Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb vs Nutripaw Freeze Dried Raw Food
How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients, analysis and price.
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Both are rated at essentially the same level: Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb scores 94 and Nutripaw Freeze Dried Raw Food scores 94 out of 100. Prices are not on file for either product, so we cannot compare cost.
| Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb | Nutripaw Freeze Dried Raw Food | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Nature's Variety | Nutripaw |
| Rating (Recipe) | 94Good | 94Good |
| Type | Dry Freeze Dried | Dry Freeze Dried |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | Adult | Adult |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 78% | 87% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 38% | 55% |
| Fat (as fed) | 36% | 24% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 5% | 2% |
| Ash (as fed) | 7% | 10% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 6% | 3% |
| Energy | - | - |
| Additives | 6 nutritional | - |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Deboned Lamb 35.0%, Lamb Lung 35.0%, Lamb Heart 5.0%, Lambs Liver 5.0%, Carrots 5.0%, Apples 5.0%, Pea Fibre 1.3%, Butternut Squash 1.0%, Sweet Potatoes 1.0%, Vitamins and minerals 1.0%, Cranberries 0.5%, Blackberries 0.5% (5% undeclared) | Muscle Meat 37.5%, Chicken Heart 37.5%, Chicken Liver 5.0%, Sweet Potatoes 6.0%, Carrots 4.5%, Peas 3.0%, Apples 2.0%, Blackberries 2.0% (3% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Deboned Lamb · meat good | Muscle Meat · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 24 | 8 |
| 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 4 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Carrots goodApples goodSweet Potatoes goodBlackberries goodOnly in Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb
Deboned Lamb goodLamb Lung mediumLamb Heart goodLambs Liver goodPea Fibre mediumButternut Squash goodVitamins and minerals mediumCranberries goodLinseed goodChicory root goodKale goodPeppermint goodCoconut Oil mediumBeet Pulp mediumGreen Tea goodYucca Schidigera goodRosemary goodParsley goodDandelion Root goodHawthorn mediumOnly in Nutripaw Freeze Dried Raw Food
Muscle Meat goodChicken Heart goodChicken Liver goodPeas goodIf neither suits
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Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Nature's Variety Complete Food mini Lamb or Nutripaw Freeze Dried Raw Food?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 94 and 94 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.