Natural Instinct Weaning Paste vs Paleo Ridge Paleo Plus

Same open algorithm, same data, side by side - so the label wins, not the marketing. How we rate

The short answer

Natural Instinct Weaning Paste takes it +2 points

92/100 Natural Instinct Weaning Paste vs 90/100 Paleo Ridge Paleo Plus

Natural Instinct Weaning Paste costs less to feed: £2.19 a day against £5.05.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Natural Instinct Natural Instinct Weaning Paste Full review	Paleo Ridge Paleo Ridge Paleo Plus Full review
ODF Score	92/100 Exceptional (best in this row)	90/100 Exceptional
Price per day	£2.19 / day approx. (best in this row)	£5.05 / day approx.
Best price per kg	£4.03 / kg (best in this row)	£8.58 / kg
Food type	Raw	Raw
Life stage	Puppy	Puppy & adult & senior
Properties	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural	Grain free Gluten free Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	57.5%	70.8%
Fat (% DM)	23.8%	20.8%
Est. carbs (% DM)	3.4%	3.8%
Fibre (% DM)	1.3%	0.4%
Ash (% DM)	14.1%	4.2%
Energy	~133 kcal/100g est.	123 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients	Chicken 100%	Fish meal (unspecified) 28% Turkey 25% Organ Meat 15% Beef Heart 15% Kale 5%
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	38 / 40 (best in this row)	35.5 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	5.5 / 10	7 / 10 (best in this row)
Processing (of 10)	8 / 10	8 / 10
Red-flag penalties	0	0
Label last verified	July 17, 2026	July 17, 2026

Green-tinted cells mark the best value in that row - highest score, lowest price, most points.

ODF Score: 90/100 Exceptional
Price per day: £5.05 / day approx.
Best price per kg: £8.58 / kg
Food type: Raw
Life stage: Puppy & adult & senior
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Natural
Protein (% DM): 70.8%
Fat (% DM): 20.8%
Est. carbs (% DM): 3.8%
Fibre (% DM): 0.4%
Ash (% DM): 4.2%
Energy: 123 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients: Fish meal (unspecified) 28% Turkey 25% Organ Meat 15% Beef Heart 15% Kale 5%
Ingredient quality (of 40): 35.5 / 40
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 15 / 15
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 7 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 8 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0
Label last verified: July 17, 2026

Ingredient differences

What only one recipe contains - the shared ingredients are tucked away at the bottom.

These recipes are 0% the same: 0 shared ingredients, and 19 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Fish meal (unspecified) Sardine Mackerel Sprat Herring Turkey Organ Meat Beef Heart Kale Broccoli Blueberry Blackberry Seaweed / kelp Green-lipped mussel Hemp Seeds Beef Lung Beef liver Beef kidney

These recipes share no matched ingredients.

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This is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.