Paleo Ridge vs The Farmer's Dog

How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings and ingredients.

Based on 34 rated meals for Paleo Ridge and 7 for The Farmer's Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Paleo Ridge scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 96/100 (Good) across 34 rated meals, versus 95/100 (Good) for The Farmer's Dog across 7 rated meals.

Comparison of Paleo Ridge and The Farmer's Dog across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricPaleo RidgeThe Farmer's Dog
Brand coverage
Products7326
Rated meals347
Complete everyday meals34 of 73 products7 of 26 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Frozen, RawDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw
Meal ratings
Median meal rating96Goodhigher95Good
Nutritional (median)100 · 44% high, 41% medium, 15% low100higher · 100% medium
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range83 to 9793 to 96
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes100%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Paleo Ridge34 of 73 products
The Farmer's Dog7 of 26 products

Formats

Paleo RidgeDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Frozen, Raw
The Farmer's DogDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Paleo Ridge96Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Paleo Ridge100 · 44% high, 41% medium, 15% low
The Farmer's Dog100higher · 100% medium

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Paleo Ridge33 · 100% limited
The Farmer's Dog33 · 100% limited

Score range

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

Paleo RidgeNone recorded in our database
The Farmer's DogNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Paleo Ridge or The Farmer's Dog?

Paleo Ridge's typical (median) meal rating is 96/100 (Good) across 34 rated meals, compared with 95/100 (Good) for The Farmer's Dog across 7 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Both brands have the same share of high-meat recipes: 100% of their rated meals contain at least 30% meat on a dry-matter basis.

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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