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Primal vs. Grandma Lucy's

In this comparison article for Primal vs Grandma Lucy's, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Primal and Grandma Lucy's, 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 Grandma Lucy's vs Primal comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Primal Review Page or Grandma Lucy's Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Grandma Lucy's vs. Primal

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.

Primal Dog Food vs. Grandma Lucy's Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Primal	Grandma Lucy's
Crude Protein	48.0%	34.7%
Crude Fat	26.7%	17.7%
Crude Fiber	4.6%	6.2%

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.

Primal dry dog foods clearly provides more protein than Grandma Lucy's. In fact, the difference between the protein content is roughly 13.24%, 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

On average, Primal dry dog food recipes contain 8.96% more fat than Grandma Lucy's recipes. Clearly, there is a significant difference between the fat content of Grandma Lucy's and Primal.

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Primal Cat Food vs. Grandma Lucy's Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Primal	Grandma Lucy's
Crude Protein	50.1%	47.3%
Crude Fat	24.0%	23.1%
Crude Fiber	4.8%	3.4%

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.

According to our average data, Grandma Lucy's typically provides less protein than Primal. However, this difference is relatively small and doesn't represent a significant difference between the two brands.

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

As you can see, Grandma Lucy's and Primal guarantee a similar amount of crude fat.

Grandma Lucy's and Primal both provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber.

Primal Pet Food Ingredients vs. Grandma Lucy's Pet Food Ingredients

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Grandma Lucy's.

Garlic

White Rice

Organic Enriched Wheat Flour

Organic Wheat Flour Enriched With Niacin

Product Safety: Recall History of Primal & Grandma Lucy's?

Primal has been recalled 2 times.

March 13, 2015: low thiamine level
Dec. 22, 2017: incorrect bone grind size

According to our records, Grandma Lucy's has never been recalled.

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Primal	Grandma Lucy's
Per Pound	$45.57	$13.08
Per Calorie	$0.0227	$0.0068

Dry Cat Food	Primal	Grandma Lucy's
Per Pound	$45.93	$19.31
Per Calorie	$0.0230	$0.0099

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 Primal or Grandma Lucy's, 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 Primal or Grandma Lucy's will depend on your shopping habits.

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

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Where To Buy Primal Pet Foods

You can purchase Primal pet foods from the following stores:

15 Recipes In-Stock Today

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14 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Grandma Lucy's Pet Foods

You can purchase Grandma Lucy's pet food products from these retailers:

30 Recipes In-Stock Today

19 Recipes In-Stock Today

21 Recipes In-Stock Today

14 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Primal	Grandma Lucy's
Dry Dog Food	None	None
Wet Dog Food	None	None
Dog Treats	6 Treats	7 Treats
Dry Cat Food	None	None
Wet Cat Food	None	None
Cat Treats	None	None