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Steve’s Real Food is a family-owned and operated business, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Steve’s Real Food’s manufacturing is done at a dedicated facility in Aumsville, Oregon. The manufacturing process is done in batches of 1000 lbs, with equipment sterilized between batches. Finished goods are stored in a frozen warehouse in Boring, Oregon. The company doesn’t own either of these facilities, but states that they work very closely with the co-packer who grew up working in a raw pet food plant that was his family’s business. He branched out on his own to manufacture Steve’s Real Food.
Raw food fans should note that Steve’s Real Food does use High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP) as a kill step. This doesn’t affect their product score, but is definitely worth noting. The company website provides results of lab testing done on their products after HPP, showing minimal changes in nutritional values.
IS Steve’s Real Food A GOOD DOG FOOD?
The food is considered a low risk dog food, with no points lost for light processing. Steve’s Real Foods website provides detailed information on ingredient sourcing, with a strong focus on sustainability. Beef is grass fed and grass finished, and poultry is free range. Some but not all of the produce is from organic suppliers. The foods contain less fat than protein, which is desirable in raw and freeze dried diets.
The company claims its foods are pesticide free and non-GMO, though they are not certified, and it appears from their sourcing page that they do buy non organic produce.
The average score of Steve’s Real Food dog foods and each sub-brand are listed below. Click on any line below to view the individual foods and scores.
Steve’s Real Food Frozen Raw Dog Food scores an average 10 for the 6 foods in the line. No points are deducted for light processing or ingredient quality. The foods are low in carbohydrate, averaging 7.3% on a dry matter basis (meaning with the moisture removed, for comparison with dry foods), with protein averaging 50%.
The line contains no added vitamins or minerals, which implies higher quality ingredients that don’t need fortifying.
Steve’s Real Food Freeze Dried Dog Food scores an average 10 for the 6 foods in the line. No points are deducted for light processing or ingredient quality. The foods are low in carbohydrate, averaging less than 2%, with protein averaging 48%.
The lack of added vitamins or minerals indicates higher quality ingredients that don’t need fortifying. .
Steve’s Real Food Prey Model Raw Dog Food scores 10 across all 3 recipes in the line. No points are deducted for light processing, ingredient quality or safety. The foods average less than 6% carbohydrate on a dry matter basis (meaning with moisture removed, for comparison with dry foods).
Steve’s Real Food voluntarily recalled one lot of Turducken Recipes and two lots of Quest cat food recipes due to possible Salmonella or Listeria contamination, in September 2018. In March 2018, the company voluntarily recalled one lot of Turkey Recipe Raw Dog food due to possible Salmonella contamination.
In March 2013 the FDA issued a warning about potential Salmonella in the company’s Turducken raw dog food. Earlier the same month, the company voluntarily recalled 5 lb bags of the same food for the same reason,
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