Nutriment feeding guide: which chub, medallion or freeze-dried pack to choose
Nutriment sells raw dog food in three main formats — frozen chubs, fresh-cut medallions and freeze-dried — and the format matters more than the flavour when you're choosing. Chubs are the everyday staple, medallions suit dogs who need a gentler, more digestible cut, and freeze-dried is the one to keep in a cupboard for travel or as a backup when the freezer runs low.
What each format is actually for
A chub is a sealed tube of frozen raw food, sliced like a sausage roll — Nutriment's Adult Dog and Puppy chubs are the bulk of the range and the ones most raw feeders buy week to week. They defrost in the fridge over a day or so and keep for a few days once thawed, which is the main planning point: a chub needs a fridge slot and a bit of foresight, not a microwave and five minutes.
The fresh-cut medallions are a finer cut aimed at dogs who do better on something smoother, including dogs new to raw or older dogs with less robust digestion. Freeze-dried is the format for anyone who wants raw feeding without a freezer commitment — it stores at room temperature and rehydrates with a splash of water, at a higher price per meal than a frozen chub.
Matching the range to the dog, not just the label
Nutriment splits its adult range further than most raw brands — there's a Light Support formula for dogs carrying extra weight, and a Low Purine & Phosphorus formula aimed at dogs whose vet has flagged a specific dietary need, most often around kidney or urinary health. Neither is something to self-select from a search result: if a vet has mentioned purine, phosphorus or weight management by name, that's the conversation to have before picking a pack.
The puppy and working lines sit at the other end — more calorie-dense for genuinely higher energy needs. For everyone else, the plain Adult Dog range covers most healthy adults, and protein choice comes down to what your dog eats and tolerates.
From this brand
Everything below is in stock with us, priced with delivery worked out, and packed and posted by hand in the UK.
Nutriment Adult Dog Light Support Frozen
Complementary light-support raw dog food with tripe, turkey and fish
£3.59
Nutriment Adult Dog Raw Rabbit & Turkey Formula Frozen
Complete raw rabbit and turkey dog food in a frozen 500G pack
£5.69
Nutriment Adult Dog Raw Chicken Chubb Frozen
Complete raw dog food with 65% chicken in a frozen 1.4KG chubb
£6.29
Nutriment Adult Dog Raw Chicken & Lamb Formula Frozen
Complete chicken and lamb raw dog food in a frozen 500G pack
£3.49
Nutriment Adult Dog Just Raw Tripe
Frozen raw Adult Dog Just Raw Tripe — complementary food for dogs
£3.09
Nutriment Adult Dog Just Raw Tripe Chubb Frozen
A 1.4KG chubb of 100% British beef green tripe, frozen, with nothing else in it
£7.09
Nutriment Adult Dog Raw Beef Chubb Frozen
Complete bone-free raw beef dog food in a frozen 1.4KG chubb
£7.79
Nutriment Adult Dog Raw Salmon & Turkey Formula Frozen
Complete raw turkey and salmon dog food in a frozen 500G pack
£3.19
Nutriment Adult Dog Raw Rabbit Formula Frozen
Complete raw rabbit dog food with 80% whole rabbit in a 500G pack
£6.49
Nutriment Adult Dog Low Purine & Phosphorus Support Chubb Frozen
A frozen raw complete food for adult dogs, built from beef tripe and chicken with bone
£7.29
Nutriment Adult Dog Raw Salmon & Turkey Chubb Frozen
Complete raw turkey and salmon dog food in a frozen 1.4KG chubb
£7.39
Nutriment Adult Dog Raw Chicken Formula Frozen
Complete raw dog food with 65% chicken in a frozen 500G pack
£2.79
Common questions
- How do I switch my dog onto Nutriment without an upset stomach?
- Bring it in gradually over a week or so, mixing a little more raw in with the old food each day rather than swapping overnight. Raw and kibble digest at different speeds, so some owners feed them as separate meals rather than mixed together — if your dog's stools go loose during the switch, slow the transition down rather than pushing through it, and speak to your vet if it doesn't settle within a few days.
- Do I need to follow a specific amount from the pack?
- Follow the guidance printed on the pack as your starting point, and adjust based on your dog's body condition rather than sticking rigidly to a number — an active young dog and a less active older dog on the same weight can need noticeably different amounts. If you're unsure whether your dog is over or underweight for the amount they're getting, that's a quick, useful question for your vet at a routine visit.
- Is raw food safe to handle at home?
- Treat it the way you'd treat raw meat for your own dinner — wash your hands and any surfaces or bowls it touches, keep it away from other food while it's thawing, and don't leave it out at room temperature longer than you'd leave raw chicken out. Households with very young children, elderly or immunocompromised family members should take the same hygiene precautions seriously.
- Can I mix Nutriment with dry food?
- Plenty of owners do, though raw and kibble digest at different rates, so feeding them as separate meals in the day rather than in the same bowl is the more commonly recommended approach. If your dog does fine mixed together, there's no need to change what's working — it's a preference rather than a strict rule.
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Written by Matt Garnett, who runs Giddy Pets and is a lifelong pet owner — not a vet. This is general information, not veterinary advice, and it cannot replace an examination by the vet who knows your animal. How we write these guides.