Ray Peat vs Aajonus Vonderplanitz

The core difference

Ray Peat Diet is a pro-metabolic, cooked-food approach built around easily digested carbohydrates (ripe fruit, juice, milk, honey), saturated fats (butter, coconut oil), and gentle proteins (gelatin, dairy, shellfish). Carbs are the engine; thyroid and metabolic rate are the goal.

Aajonus Vonderplanitz is a raw primal diet built around raw meat, raw dairy, raw eggs, raw honey, and raw fat (cultured butter, marrow, cream). Cooking is considered toxic; digestion and detox are driven by live enzymes and bacteria.

Raw vs cooked

• Aajonus: nearly everything raw — meat, dairy, eggs, honey. Heat destroys enzymes and creates toxins.
• Ray Peat: most foods cooked — well-cooked fruit, boiled potatoes, steamed shellfish, scalded milk. Cooking neutralizes anti-nutrients and aids digestion.

Carbs vs fat

• Ray Peat: carbs (fruit, juice, milk, honey) are the primary fuel. Starch is acceptable when well cooked. Fat is welcome but secondary.
• Aajonus: raw animal fat is the foundation — marrow, cultured butter, cream. Fruit and honey are used for cleansing, not as the main fuel.

Where they agree

Both reject seed oils, conventional grains, and ultra-processed food. Both prize raw dairy, honey, and traditional animal foods. Both treat nutrition as a metabolic tool, not just calorie math.

Which should you pick in PrimalScan?

Choose Ray Peat Diet if you feel best on fruit, milk, and warm cooked meals, want a pro-metabolic carb-friendly score, and prefer gentler digestion.

Choose Aajonus if you thrive on raw meat, raw dairy, and raw fat, want a strict primal verdict, and treat cooking as the variable to minimize.

You can switch any time — PrimalScan re-scores every meal against whichever philosophy you select.