Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken vs Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete
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 98 and Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete scores 98 out of 100. Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete is the cheaper at £2.57/kg, about 70% less per kg than Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken.
| Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken | Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Naturaw | Raw Direct |
| Rating (Recipe) | 98Good | 98Good |
| Type | Raw | Raw |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | Adult | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 93% | 88% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 18.20% | 15.60% |
| Fat (as fed) | 8.08% | 16% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 0.40% | 0.20% |
| Ash (as fed) | 2.50% | 2.40% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 70.20% | 65.80% |
| 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) | Chicken Carcass 80.0%, Vegetables 20.0% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Chicken · meat medium | Chicken Carcass · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 17 | 2 |
| 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
Chicken Carcass goodOnly in Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken
Chicken mediumChicken Thigh goodChicken Heart goodChicken Liver goodWhole Oily Fish goodBroccoli goodSeaweed goodWheatgrass goodPumpkin Seeds goodHemp Seeds goodMussels goodCleavers goodNettles goodBlackberries goodEgg goodKale goodOnly in Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete
Vegetables mediumIf neither suits
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Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Naturaw Forage: Free Range Chicken or Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 98 and 98 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.