Bone Broth Pork Recipe Topper
This is a frozen pork bone broth topper for dogs and cats, designed to be poured over their regular food for extra hydration and flavor. It uses pork bone broth as the base with organic vegetables and herbs like carrots, butternut squash, kale, and turmeric. The formula is very low in calories and fat, so it can generally be added without significantly changing your pet’s daily calorie intake.
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Nutritionally, this is a light, low-calorie broth meant to complement a complete diet rather than replace it. The pork bone broth provides collagen and small amounts of protein, while the organic vegetables and herbs add phytonutrients and flavor. It is a good option for pets who need encouragement to eat or drink more, as long as it is used alongside a complete and balanced food.
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Strengths
- Very low in calories and fat, so it can usually be added without significantly affecting your pet’s daily calorie intake.
- Pork bone broth with gelatin can provide collagen and helps boost palatability and moisture intake.
- Includes organic vegetables and herbs like carrots, kale, ginger, and turmeric for extra phytonutrients.
- Formulated for both dogs and cats, making it convenient in multi-pet households when used as a topper.
Considerations
- This is for intermittent or supplemental feeding only and does not meet complete diet requirements on its own.
- Pork may be a trigger for pets with pork-specific food sensitivities or protein allergies.
- Very low protein and fat mean it should not be used to replace regular meals or as the main calorie source.
- Some sensitive pets may not tolerate certain herbs or vegetables, so introduce it gradually and watch for any digestive upset.
Full Ingredient List
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Top 5 Ingredients Explained
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Pork Bone Broth
Pork bone broth is used as a flavorful palatant and hydration aid in pet foods and toppers, contributing gelatin, collagen-derived amino acids, and trace minerals that can support joint and gut health and make food more appealing to dogs and cats. Owners should note broths may be high in sodium or fat and sometimes contain toxic seasonings (e.g., onion, garlic, xylitol) or bone fragments, so choose low‑salt, properly strained products and treat broth as a supplement rather than a complete diet.
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Water
Water is an essential nutrient and the primary solvent and moisture component in pet foods, especially wet and canned diets, and is also used in processing and to adjust texture and palatability. It is vital for digestion, nutrient transport, temperature regulation and waste removal in dogs and cats; pets must have constant access to clean water as dehydration can quickly lead to serious health issues and requirements increase with activity, heat, or illness, while moisture in wet food can help meet part of their daily needs.
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Pork Bone
Pork bone is commonly used in pet foods as a source of calcium, phosphorus and other minerals and is often rendered into bone meal or incorporated as bone broth or ground bone to add minerals, collagen and flavor. It can contribute to skeletal mineral balance and provide gelatinous collagen that may support joint and gut health, but whole or cooked pork bones can splinter and cause choking or intestinal injury, excessive bone can upset the calcium:phosphorus ratio or cause constipation, and products should be properly processed and sourced to minimize bacterial or parasite risks.
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Carrot
Carrot is used in pet foods as a vegetable ingredient providing fiber, moisture, texture and antioxidant nutrients such as beta‑carotene (a provitamin A), vitamin K, vitamin C and potassium, contributing to palatability and digestive bulk. Cooked carrots are more digestible and release more beta‑carotene, but cats cannot efficiently convert beta‑carotene to active vitamin A so carrots are more nutritionally useful for dogs than as a primary vitamin A source for cats; they should be fed in moderation due to natural sugars and should be offered in appropriately sized pieces to avoid choking.
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Butternut Squash
Butternut squash is a cooked vegetable ingredient used in pet foods as a source of soluble and insoluble fiber, complex carbohydrates, and antioxidants (notably beta‑carotene/vitamin A), often included to aid digestion, add moisture, and support healthy weight management. It can benefit dogs and, to a lesser extent, cats by supplying fiber, vitamins A and C, and potassium, but should be cooked and seedless for digestibility, used sparingly in diabetic animals due to carbohydrate content, and treated as a complement to—not a replacement for—animal-based protein.
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Nutritional Breakdown
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Product Details & Brand
Product Specs
Brand
One of the earliest and best-known raw pet food brands, offering frozen raw recipes, freeze-dried raw nuggets and Pronto, Kibble in the Raw, toppers, hydrators (goat milk, bone broth) and treats for dogs and cats. Positioned as super-premium, minimally processed, species-appropriate nutrition with no synthetic vitamins or minerals, responsibly raised proteins and certified organic produce.
Manufacturer
Manufactures in-house at company-owned plants — the SQF-certified Abilene, TX flagship facility and a Montrose, CO raw-bones facility — using high-pressure processing and test-and-hold protocols, plus peer-reviewed digestibility research with the University of Illinois. An FDA warning letter (Feb 2023) cited deficiencies at the since-closed Fairfield, CA plant.
PSC is a nonprofit that Accredits pet companies on their environmental and social impact, through third-party verification. Primal Pet Foods, Inc. is a PSC Accredited business. View profile
Manufacturing details are compiled from public sources and not independently verified; they may not reflect contract manufacturing or co-packing.
Recall History
No recall is listed for Primal Bone Broth Pork Recipe Topper.
Source: FDA animal food recall listings back to January 2019 · Checked daily, last on Aug 31, 2026
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