7 prices from Natural Instinct, Raw Dog Food Surrey and 3 more
Good points
- 75% meat
- Almost no starch
- Raw, the least processed
First ingredients: lamb 70%, lamb liver 5%, apple, butternut squash, carrot… All ingredients
Label taken from the maker’s website- Meat
- 75%
- Protein, dry weight
- 41%
- Carbs, dry weight
- ~0%
- kcal/100 g
- 185
Ingredients
Listed first: Lamb. 75% of the recipe is declared meat.
lamb 70%, lamb liver 5%, apple, butternut squash, carrot, kelp, salmon oil, spinach
Meat named animal protein
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 |
|---|---|---|
| lamb 70% | Named meat | 70% |
| lamb liver 5% | Named meat | 5% |
| apple | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| butternut squash | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| carrot | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| kelp | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
| salmon oil | Fat, stock, extract or other processed ingredient | Not given |
| spinach | Vegetable, fruit or plant | Not given |
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Nutrition
Protein 41% and carbs about 0%, with the water taken out.
| Nutrient | As sold | Dry weight |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 14.6% | 41% |
| below the usual 42 to 56% for raw foods | ||
| Fat | 15.7% | 44% |
| Carbohydrate | ~0% | ~0% |
| within the usual 0 to 8% for raw foods | ||
| Fibre | 1% | 2.8% |
| Ash | 4.9% | 14% |
| Moisture | 64.6% | 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.
Energy185 kcal/100 gCalculated from the analysis.
Why it scores 84
Full marks for starch, how it’s made and the kind of meat. Meat scored 29.8 of 45.
How much meat?
29.8 / 45 points- Meat on the label26.3 / 35 points
75% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level3.5 / 10 points
Protein is 41.2% of the food with the water taken out. Nothing at 20% or less, full marks at 80%.
How much starch?
20 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: About 0% 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?
15 / 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 meat3 / 3 points
Organ meat such as liver, heart, kidney or tripe is 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 8 ingredients.
8 ingredients with nothing flagged
Apples, carrot, lamb, liver (animal organ), pumpkin, salmon oil, seaweed, spinach
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)Apples, carrot, lamb, liver (animal organ), pumpkin, salmon oil, seaweed, spinach
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Apples, liver (animal organ), pumpkin, seaweed, spinach
- Reg (EU) 68/2013 Catalogue of feed materials, Part C (legislation.gov.uk)Seaweed
Notes come from published sources about each ingredient, not about this food. How we decide
Prices
Lowest £6.49/kg at Natural Instinct and 1 more, 54% below the dearest. Checked 4 Oct 2026.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
2 shops don’t say the pack weight, so they aren’t plotted.
| Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Instinct1kg · £6.49 | 1kg | £6.49 | £6.49/kgCheapest in stock | Visit |
| Raw Dog Food Surrey1kg · £6.49 | 1kg | £6.49 | £6.49/kg | Visit |
| Natural Instinct2 x 500g · £7.09 | 2 x 500g | £7.09 | £7.09/kg | Visit |
| Perfectly Pawsome2 x 500g · £7.09 | 2 x 500g | £7.09 | £7.09/kg | Visit |
| Raw Dog Food Surrey500g twin · £7.09 | 500g twin | £7.09 | £14.18/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 | £6.49 | £6.49/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Perfectly Pawsome | 2 x 500g | £7.09 | £7.09/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 1kg | £6.49 | £6.49/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 500g twin | £7.09 | £14.18/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | The Pets Larder | Single pack | £6.29 | Not given |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Trusty Pet Supplies | Single pack | £6.50 | Not given |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Natural Instinct | 1kg | £6.49 | £6.49/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Perfectly Pawsome | 2 x 500g | £7.09 | £7.09/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 1kg | £6.49 | £6.49/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 500g twin | £7.09 | £14.18/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | The Pets Larder | Single pack | £6.29 | Not given |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Trusty Pet Supplies | Single pack | £6.50 | Not given |
Your dog
Cost per day and grams for your dog
Alternatives
4 raw foods score 12 to 13 points higher and cost up to 18% more.
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), Perfectly Pawsome, Raw Dog Food Surrey, The Pets Larder, Trusty Pet Supplies.
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