
Tapioca Starch · carb · medium
7. Pea Protein4.1% estimated
Pea protein · carb · medium
8. Sweet Potato4.0% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
9. Beet Pulp3.9% estimated
Beet Pulp · fibre · medium
10. Natural Palatant3.8% estimated
Palatant · additive · poor
11. Whole Linseed3.6% estimated
Linseed · veg · good
12. Salt3.5% estimated
Salt · additive · poor
13. Dicalcium Phosphate3.4% estimated
Dicalcium phosphate · supplement · medium
14. Potassium Chloride3.3% estimated
Potassium Chloride · supplement · medium
15. Methionine3.1% estimated
Methionine · supplement · good
16. Choline Chloride3.0% estimated
Choline · supplement · good
17. Dried Chicory Root2.9% estimated
Chicory root · veg · good
18. Vitamins and Minerals2.8% estimated
Vitamins and minerals · supplement · medium
19. Taurine2.6% estimated
Taurine · supplement · good
20. Natural Antioxidants2.5% estimated
Antioxidants · additive · medium
21. Yucca Schidigera Extract.2.4% estimated
Yucca Schidigera · supplement · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-27

Brand and contact: Go Raw

Website: https://goraw.co.nz/
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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 an overall rating of 41 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +3.7 points to the total. However, ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -10.6, the processing format subtracted -6.7, and the additive load contributed -3.5 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	+3.68
Carb share of dry matter	10.4%	-0.115	-1.20
Oil share of dry matter	7.9%	-0.092	-0.72
Vegetable share of dry matter	13.5%	-0.005	-0.07
Additive share of dry matter	16.4%	0.163	+2.67
Supplement share of dry matter	35.6%	-0.012	-0.43
Recipe graded poor	15.2%	-0.065	-0.99
Number of poor ingredients	3	-0.876	-2.63
Largest single poor ingredient	5.7%	0.060	+0.34
Undeclared quantities	100.0%	-0.106	-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	yes	-3.158	-3.16
Additive penalty	-15.80	0.222	-3.51
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	+3.68
Meat share of dry matter	0.0%	0.096	+0.00
Carb share of dry matter	10.4%	-0.115	-1.20
Oil share of dry matter	7.9%	-0.092	-0.72
Vegetable share of dry matter	13.5%	-0.005	-0.07
Additive share of dry matter	16.4%	0.163	+2.67
Supplement share of dry matter	35.6%	-0.012	-0.43
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.027	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	15.2%	-0.065	-0.99
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	3	-0.876	-2.63
Largest single poor ingredient	5.7%	0.060	+0.34
Undeclared quantities	100.0%	-0.106	-10.56
Prints ingredient percentages	no	0.000	+0.00
Complete diet	no	2.294	+0.00
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	-15.80	0.222	-3.51
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
Subtotal: 40.7
Final score: 41/100

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 (voluntary) - not on file	0/20
✗ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file	0/15
✗ Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file	0/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file	0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✗ Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file	0/10
✓ 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, Additives declared, Feeding guidance given, 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" — supported by the declared grain-free data.

3 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 (on page)	Free-from	consistent	Manufacturer assertion
with Fish (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
made in Australia using quality Australian proteins and selected natural ingredients (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
suitable for adult dogs of all breeds (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion