Gently Cooked Chicken Grind - 4.5 lb
Raw Bistro
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Raw Bistro
Gently Cooked Chicken Grind - 4.5 lb
Free-range, this chicken is raised in Minnesota and steam-cooked low and slow to an internal temperature of 165°F — a controlled, gentle process built for digestibility, not the high-heat extrusion or rendered meals that define most commercial pet food.
- A complete grind of muscle meat, ground bone, and organ — feed as a whole-prey style meal or rotate it through a raw feeding plan as the cooked protein base.
- Raised under a Never Ever promise — no factory farming, no feedlots, no antibiotics or added hormones — then cooked in Raw Bistro's own NICS-certified organic facility in Cannon Falls, MN.
- An unsupplemented recipe of chicken, liver, and heart only — no synthetic vitamin packs, no grain, no fillers — suited for dogs and cats on a whole-food or prey-model feeding approach.
Gently cooked, never extruded, this whole-prey style grind is made from free-range, Minnesota-raised chicken - meat, ground bone, and organ - steam-cooked low and slow to 165F to preserve texture and nutrients while meeting a safe internal temperature. It's the same unsupplemented recipe Raw Bistro uses across its Foundations line, cooked in their own privately owned, NICS-certified organic facility in Cannon Falls, MN.
Each 4.5 lb bag holds individually portioned 2 oz patties, so you can thaw only what you need without breaking down a solid block. Guaranteed analysis runs a minimum 17% crude protein and 8% crude fat, with 0% max crude fiber and up to 69% moisture - consistent with a whole-food, high-moisture recipe rather than a dehydrated or extruded one. Each 2 oz patty delivers about 82 kcal (1,446 kcal/kg), making portioning straightforward with a feeding calculator.
To serve, thaw patties in the refrigerator and feed as a complete grind on its own, or use it as the protein base under a rotational raw feeding or gently cooked diet - mixing in seasonal vegetables or other proteins as your pet's plan calls for. With no grains, fillers, or carb-heavy binders, this single-source chicken grind fits naturally into keto, paleo, or prey-model carnivore feeding approaches for dogs and cats.
Because the recipe is unsupplemented - chicken, liver, and heart only - it's built for owners who want to control what else goes into the bowl themselves, rather than relying on a synthetic vitamin pack. Keep frozen until ready to thaw and serve; use refrigerated portions within a few days of thawing.
Ingredients: Chicken (includes bone), Chicken Liver, and Chicken Heart.
Common Questions
How does this free-range chicken grind compare nutritionally to conventional supermarket chicken?
Conventional broiler chicken is typically raised in confinement barns on corn-and-soy feed with rapid growth cycles of 6-7 weeks, which tends to dilute organ and connective tissue content in favor of breast muscle. This grind uses free-range, Minnesota-raised birds and includes the whole animal — meat, ground bone, and organ — giving a guaranteed analysis of 17% protein and 8% fat versus a typical skinless conventional chicken breast, which runs closer to 22-24% protein and 2-3% fat when raw. The higher fat and moisture here (up to 69%) reflects a whole-food composition with bone and organ rather than trimmed muscle meat alone, so mineral density from bone (calcium, phosphorus) and organ-sourced nutrients like iron and vitamin A are naturally higher per serving than a boneless breast cut.
What's nutritionally significant about including chicken liver and heart in the grind?
Chicken liver is one of the most concentrated natural sources of preformed vitamin A (retinol) and heme iron, both far more bioavailable than the plant-based beta-carotene or non-heme iron found in commercial kibble fillers. Chicken heart is a taurine-rich muscle — taurine is an amino sulfonic acid that supports cardiac muscle function, and dogs, unlike cats, synthesize some on their own but benefit from dietary supplementation, especially on grain-free or exotic-protein diets. Because this recipe is unsupplemented, these nutrients come from the organ meat itself rather than a synthetic vitamin premix, which is the mechanism by which whole-prey-style feeding delivers micronutrients.
Does this fit a keto, paleo, or carnivore-style feeding protocol for dogs and cats?
