8 prices from Natural Instinct, Raw Dog Food Surrey and 3 more
Good points
- 80% meat
- Low starch, about 6% carbs
- Raw, the least processed
First ingredients: herring 20%, salmon 30%, white fish mix 30%, barley grass, bilberry powder… All ingredients
Label taken from the maker’s website- Meat
- 80%
- Protein, dry weight
- 46%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~6%
- kcal/100 g
- 163
Ingredients
Listed first: Herring. 80% of the recipe is declared meat.
- Meat 80%
- No amount given 20%
herring 20%, salmon 30%, white fish mix 30%, barley grass, bilberry powder, brewers yeast, broccoli, butternut squash, calcium carbonate, carrot, dicalcium phosphate, kale, kelp, peas, spirulina, thyme
Meat named animal proteinGrain cereals
From the maker’s website, checked 28 Sep 2026.
How we read this label
| On the label | We read it as | Share on the label |
|---|---|---|
| herring 20% | Named meat | 20% |
| salmon 30% | Named meat | 30% |
| white fish mix 30% | Named meat | 30% |
| barley grass | Grain | Not given |
| bilberry powder | Other | Not given |
| brewers yeast | Other | Not given |
| broccoli | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| butternut squash | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| calcium carbonate | Other | Not given |
| carrot | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| dicalcium phosphate | Other | Not given |
| kale | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| kelp | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| peas | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| spirulina | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| thyme | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
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Nutrition
Protein 46% and carbs about 6%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 14.6% | 46% |
| within the usual 42 to 56% for raw foods | ||
| Fat | 12.3% | 39% |
| Carbohydrate | ~2% | ~6.3% |
| within the usual 0 to 8% for raw foods | ||
| Fibre | 0.6% | 1.9% |
| Ash | 2% | 6.3% |
| Moisture | 68.5% | taken out |
Carbohydrate is our estimate: what is left after the other shares. The usual range is the middle half of the raw foods we rate.
Energy163 kcal/100 gCalculated from the analysis.
Why it scores 82
How it’s made scored best (20 of 20). Meat scored lowest (32.4 of 45).
How much meat?
32.4 / 45 points- Meat on the label28 / 35 points
80% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level4.4 / 10 points
Protein is 46.3% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
17.9 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 6.3% carbohydrate with the water taken out (our estimate). Full marks with no carbohydrate, none at 60% or more.
How processed?
20 / 20 pointsHow it’s made: Raw: 20 of 20.
What kind of meat?
12 / 15 points- How the meat is listed12 / 12 points
The label lists the meat as fresh, which earns 100% of these points. Fresh or raw named meat earns all of them, dried 70%, meal half, hydrolysed a quarter, an unnamed category none.
- Organ meat0 / 3 points
No organ meat named.
No ingredient deductions.
Each bar is as long as the points it is worth, out of 100 in all.
Against other raw foods
What the score means
One scale for every food: meat (45 points), starch (20), how it’s made (20) and kind of meat (15), minus points for a few listed ingredients. It rates the recipe, not your dog.
75 and over is excellent, 60 to 74 good, 45 to 59 fair and under 45 weak.
How we rate foods →Ingredient notes
Nothing flagged in 13 ingredients. 2 are not in our ingredient database yet.
13 ingredients with nothing flagged
Barley, broccoli, calcium carbonate, carrot, fish, kale, peas, pumpkin, salmon, seaweed, spirulina, thyme, yeast
Checked against the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials and FEDIAF guidelines.
Sources for these ingredients
- Reg (EU) No 68/2013 - EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EUR-Lex)Barley, broccoli, calcium carbonate, carrot, fish, kale, peas, pumpkin, salmon, seaweed, spirulina, thyme, yeast
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Barley, broccoli, calcium carbonate, fish, kale, pumpkin, seaweed, spirulina, thyme, yeast
- ASPCA Animal Poison ControlThyme
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Seaweed
2 not in our ingredient database yet
Bilberry powder, dicalcium phosphate
Not in our ingredient database yet, so no judgement either way.
Notes come from published sources about each ingredient, not about this food. How we decide
Prices
Lowest £6.09/kg at Natural Instinct and 1 more, 18% below the dearest. Checked 4 Oct 2026.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
| Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Instinct1kg · £6.09 | 1kg | £6.09 | £6.09/kgCheapest in stock | Visit |
| Raw Dog Food Surrey1kg · £6.09 | 1kg | £6.09 | £6.09/kg | Visit |
| Northampton Raw Dog Food1kg · £6.25 | 1kg | £6.25 | £6.25/kg | Visit |
| Natural Instinct2 x 500g · £6.39 | 2 x 500g | £6.39 | £6.39/kg | Visit |
| Perfectly Pawsome1kg · £6.39 | 1kg | £6.39 | £6.39/kg | Visit |
No price has changed since 28 Sep (2 readings, one a week).
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| Day | Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Natural Instinct | 1kg | £6.09 | £6.09/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Natural Instinct | 2 x 500g | £6.39 | £6.39/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Natural Treats Bristol | 1kg | £7.10 | £7.10/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Natural Treats Bristol | 2 x 500g | £7.46 | £7.46/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Perfectly Pawsome | 1kg | £6.39 | £6.39/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 1kg | £6.09 | £6.09/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 2 x 500g | £6.39 | £6.39/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Natural Instinct | 1kg | £6.09 | £6.09/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Natural Instinct | 2 x 500g | £6.39 | £6.39/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Natural Treats Bristol | 1kg | £7.10 | £7.10/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Natural Treats Bristol | 2 x 500g | £7.46 | £7.46/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Perfectly Pawsome | 1kg | £6.39 | £6.39/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 1kg | £6.09 | £6.09/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 2 x 500g | £6.39 | £6.39/kg |
Your dog
Cost per day and grams for your dog
Alternatives
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- Meat
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- Carbs
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Carbs are a share of the dry food, with the water taken out.
Sources
Taken from the maker’s page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
From the maker’s website. The ingredients and analysis here are the maker’s current label, from their product page, checked 28 Sep 2026. Shops may still stock packs with the older recipe.
Pages we read, saved 4 Oct 2026: Natural Instinct (the maker), Northampton Raw Dog Food, Raw Dog Food Surrey, Perfectly Pawsome, Natural Treats Bristol.
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