Naturaw Forage Venison Complete vs Naturaw Weaning
How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients, analysis and price.
Both are rated at essentially the same level: Naturaw Forage Venison Complete scores 97 and Naturaw Weaning scores 97 out of 100. Naturaw Weaning is the cheaper at £6.20/kg, about 29% less per kg than Naturaw Forage Venison Complete.
| Naturaw Forage Venison Complete | Naturaw Weaning | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Naturaw | Naturaw |
| Rating (Recipe) | 97Good | 97Good |
| Type | Raw | Raw |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | Adult | Puppy |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 93% | 100% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 18.95% | 18.78% |
| Fat (as fed) | 9.99% | 14.85% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 1.70% | 0.10% |
| Ash (as fed) | 3.06% | 1.66% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 67.53% | 65.54% |
| Protein (dry matter) | - | 54.59% |
| Fat (dry matter) | - | 43.18% |
| Fibre (dry matter) | - | 0.29% |
| Ash (dry matter) | - | 4.83% |
| Energy | 173 kcal/100g | - |
| Additives | - | - |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Venison 65.4%, Lamb Heart 10.7%, Lambs Liver 7.1%, Whole Oily Fish 6.6%, Broccoli 2.9%, Seaweed 0.3%, Wheatgrass 0.3%, Pumpkin Seeds 0.3%, Hemp Seeds 0.3%, Mussels 0.3%, Cleavers 0.3%, Nettles 0.3%, Blackberries 1.9%, Egg 1.9%, Kale 1.0%, Salt 0.1% (0% undeclared) | Beef 50.0%, Chicken Carcass 30.0%, Beef Heart 20.0% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Venison · meat good | Beef · meat medium |
| Ingredient count | 16 | 3 |
| 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 Naturaw Forage Venison Complete
Venison goodLamb Heart goodLambs Liver goodWhole Oily Fish goodBroccoli goodSeaweed goodWheatgrass goodPumpkin Seeds goodHemp Seeds goodMussels goodCleavers goodNettles goodBlackberries goodEgg goodKale goodSalt mediumOnly in Naturaw Weaning
Beef mediumChicken Carcass goodBeef Heart goodIf neither suits
Instead of Naturaw Forage Venison Complete
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 Naturaw Weaning
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, Naturaw Forage Venison Complete or Naturaw Weaning?
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.