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Nutro lands in the middle of the rubric; better options exist at the same price point.
The verdict
Nutro runs 1 scored product on PetScored, averaging a 5.8 composite. The top-scoring recipe is Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food at 5.8.
Across the lineup, Sensitivity Risk is the strongest sub-score (9.0); Value is the weakest (2.0).
1 Brand Trust signal has been verified from primary sources.
FDA matching is partial. Without a complete export we do not credit a clean record.
If your dog avoids common trigger ingredients, the lineup carries these label flags: chicken, egg, peas, natural flavor. Sub-score weighting handles them on each individual scorecard.
Brand Trust verification
Verified records replace the product-level seed Brand Trust score. Pending and conflicted records stay visible as context; unknown is not treated as false.
Official Nutro page supports product identity, 5/13/22/30/36 lb size availability, current top-five ingredient positioning, and benefits/feeding-section targets. Nutrition and ingredient panels remain image-based in the accessible capture. Mars Petcare page supports Nutro as a Mars Petcare brand and broad Mars pet nutrition positioning.
Mars Petcare page supports Nutro as a Mars Petcare brand and broad Mars pet nutrition positioning.
No source record captured yet.
No source record captured yet.
Official Nutro page supports product identity, 5/13/22/30/36 lb size availability, current top-five ingredient positioning, and benefits/feeding-section targets. Nutrition and ingredient panels remain image-based in the accessible capture.
Official FDA recall archive, current as of 2026-04-22 for this review, matched 6,582 rows against Nutro terms. Manual disposition retained one historical 2009 Nutro cat-food recall and dismissed one out-of-scope Natural Choice Distribution Company row.
Official FDA recall archive, current as of 2026-04-22 for this review, matched 6,582 rows against Nutro terms. Manual disposition retained one historical 2009 Nutro cat-food recall and dismissed one out-of-scope Natural Choice Distribution Company row.
No source record captured yet.
No source record captured yet.
Official FDA warning-letter table, content current as of 2026-05-05, checked 1,000 rows with zero Nutro/Mars Petcare Nutro matches.
No source record captured yet.
Products
Nutro
Public-beta scorecard with official Nutro product identity/top-five ingredient support and Chewy-controlled 36 lb ingredients, GA, calories, and price. Watch-outs are retailer-controlled nutrition fields, stale/conflicting Petco label text, partial Brand Trust, exact package AAFCO-text gap, warning-letter export gap, and refreshable price.
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Regulatory context
Manual review found one Nutro-relevant historical cat-food recall from 2009 and one dismissed Natural Choice Distribution Company false positive. No Nutro-relevant FDA recall match was found inside the five-year window from May 5, 2021 to May 5, 2026. Disclose the historical cat-food context; do not use it as a product defect for the scored dry dog-food formula.
Checked 1000 row(s), but full FDA warning-letter export coverage remains incomplete. Zero Nutro/Mars Petcare Nutro matches were found in the current table export; keep active-warning-letter status unknown until full-export coverage is captured.
FAQ
Nutro averages 5.8 out of 10 across 1 scored product. The top-scoring recipe is Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food at 5.8. Whether that's "good" depends on which sub-score matters most for your dog — see the brand page for the full verdict and the per-product strengths and watch-outs.
Recall matching is still in progress for Nutro. We do not credit a clean record until a complete export has been reviewed.
Nutro is owned by Mars Petcare. The bag is manufactured by Mars Petcare / Nutro and the recipe references United States / global ingredients for sourcing. Brand Trust signals for manufacturer control and ownership tenure are visible on the brand profile.
No. PetScored takes zero manufacturer money — no paid placements, no sponsored rankings, no free-product review programs. Affiliate links on retail-purchase actions are disclosed and never affect scores. See /trust for the full posture.