Yes. With 17% minimum crude protein, 8% minimum fat, and 0% max crude fiber, the macro profile is consistent with a prey-model raw or biologically appropriate diet, which mirrors carnivore and paleo feeding philosophies built around species-appropriate whole animal parts rather than grain-based fillers. At 1,446 kcal/kg (82 kcal per 2 oz patty), the calorie density comes almost entirely from animal protein and fat with no carbohydrate contribution, which is the core requirement for a ketogenic or carnivore-style ratio. Because the recipe contains no added starches, vegetables, or synthetic carbohydrate binders, it can be fed as a complete protein base or rotated with other single-protein grinds without disrupting a low-carb feeding plan.
Can this chicken grind replace beef or pork in a rotational raw feeding plan?
Yes, it's designed to be interchangeable with Raw Bistro's other Foundations grinds, so you can swap it in for a beef or pork base at the same feeding weight without recalculating fat and protein targets significantly, since all are formulated as unsupplemented meat-bone-organ recipes. Chicken runs slightly leaner than beef grinds (8% fat here versus often 10-12% in a beef equivalent), so pets transitioning from a fattier protein may need a modest increase in portion size to hit the same caloric intake. No cooking adaptation is needed since the product is already gently steam-cooked to 165°F; it simply needs to be thawed in the refrigerator before serving, the same as any other protein in the rotation.
Why is this recipe gently cooked to 165°F instead of sold raw or dehydrated?
Steam-cooking low and slow to an internal temperature of 165°F meets the safe minimum temperature for eliminating common pathogens like Salmonella and Listeria while avoiding the high-heat extrusion process used in kibble production, which can degrade heat-sensitive nutrients like certain B vitamins and denature proteins more extensively. This method preserves more of the whole-food texture and nutrient profile than dehydration, which removes moisture aggressively and can concentrate nutrients rather than reflect their natural bioavailable state. The result is a product with 69% max moisture, closer to fresh whole prey composition than a shelf-stable dehydrated or extruded diet, without carrying the handling risks associated with fully raw feeding.
What does the 0% max crude fiber tell me about how to use this product?
A 0% max crude fiber guarantee means the recipe contains no plant matter, grain, or vegetable filler contributing structural carbohydrate, which is consistent with a pure animal-protein formulation of meat, bone, and organ only. This is intentional under the product's unsupplemented design, since fiber and other plant-based nutrients are left for the owner to add separately if their pet's diet plan calls for vegetables or other rotational ingredients. Practically, this means the grind can serve as a clean protein base for a customized bowl, but owners following a diet plan that requires fiber for digestive regulation should plan to add a fiber source themselves rather than expect this product to supply it.
Ordering more than one bag at a time lowers the price per bag — see the quantity pricing above.
Each 4.5 lb bag holds individually portioned 2 oz patties, so you can thaw only what you need without breaking down a solid block. Guaranteed analysis runs a minimum 17% crude protein and 8% crude fat, with 0% max crude fiber and up to 69% moisture - consistent with a whole-food, high-moisture recipe rather than a dehydrated or extruded one. Each 2 oz patty delivers about 82 kcal (1,446 kcal/kg), making portioning straightforward with a feeding calculator.
To serve, thaw patties in the refrigerator and feed as a complete grind on its own, or use it as the protein base under a rotational raw feeding or gently cooked diet - mixing in seasonal vegetables or other proteins as your pet's plan calls for. With no grains, fillers, or carb-heavy binders, this single-source chicken grind fits naturally into keto, paleo, or prey-model carnivore feeding approaches for dogs and cats.
Because the recipe is unsupplemented - chicken, liver, and heart only - it's built for owners who want to control what else goes into the bowl themselves, rather than relying on a synthetic vitamin pack. Keep frozen until ready to thaw and serve; use refrigerated portions within a few days of thawing.
Ingredients: Chicken (includes bone), Chicken Liver, and Chicken Heart.
Common Questions
How does this free-range chicken grind compare nutritionally to conventional supermarket chicken?
