Naturaw Forage Venison Complete vs Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy

How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients and analysis.

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Both are rated at essentially the same level: Naturaw Forage Venison Complete scores 97 and Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy scores 97 out of 100.

Comparison of Naturaw Forage Venison Complete and Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy by intended use, label and nutrition.
MetricNaturaw Forage Venison CompletePaleo Ridge Paleo Puppy
Product and intended use
BrandNaturawPaleo Ridge
TypeRawRaw
Kind / completenesscompletecomplete
LifestageAdultPuppy
Score
Rating (Recipe)97Good97Good
Recipe and label
Poor ingredients00
Clear labelyesyes
Declared quantitiesVenison 65.4%, Lamb Heart 10.7%, Lambs Liver 7.1%, Whole Oily Fish 6.6%
Show 12 more declared quantitiesBroccoli 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%, Sea Salt 0.1%
(0% undeclared)		Turkey Thigh 65.0%, Turkey 20.0%, Turkey liver 5.0%, Turkey Heart 5.0%
Show 11 more declared quantitiesButternut 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%, Reishi Mushroom 0.2%
(0% undeclared)
First ingredientVenison · meat goodTurkey Thigh · meat good
Ingredient count1615
Additives--
BadgesCompleteHigh meatClear labelFull labelCompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label
Declared nutrition
Protein (as fed)18.95%19%
Fat (as fed)9.99%7%
Fibre (as fed)1.70%-
Ash (as fed)3.06%3%
Moisture (as fed)67.53%72%
Energy173 kcal/100g-
Dry-matter estimates
Meat share (dry matter)93%94%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Product and intended use

Brand

Naturaw Forage Venison CompleteNaturaw
Paleo Ridge Paleo PuppyPaleo Ridge

Type

Naturaw Forage Venison CompleteRaw
Paleo Ridge Paleo PuppyRaw

Kind / completeness

Naturaw Forage Venison Completecomplete
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppycomplete

Lifestage

Naturaw Forage Venison CompleteAdult
Paleo Ridge Paleo PuppyPuppy

Score

Rating (Recipe)

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete97Good
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy97Good

Recipe and label

Poor ingredients

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete0
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy0

Clear label

Naturaw Forage Venison Completeyes
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppyyes

Declared quantities

Naturaw Forage Venison CompleteVenison 65.4%, Lamb Heart 10.7%, Lambs Liver 7.1%, Whole Oily Fish 6.6%
Show 12 more declared quantitiesBroccoli 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%, Sea Salt 0.1%
(0% undeclared)
Paleo Ridge Paleo PuppyTurkey Thigh 65.0%, Turkey 20.0%, Turkey liver 5.0%, Turkey Heart 5.0%
Show 11 more declared quantitiesButternut 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%, Reishi Mushroom 0.2%
(0% undeclared)

First ingredient

Naturaw Forage Venison CompleteVenison · meat good
Paleo Ridge Paleo PuppyTurkey Thigh · meat good

Ingredient count

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete16
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy15

Additives

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete-
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy-

Badges

Naturaw Forage Venison CompleteCompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label
Paleo Ridge Paleo PuppyCompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label

Declared nutrition

Protein (as fed)

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete18.95%
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy19%

Fat (as fed)

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete9.99%
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy7%

Fibre (as fed)

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete1.70%
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy-

Ash (as fed)

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete3.06%
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy3%

Moisture (as fed)

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete67.53%
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy72%

Energy

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete173 kcal/100g
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy-

Dry-matter estimates

Meat share (dry matter)

Naturaw Forage Venison Complete93%
Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy94%

Recall history

Recall history

Naturaw Forage Venison CompleteNone recorded in our database
Paleo Ridge Paleo PuppyNone recorded in our database

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 6 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.

In both

Broccoli goodWheatgrass goodPumpkin Seeds goodNettles goodBlackberries goodKale good

Only in Naturaw Forage Venison Complete

Venison goodLamb Heart goodLambs Liver goodWhole Oily Fish goodSeaweed goodHemp Seeds goodMussels goodCleavers goodEgg goodSea Salt medium

Only in Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy

Turkey Thigh goodTurkey mediumTurkey liver goodTurkey Heart goodButternut Squash goodCarrots goodCauliflower goodBlueberries goodReishi Mushroom good

Frequently asked questions

Which has the higher rating, Naturaw Forage Venison Complete or Paleo Ridge Paleo Puppy?

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.

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