13 prices from Animal Avenue, Natural Instinct and 6 more
Natural Instinct Working Dog Duck
RawCompleteAdultGrain-freeFish oil
ExcellentTied 222nd of 258 raw foods
Good points
- 85% meat
- Raw, the least processed
- One main animal protein: duck
First ingredients: Duck 85%, Apple, Butternut Squash, Carrot, Kelp… All ingredients
Label taken from the maker’s website- Meat
- 85%
- Protein
- 21.2%
- Carbs, dry weight
- Can’t estimate
- kcal/100 g
- Not on label
Ingredients
Listed first: Duck. 85% of the recipe is declared meat.
Duck 85%, Apple, Butternut Squash, Carrot, Kelp, Salmon Oil, Spinach, Vitamin C
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Duck 85% | Named meat | 85% |
| 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 |
| Vitamin C | Other | Not given |
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Nutrition
The analysis as printed on the label.
As sold
Protein21.2%
Fat15.6%
Fibre1.6%
Ash3.7%
Moisture66.4%
EnergyNot on label
Why it scores 76
How it’s made scored best (20 of 20). Starch scored lowest (10 of 20).
How much meat?
34.8 / 45 points- Meat on the label29.8 / 35 points
85% declared meat, as weighed before cooking; full marks at 100%.
- Protein level5 / 10 points
The label’s analysis doesn’t add up, so we didn’t use it: half marks.
How much starch?
10 / 20 pointsEstimated carbohydrate: The label’s analysis doesn’t add up, so we can’t estimate the carbohydrate: half marks.
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 8 ingredients.
8 ingredients with nothing flagged
Apples, carrot, duck, pumpkin, salmon oil, seaweed, spinach, vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
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, duck, pumpkin, salmon oil, seaweed, spinach
- FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs (2025)Apples, 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 £5.49/kg at Animal Avenue and 3 more. Animal Avenue is cheaper but out of stock.
In stock first, cheapest per kg first, excluding deliveryExcluding delivery
One shop doesn’t say the pack weight, so it isn’t plotted.
| Shop | Pack | Price | Per kg | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Avenue2 x 500g · £5.49 | 2 x 500g | £5.49 | £5.49/kgCheapest in stock | Visit |
| Natural Instinct1kg · £5.49 | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg | Visit |
| ROAR Pet Supplies1kg · £5.49 | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg | Visit |
| Raw Dog Food Surrey1kg · £5.49 | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg | Visit |
| Northampton Raw Dog Food1kg · £5.65 | 1kg | £5.65 | £5.65/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 | Animal Avenue | 1kg | £5.29 (out of stock) | £5.29/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Natural Instinct | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Perfectly Pawsome | 2 x 500g | £5.99 | £5.99/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 500g twin | £5.99 | £11.98/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | ROAR Pet Supplies | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | ROAR Pet Supplies | 2 x 500g | £5.99 (out of stock) | £5.99/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | The Pets Larder | Single pack | £5.29 (out of stock) | Not given |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Trusty Pet Supplies | 1kg | £6.00 | £6.00/kg |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Trusty Pet Supplies | 2 x 500g | £6.35 | £6.35/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Animal Avenue | 1kg | £5.29 | £5.29/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Natural Instinct | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Perfectly Pawsome | 2 x 500g | £5.99 | £5.99/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Raw Dog Food Surrey | 500g twin | £5.99 | £11.98/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | ROAR Pet Supplies | 1kg | £5.49 | £5.49/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | ROAR Pet Supplies | 2 x 500g | £5.99 | £5.99/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | The Pets Larder | Single pack | £5.29 (out of stock) | Not given |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Trusty Pet Supplies | 1kg | £6.00 | £6.00/kg |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Trusty Pet Supplies | 2 x 500g | £6.35 | £6.35/kg |
Your dog
Daily calories for your dog
Alternatives
4 raw foods score 21 to 23 points higher at the same price or less.
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, from 8 shops.
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Animal Avenue, Northampton Raw Dog Food, Trusty Pet Supplies, Perfectly Pawsome, Natural Instinct (the maker), ROAR Pet Supplies, The Pets Larder, Raw Dog Food Surrey.
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