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Nulo vs. Addiction

In this comparison article for Nulo vs Addiction, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Nulo and Addiction, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this Addiction vs Nulo comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Nulo Review Page or Addiction Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Addiction vs. Nulo

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

Nulo Dog Food vs. Addiction Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Nulo	Addiction
Crude Protein	35.7%	25.0%
Crude Fat	19.6%	13.1%
Crude Fiber	5.1%	5.7%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

Nulo dry dog foods clearly provides more protein than Addiction. In fact, the difference between the protein content is roughly 10.79%, which is a significant amount.

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Dietary fats serves a multitude of roles in the proper development and function of our canine companions. Here are some of the benefits (not exhaustive):

Help produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among other critical functions.
Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve skin and coat health
Improve the palatially of your dog's food

Addiction dry recipes contain 6.51% less fat than Nulo dry recipes. This difference in fat content is a notable difference between Nulo and Addiction.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Nulo Cat Food vs. Addiction Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Nulo	Addiction
Crude Protein	44.3%	33.3%
Crude Fat	20.0%	17.0%
Crude Fiber	5.0%	4.1%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

On average, Nulo dry cat food recipes contain 11.00% more protein than Addiction recipes. Clearly, there is a significant difference between the protein content of Addiction and Nulo.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Aid in the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve the health of skin/coat
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Slow the development and spread of certain type of cancers.
Maintain healthy blood pressure

According to our average data, Addiction typically provides less fat than Nulo. However, this difference is relatively small and doesn't represent a significant difference between the two brands.

As you can see, Addiction and Nulo guarantee a similar amount of crude fiber.

Nulo Pet Food Ingredients vs. Addiction Pet Food Ingredients

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Nulo.

Powdered Cellulose

Canola Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols And Citric Acid)

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Addiction.

Liver

Garlic

Canola Oil

Pea Protein

We believe that certain pet food ingredients are linked to adverse health affects; these ingredients are classified as harmful.

Here are some of the harmful ingredients used only by Nulo.

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Nulo & Addiction?

According to our records, Nulo has never been recalled.

Addiction has been recalled once.

Sept. 8, 2016: Incorrect Vitamin/Minerals

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Nulo	Addiction
Per Pound	$12.70	$7.46
Per Calorie	$0.0067	$0.0047

Dry Cat Food	Nulo	Addiction
Per Pound	$16.85	$4.55
Per Calorie	$0.0082	$0.0028

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding Nulo or Addiction, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for Nulo or Addiction will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for Nulo and Addiction. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

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Where To Buy Nulo Pet Foods

You can purchase Nulo pet foods from the following stores:

78 Recipes In-Stock Today

34 Recipes In-Stock Today

42 Recipes In-Stock Today

23 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Addiction Pet Foods

You can purchase Addiction pet food products from these retailers:

21 Recipes In-Stock Today

19 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Nulo	Addiction
Dry Dog Food	29 Recipes	7 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	21 Recipes	None
Dog Treats	8 Treats	4 Treats
Dry Cat Food	15 Recipes	3 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	27 Recipes	None
Cat Treats	7 Treats	None