Compare foods side by side

Pick two to four foods. We line up score, meat, nutrition, energy and cost so the differences are easy to see.

At a glance

DFR score

Out of 100. The shading shows the bands: 75 and over is excellent, 60 to 74 good, 45 to 59 fair and under 45 weak.

  • Gentle Original33Weak
  • Applaws Puppy Small & Medium Breed - Chicken61GoodHighest

Price per 1,000 kcal

Cheapest pack we found, excluding delivery. Calories make wet, raw and dry foods fair to compare. Bars start at zero.

  • Gentle Original£2.12
  • Applaws Puppy Small & Medium Breed - Chicken£1.12Lowest

What it is made of

Percent of the food with the water taken out, so wet, raw and dry foods line up. Carbs are our estimate from the label.

  • Gentle OriginalProtein 30Fat 12Carbs 47Fibre, ash, other 11
  • Applaws Puppy Small & Medium Breed - ChickenProtein 43Fat 24Carbs 18Fibre, ash, other 14

Side by side

Gentle OriginalGentleOriginalApplaws Puppy Small & Medium Breed - ChickenApplawsPuppy Small & Medium Breed - Chicken
DFR score33Weak61GoodHighest
Named meatas declared37.5%75%Highest
First ingredientDried Ground Chicken Meat (28%)Chicken (67%, from dried chicken)
TypeDry · All agesDry · Puppy
Price per kgcheapest pack found£7.10£4.28Lowest
Price per 1,000 kcalfair between wet, raw and dry£2.12£1.12Lowest
Energy334.7 kcal/100 g381.3 kcal/100 g
Proteinas fed26.8%39%
Carbohydrateestimated, dry weight~47%~18%
Fatas fed10.8%22%
Fibreas fed3%4%
MoistureNot on labelNot on label
Points lostingredient flagsNoneNone

Cells marked Highest or Lowest and shaded green are the best of the foods you picked: the highest score and meat, the lowest cost. Protein and fat as fed aren’t directly comparable between wet and dry foods because of the water, see wet vs dry.

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