Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies vs Paleo Ridge Classic Wild Venison & Duck
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 Wild Venison & Duck scores 97 out of 100. Paleo Ridge Classic Wild Venison & Duck is the cheaper at £11.18/kg, about 17% less per kg than Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies.
| Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies | Paleo Ridge Classic Wild Venison & Duck | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | 21.40% |
| Fat (as fed) | 9.50% | 8.50% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 2.20% | 1.40% |
| Ash (as fed) | 4.60% | 2.30% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 67.70% | 66.40% |
| 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) | Venison 60.0%, Duck 30.0%, Beef Liver 5.0%, Kidney 5.0% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Venison · meat good | Venison · meat good |
| 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 1 matched ingredient. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Venison goodOnly in Honey's Wild Venison for Puppies
Carrots goodCabbage goodCauliflower goodParsnips goodOmega-3 Supplement goodOnly in Paleo Ridge Classic Wild Venison & Duck
Duck mediumBeef Liver goodKidney 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 Wild Venison & Duck
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 Wild Venison & Duck?
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.