Conventional broiler chicken is typically raised in confinement barns on corn-and-soy feed with rapid growth cycles of 6-7 weeks, which tends to dilute organ and connective tissue content in favor of breast muscle. This grind uses free-range, Minnesota-raised birds and includes the whole animal — meat, ground bone, and organ — giving a guaranteed analysis of 17% protein and 8% fat versus a typical skinless conventional chicken breast, which runs closer to 22-24% protein and 2-3% fat when raw. The higher fat and moisture here (up to 69%) reflects a whole-food composition with bone and organ rather than trimmed muscle meat alone, so mineral density from bone (calcium, phosphorus) and organ-sourced nutrients like iron and vitamin A are naturally higher per serving than a boneless breast cut.
What's nutritionally significant about including chicken liver and heart in the grind?
Chicken liver is one of the most concentrated natural sources of preformed vitamin A (retinol) and heme iron, both far more bioavailable than the plant-based beta-carotene or non-heme iron found in commercial kibble fillers. Chicken heart is a taurine-rich muscle — taurine is an amino sulfonic acid that supports cardiac muscle function, and dogs, unlike cats, synthesize some on their own but benefit from dietary supplementation, especially on grain-free or exotic-protein diets. Because this recipe is unsupplemented, these nutrients come from the organ meat itself rather than a synthetic vitamin premix, which is the mechanism by which whole-prey-style feeding delivers micronutrients.
Does this fit a keto, paleo, or carnivore-style feeding protocol for dogs and cats?
Yes. With 17% minimum crude protein, 8% minimum fat, and 0% max crude fiber, the macro profile is consistent with a prey-model raw or biologically appropriate diet, which mirrors carnivore and paleo feeding philosophies built around species-appropriate whole animal parts rather than grain-based fillers. At 1,446 kcal/kg (82 kcal per 2 oz patty), the calorie density comes almost entirely from animal protein and fat with no carbohydrate contribution, which is the core requirement for a ketogenic or carnivore-style ratio. Because the recipe contains no added starches, vegetables, or synthetic carbohydrate binders, it can be fed as a complete protein base or rotated with other single-protein grinds without disrupting a low-carb feeding plan.
Can this chicken grind replace beef or pork in a rotational raw feeding plan?
Yes, it's designed to be interchangeable with Raw Bistro's other Foundations grinds, so you can swap it in for a beef or pork base at the same feeding weight without recalculating fat and protein targets significantly, since all are formulated as unsupplemented meat-bone-organ recipes. Chicken runs slightly leaner than beef grinds (8% fat here versus often 10-12% in a beef equivalent), so pets transitioning from a fattier protein may need a modest increase in portion size to hit the same caloric intake. No cooking adaptation is needed since the product is already gently steam-cooked to 165°F; it simply needs to be thawed in the refrigerator before serving, the same as any other protein in the rotation.
Why is this recipe gently cooked to 165°F instead of sold raw or dehydrated?
Steam-cooking low and slow to an internal temperature of 165°F meets the safe minimum temperature for eliminating common pathogens like Salmonella and Listeria while avoiding the high-heat extrusion process used in kibble production, which can degrade heat-sensitive nutrients like certain B vitamins and denature proteins more extensively. This method preserves more of the whole-food texture and nutrient profile than dehydration, which removes moisture aggressively and can concentrate nutrients rather than reflect their natural bioavailable state. The result is a product with 69% max moisture, closer to fresh whole prey composition than a shelf-stable dehydrated or extruded diet, without carrying the handling risks associated with fully raw feeding.
What does the 0% max crude fiber tell me about how to use this product?
A 0% max crude fiber guarantee means the recipe contains no plant matter, grain, or vegetable filler contributing structural carbohydrate, which is consistent with a pure animal-protein formulation of meat, bone, and organ only. This is intentional under the product's unsupplemented design, since fiber and other plant-based nutrients are left for the owner to add separately if their pet's diet plan calls for vegetables or other rotational ingredients. Practically, this means the grind can serve as a clean protein base for a customized bowl, but owners following a diet plan that requires fiber for digestive regulation should plan to add a fiber source themselves rather than expect this product to supply it.
Ordering more than one bag at a time lowers the price per bag — see the quantity pricing above.
- __Storage_Location:
- Frozen
- __Volume:
- 500
- __Owner:
- Raw Bistro
- __badge:
- Free-Range
