Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete vs Raw Barf Food Frozen Dog Food Chicken & Salmon Mince
How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients, analysis and price.
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Both are rated at essentially the same level: Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete scores 98 and Raw Barf Food Frozen Dog Food Chicken & Salmon Mince scores 99 out of 100. Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete is the cheaper at £2.57/kg, about 39% less per kg than Raw Barf Food Frozen Dog Food Chicken & Salmon Mince.
| Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete | Raw Barf Food Frozen Dog Food Chicken & Salmon Mince | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Raw Direct | Raw Barf Food |
| Rating (Recipe) | 98Good | 99Good |
| Type | Raw | Raw |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | All lifestages | Adult |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 88% | 100% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 15.60% | 12% |
| Fat (as fed) | 16% | 11% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 0.20% | 1% |
| Ash (as fed) | 2.40% | 2% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 65.80% | 68% |
| Energy | - | - |
| Additives | - | - |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Chicken Carcass 80.0%, Vegetables 20.0% (0% undeclared) | Chicken Carcass 70.0%, Salmon 30.0% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Chicken Carcass · meat good | Chicken Carcass · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 2 | 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 Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete
Vegetables mediumOnly in Raw Barf Food Frozen Dog Food Chicken & Salmon Mince
Salmon goodIf neither suits
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- Naked Dog PURE 80/10/10 Goose99
- Raw Barf Food Frozen Dog Food Chicken & Salmon Mince99
- ProDog Raw Venison Raw Dog Food Meal99
Cheaper, similar rating
- Raw Pet Foods Puppy's Choice Complete94 £0.27/kg
Instead of Raw Barf Food Frozen Dog Food Chicken & Salmon Mince
Higher rated, same format
None on file.
Cheaper, similar rating
- Raw Pet Foods Puppy's Choice Complete94 £0.27/kg
- Raw Direct Beef Complete94 £2.57/kg
- Raw Direct 3 Bird Complete 454g | 80/10/1094 £2.57/kg
Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete or Raw Barf Food Frozen Dog Food Chicken & Salmon Mince?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 98 and 99 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.