Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies vs Paleo Ridge Classic 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: Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies scores 97 and Paleo Ridge Classic Chicken scores 97 out of 100. Paleo Ridge Classic Chicken is the cheaper at £7.78/kg, about 42% less per kg than Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies.
| Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies | Paleo Ridge Classic Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Honey's | Paleo Ridge |
| Rating (Recipe) | 97Good | 97Good |
| Type | Raw | Raw |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | Puppy | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 93% | 100% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 18.40% | 17% |
| Fat (as fed) | 9.50% | 9% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 2.20% | 0% |
| Ash (as fed) | 4.60% | 1.20% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 67.70% | 73% |
| Energy | - | - |
| Additives | - | - |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Venison 89.5%, Carrots 2.5%, Cabbage 2.5%, Cauliflower 2.5%, Parsnips 2.5%, Omega-3 Supplement 0.5% (0% undeclared) | Chicken 30.0%, Chicken Heart 29.0%, Chicken Gizzard 28.0%, Chicken 13.0% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Venison · meat good | Chicken · meat medium |
| Ingredient count | 6 | 4 |
| 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 0 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
Only in Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies
Venison goodCarrots goodCabbage goodCauliflower goodParsnips goodOmega-3 Supplement goodOnly in Paleo Ridge Classic Chicken
Chicken mediumChicken Heart goodChicken Gizzard goodIf neither suits
Instead of Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies
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
Instead of Paleo Ridge Classic 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, Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies or Paleo Ridge Classic 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.