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The Nood Dog Food Review: Tested & Evaluated 2024

Are you looking to add some variety to your dogs diet? Then youve probably heard about Nood dog food! This relatively new brand could be a pretty good option for mid-range budgets. Is it the right choice for your pup?

We teamed up with an independent team including veterinarians, canine nutritionists, and dog parents to test dozens of Nood foods to suss out the brand's tastiest and most wholesome varieties. After months of research and discuss, our experts have gathered everything you need to know to make the right choice. Heres our ultimate Nood dog food review!

Taste 4/5

Overall, the majority of our independent experts say their pups really like this food! Of course, it is still a kibble, so if youve got a picky eater you might need to spice it up a bit.

Nood dog food is palatable for most dogs but doesnt go beyond whats expected, so were giving the brand 4 out of 5 in this category.

Ingredients 4/5

Nood dog food has a pretty nice ingredient list, especially considering the price point. The first AND second ingredients are both named protein: chicken and poultry meal, so they make up the majority of the food. In third and fourth place we have rice and tapioca, which arent so exciting.

Related:Real Meat vs Meat Meal in Dog Food.

This brand started with a different recipe that didnt include tapioca and had veggies instead of rice. However, this was quickly changed and as of December 2021, rice and tapioca are the main carbs in this kibble.

Our team of experts note that rice is a good carbohydrate source for dogs, but we arent so thrilled about tapioca. Tapioca is a starch that comes from the cassava root, and is a good gluten replacement in processed foods that need a binder (like kibble) [1]. This is definitely a much better option than wheat or cereal by-products, but it doesnt provide much nutritional value.

Down the ingredient list we have sweet potato, salmon oil, named vitamins and minerals as well as berries, and some extra veggies.

Because we like almost all of the ingredients and the proportions are pretty nice, were giving this brand 4 out of 5 stars.

Protein content 5/5

This dog food has a named protein as the first and second ingredient, which is great news. The recipes available have whole chicken or salmon as the first ingredient, and then either poultry or fish meal to round it up.

I was thrilled to see that Nood boasts a whopping 26% guaranteed crude protein! Thats well above the minimum 18% recommended by the AAFCO [2]. And considering there are no legumes higher up the list, its likely the vast majority of that protein percentage comes from animal sources. This is a nice surprise, especially at this price point, and made me excited about feeding it to my active pup.

We also appreciate the 12% minimum crude fat content: lipids are essential to keep your dogs body healthy and in food with little animal protein this can be difficult to reach. Nood adds chicken fat as well as salmon oil to bump up the good fats. As a bonus, there are no other lipid sources in the food, so those percentages come fully from animal sources.

Additives 5/5

Our team of independent experts appreciated that this brand has added a few nice extras to round up the nutritional profile of the food. There are, of course, the regular vitamins and minerals added, which make it a complete food for a balanced diet.

On top of these, all Nood recipes have choline as a prebiotic and B. subtilis as a probiotic. Our panel shares that these two components help to keep your dogs tummy healthy and will improve their overall digestion, so they are really great to see.

Other goodies include taurine and methionine to support physiological health, mixed berries for extra antioxidants and salmon oil.

We couldnt do an in-depth Nood Dog food review without mentioning their quality control protocols. This brand prides itself in performing 260 microbiological tests per week, 1,200 ingredient nutritional tests per month and 18+ hours of employee safety training per employee per year, as well as other consistent check-ups. [3] This ensures every Nood bag is identical, the kibble composition wont change and your pup shouldnt get an upset tummy whenever you open a new bag.

Lousy quality control is rampant in the Australian pet food industry since its largely unregulated [4], so having companies that seem to care about these issues is a step forward in the right direction. I would love to have the possibility of accessing these records, but unfortunately, this isnt possible at the time.

As we really like these additives and extras, our independent panel of experts agreed to give Nood 5 out of 5 in this category.

Variety 3/5

This is a relatively new and small company, so the options available arent very wide. Nood offers two different kibble flavours: chicken and salmon, and they also have three different wet treats in their catalogue.

While I was sad to see that they dont have puppy-specific recipes, their packaging clearly states the recipes fall in line with AAFCOs regulations for all-stages dog food. They also propose owners a recommended amount for puppies, including large-breed pups, so your dog can be well-fed throughout their life.

Considering they dont offer puppy-specific options, they dont have smaller kibble for toy breeds, and you have to carefully portion out the food for large-breed puppies, our panel decided to take off 2 stars.

Price 3.5/5

This brand started out as an option to give customers access to high-quality food at lower prices. While this isnt cheap, for the quality its very reasonably priced and can fit into a good dog food budget.

Another thing to consider is that, even though you can find Nood at Coles in Australia (it's one of their best supermarket dog food options), their website also features a store locator so you can double check if you local Coles stocks their products.

As its in the mid-upper range price, our team agreed to give Nood 3.5 out of 5 in this category.

Do Not Buy If

Overall, this is a great option for many dogs. However, our independent panel of experts note that it may not be every dog. You might want to keep looking if you:

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All Dog Food Reviews in Australia

Below is a list of dog food reviews for brands available in Australia (including imported brands).

All reviews have been written by a qualified pet nutritionist in the hope they offer insight into what youre actually feeding your dog. Pet food marketing is very clever, so hopefully these reviews will offer you a clearer truth so you can make a more informed decision.

Feedback is very welcome. These reviews are designed to better the health of our dogs, so any informed opinions or criticism is encouraged.

If you want to know my thoughts on how we should feed our dogs, spare 10 minutes to read my short guide How To Feed A Dog!

More information about how these reviews are written can be found in the About these dog food reviews section at the bottom of this page.

Take advantage of offers from Pet Circle or Lucky Pet who almost always have offers on many of the dog foods listed below.

Best-rated dog food reviews

These are our current list of best-rated dog food reviews. This list will change over time, so check back whenever youre stocking up. Feeding a variety of these dog foods is an excellent idea, and we encourage the feeding of fresh, raw, or raw meaty bones as part of your dogs diet.

Alternative dog food reviews

Alternative dog food reviews include made to order, air-dried, freeze-dried, rolls, or other styles which cant be classified as dry or wet commercial dog foods.

Dry dog food reviews

The amount of dry dog foods available in Australia will boggle your mind. In reality most come from the same handful of major manufacturers such as Mars, Nestle, Colgate-Palmolive, and our largest Australian pet food manufacturers Real Pet Food Co, Coprice, and Hypro.

Due to constant changes of brands and formulas in Australia it is possible for these dog food reviews to become out of date. If in doubt check the date of the review, or leave a comment if you find any to be out of date.

Puppy food reviews

For better information we have a guide to feeding puppies.

Working dog food reviews

For better information we have a guide to feeding working dogs.

About these dog food reviews

Each review is written firstly on the ingredients list and guaranteed analysis, with an explanation on what the ingredients really are and what percentage likelihood they will be (i.e. chicken may be listed first, but if this follows 4 or 5 grains then there wont be much chicken in the overall formula).

Many other factors are considered without being specifically noted. Consumer feedback will affect how the reviews are rated, especially if a dog food has numerous suspect reports of sickness or diarrhoea (which sadly happens all to often).

Many dog foods in Australia come from the same handful of manufacturers, with more being churned out every week to replace a tarnished brand. Some manufacturers have a worse track record than others, and some manufacturers have shown to have a very high standard of manufacture.

Marketing is always at play, and given the lax standards of pet food regulation in Australia its very common for a pet food manufacturer to bend the rules or use cunning tricks to deceive unsuspecting consumers.

All these factors, and others, are accounted for in these dog food reviews.

If any dog food reviews are missing feel free to contact us and well add a review.