Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken 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: Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken scores 97 and Paleo Ridge Classic Wild Venison & Duck scores 97 out of 100. Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken is the cheaper at £8.50/kg, about 24% less per kg than Paleo Ridge Classic Wild Venison & Duck.
| Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken | Paleo Ridge Classic Wild Venison & Duck | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Naturaw | Paleo Ridge |
| Rating (Recipe) | 97Good | 97Good |
| Type | Raw | Raw |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | Adult | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 93% | 100% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 18.20% | 21.40% |
| Fat (as fed) | 8.08% | 8.50% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 0.40% | 1.40% |
| Ash (as fed) | 2.50% | 2.30% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 70.20% | 66.40% |
| Energy | 161 kcal/100g | - |
| Additives | - | - |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Chicken 0.1%, Chicken Carcass 34.3%, Chicken Thigh 28.0%, Chicken Heart 15.8%, Chicken Liver 5.7%, 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% (0% undeclared) | Venison 60.0%, Duck 30.0%, Beef Liver 5.0%, Kidney 5.0% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Chicken · meat medium | Venison · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 17 | 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 Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken
Chicken mediumChicken Carcass goodChicken Thigh goodChicken Heart goodChicken Liver goodWhole Oily Fish goodBroccoli goodSeaweed goodWheatgrass goodPumpkin Seeds goodHemp Seeds goodMussels goodCleavers goodNettles goodBlackberries goodEgg goodKale goodOnly in Paleo Ridge Classic Wild Venison & Duck
Venison goodDuck mediumBeef Liver goodKidney goodIf neither suits
Instead of Naturaw Forage: Free Range 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
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, Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken 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.