What does 'complete' mean on a Nutriment product?

It means the recipe is formulated to be fed as a dog's whole diet, carrying a stated balance of meat, offal, bone and vegetables. A product marked as complementary, by contrast, is a single ingredient meant to sit alongside a complete diet rather than replace it.

Is a chubb the same as a nugget?

They are usually the same underlying recipe in a different format — a chubb is a solid frozen block you portion yourself, while nuggets come pre-portioned. Which suits you comes down to how much handling and freezer space you are comfortable with.

Does Nutriment food contain grain?

Complete recipes are typically built without added grain or cereal filler, relying on meat, offal, bone and vegetables instead. Check the specific product's declared composition, since exact ratios vary between recipes.

Can I feed Nutriment's complementary products as a whole diet?

It is not recommended long term. Products like ribs or whole fish are genuine single ingredients rather than balanced recipes, and are intended as an addition to a complete diet rather than a replacement for one.

What's in Nutriment raw dog food

Nutriment is a UK raw dog food brand, and the first thing worth knowing about the range is that it is split into two genuinely different kinds of product: complete frozen meals meant to be a dog's whole diet, and complementary items such as ribs or whole fish meant as an addition or occasional treat rather than a meal on their own.

Complete meals versus complementary treats

A recipe marked as complete, such as the frozen chicken chubb, is formulated to cover what a dog needs as its whole diet — it carries a stated meat, offal and bone content alongside vegetables, and is intended to be fed as the main meal. A complementary product, such as lamb ribs or whole sprats, is a genuine ingredient on its own rather than a balanced recipe, and is meant to sit alongside a complete diet rather than replace it.

The distinction matters at the point of buying, not just on the label in small print: feeding only complementary products as an entire diet, long term, will not give a dog everything a complete recipe is built to provide.

What's typically in a complete recipe

A complete Nutriment recipe is generally built around a high proportion of fresh meat, offal and bone — often in the region of 85 percent — with the remainder made up of vegetables and other whole-food ingredients, and no added grain or cereal filler. Exact ratios vary by recipe and protein, so it is worth checking the specific product for its own declared composition.

Recipes are sold frozen, either as a solid block known as a chubb or as individually portioned nuggets, which makes portioning and freezer storage the practical side of feeding raw that is worth planning for alongside the ingredient list itself.

Choosing between formats and proteins

A chubb needs to be defrosted and portioned by hand, which suits an owner happy to do a bit of prep, while pre-portioned nuggets are a more convenient option if you would rather not handle a large frozen block. Both are the same underlying recipe in a different format.

Rotating between a couple of proteins, rather than feeding the same one exclusively, is a common approach among raw feeders and is worth discussing with your vet if you are new to raw feeding and want guidance on how to structure a balanced rotation.

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

What does 'complete' mean on a Nutriment product?: It means the recipe is formulated to be fed as a dog's whole diet, carrying a stated balance of meat, offal, bone and vegetables. A product marked as complementary, by contrast, is a single ingredient meant to sit alongside a complete diet rather than replace it.
Is a chubb the same as a nugget?: They are usually the same underlying recipe in a different format — a chubb is a solid frozen block you portion yourself, while nuggets come pre-portioned. Which suits you comes down to how much handling and freezer space you are comfortable with.
Does Nutriment food contain grain?: Complete recipes are typically built without added grain or cereal filler, relying on meat, offal, bone and vegetables instead. Check the specific product's declared composition, since exact ratios vary between recipes.
Can I feed Nutriment's complementary products as a whole diet?: It is not recommended long term. Products like ribs or whole fish are genuine single ingredients rather than balanced recipes, and are intended as an addition to a complete diet rather than a replacement for one.

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.