Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food vs Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken
How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients, analysis and price.
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Both are rated at essentially the same level: Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food scores 97 and Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken scores 97 out of 100. Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food is the cheaper at £8.13/kg, about 17% less per kg than Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken.
| Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food | Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Barkin' Bistro | Paleo Ridge |
| Rating (Recipe) | 97Good | 97Good |
| Type | Raw | Raw |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | All lifestages | Puppy |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 90% | 95% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 14.70% | 17% |
| Fat (as fed) | 9.72% | 12% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 0.20% | 0% |
| Ash (as fed) | 1.90% | 2% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 71% | 68% |
| Energy | - | 182 kcal/100g |
| Additives | 6 nutritional | - |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Heart 30.0%, Tongue 25.0%, Pork 10.0%, Kidney 10.0%, Pork Liver 10.0%, Apples 3.0%, Broccoli 3.0%, Carrots 3.0%, Cabbage 3.0%, Sweet Potatoes 3.0% (0% undeclared) | Chicken Thigh 65.0%, Chicken 20.0%, Chicken Heart 5.0%, Chicken Liver 5.0%, Butternut Squash 0.5%, Carrots 0.5%, Broccoli 0.5%, Cauliflower 0.5%, Kale 0.5%, Blueberries 0.5%, Blackberries 0.5%, Nettles 0.5%, Pumpkin Seeds 0.5%, Wheatgrass 0.5%, Mushrooms 0.5% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Heart · meat good | Chicken Thigh · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 12 | 15 |
| Badges | CompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label | CompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label |
Lifestage comes from the manufacturer's own labelling. Dry-matter figures are estimates from the published label; recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score.
Shared ingredients
The two recipes share 2 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Broccoli goodCarrots goodOnly in Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food
Heart goodTongue mediumPork mediumKidney goodPork Liver goodApples goodCabbage goodSweet Potatoes goodLinseed oil goodTurmeric goodOnly in Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken
Chicken Thigh goodChicken mediumChicken Heart goodChicken Liver goodButternut Squash goodCauliflower goodKale goodBlueberries goodBlackberries goodNettles goodPumpkin Seeds goodWheatgrass goodMushrooms goodIf neither suits
Instead of Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food
Higher rated, same format
Cheaper, similar rating
- Raw Pet Foods Puppy's Choice Complete92 £0.27/kg
- Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete96 £2.57/kg
- Raw Direct Beef Complete93 £2.57/kg
Instead of Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken
Higher rated, same format
Cheaper, similar rating
- Raw Pet Foods Puppy's Choice Complete92 £0.27/kg
- Raw Direct Beef Complete93 £2.57/kg
- Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete96 £2.57/kg
Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food or Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 97 and 97 out of 100. A gap this small is within the tolerance of the scoring model.
How are these ratings calculated?
Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.