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Ancestral raw / Evolutionary food / Human-grade / Freeze-dried / Tasmanian

Real raw, made for real life.

Real raw.
Just add water.

The ancestral diet, human-grade and freeze-dried.
Meat, organ, bone and plants, 100% Australian.
Essential nutrients locked in.Vet formulated BARF meals. Made in Tasmania.

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Human-grade100% AustralianLab-tested every batchNo fridge or freezerFree shipping over $99Ships Australia-wide

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Rehydratable raw. Just add water.

100% Kangaroo Pieces

Adventure Snacks & Toppers

$19.95

100% Beef Liver Pieces

Adventure Snacks & Toppers

$19.95

100% Chicken Pieces

Adventure Snacks & Toppers

$19.95

100% Whole Duck Hearts

Adventure Snacks & Toppers

$19.95

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I love Tassie: chicken, kangaroo, salmon, duck hearts, sardines and beef livers

The science, in one number

100g ≈ 400g
of fresh raw meat

Low-temperature freeze-drying removes the moisture, not the nutrition.

Essential nutrients, calories and texture stay locked in.

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The honest comparison

Why ancestral raw, freeze-dried, is best.

The label tells part of the story. Here's how freeze-dried raw stacks up on nutrition, digestibility and the rest.

Nutrition

Our pick

Freeze-dried

Air-dried

Cooked

Fresh raw

Nutrient retention

Vitamins and omega-3s

Digestibility

Protein & fat absorption

Shelf life

Without preservatives

Portability

Lightweight, hydratable

Convenience

Sourcing & meal prep

Raw vs cooked

Raw, or cooked?

What we make

Freeze-dried raw

Sub-zero temperatures · vacuum · raw

Properly called lyophilisation, freeze-drying freezes raw food and uses a deep vacuum to vaporise ice without cooking it. Because nothing is cooked, proteins are not denatured and nutrients stay where they were. The result? Pure, shelf-stable raw food that is raw again in minutes.

Cooked, in all its forms

Slow-cooked · air-dried · dehydrated · kibble

Even gentle cooking changes food. Heat in all its forms denatures proteins, destroys heat-sensitive vitamins, and oxidises polyunsaturated fats. Worse, high heat triggers the Maillard reaction, locking up essential amino acids like lysine and reducing protein digestibility.

The dry-to-rehydrated demo

Watch it come back to life

+ Water · 2 to 5 min

Raw again

Straight from the pack

Dry & light

100g of meat = 400g raw · 100g of meal = 500g

A single protein returns to what it was: raw meat. A meal makes more, because vegetables and fruit start out wetter than meat, so they take more water back. One 250g pack becomes 1.25kg. Low-temperature freeze-drying removes the moisture, not the nutrition.

The concentration insight

We take out the water,
not the goodness.

100g of freeze-dried raw holds the goodness of 400g of fresh meat. Feather-light to carry, and nothing taken out but water.

Just add water to bring it back to raw. Freeze-drying removes the moisture and leaves the rest where it was, stays shelf-stable for two years, and weighs almost nothing.

approx 100g

freeze-dried raw meat

≈

approx 400g

hydrated raw meat

Raw, done responsibly

Built to Answer the Hard Questions

Vets raise two fair concerns about raw feeding, and we built Ancestral Raw to answer both.

Is it complete?

Vet formulated on the evolutionary model.

Our recipes contain the foods dogs coevolved with, in evolutionary proportions, vet formulated on the BARF model. We recommend feeding across the range rather than sticking to one recipe, and talking to your vet or a qualified pet nutritionist about what suits your dog.

Is it safe to handle?

Tested, and simple to handle.

Every batch is produced under strict HACCP quality controls and independently tested in a NATA-accredited laboratory. Handle it as you would any raw meat: wash hands, bowls and surfaces after use.

The evolutionary tradition

Our food is thoughtfully formulated to match a dog's evolutionary biology. Made with real, high-quality whole ingredients, every recipe delivers actual species-appropriate nutrition without synthetic fillers, inappropriate carbohydrates (including high levels of starch), or artificial additives.

“Because our pets' bodies evolved eating these foods, that is exactly what we should feed them.”
Dr Ian Billinghurst

Real food does real things.

We sell food, not supplements, and real food earns its place. Whole salmon and sardines are naturally rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Organ meats bring the iron, B12 and the cofactors that come with them. Feed a dog the diet it evolved on and you're not filling gaps with powders, there were never gaps to fill.

Real raw food, made pantry-stable, pack it, don't freeze it, and take it wherever your dog goes.

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