Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken vs Paleo Ridge Puppy 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: Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken scores 97 and Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken scores 97 out of 100. Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken is the cheaper at £8.50/kg, about 13% less per kg than Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken.
| Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken | Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Naturaw | Paleo Ridge |
| Rating (Recipe) | 97Good | 97Good |
| Type | Raw | Raw |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | Adult | Puppy |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 93% | 95% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 18.20% | 17% |
| Fat (as fed) | 8.08% | 12% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 0.40% | 0% |
| Ash (as fed) | 2.50% | 2% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 70.20% | 68% |
| Energy | 161 kcal/100g | 182 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) | Chicken Thigh 65.0%, Chicken 20.0%, Chicken Heart 5.0%, Chicken Liver 5.0%, Butternut 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%, Mushrooms 0.5% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Chicken · meat medium | Chicken Thigh · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 17 | 15 |
| 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 10 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Chicken mediumChicken Thigh goodChicken Heart goodChicken Liver goodBroccoli goodWheatgrass goodPumpkin Seeds goodNettles goodBlackberries goodKale goodOnly in Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken
Chicken Carcass goodWhole Oily Fish goodSeaweed goodHemp Seeds goodMussels goodCleavers goodEgg goodOnly in Paleo Ridge Puppy Chicken
Butternut Squash goodCarrots goodCauliflower goodBlueberries goodMushrooms 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 Puppy 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, Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken or Paleo Ridge Puppy 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.