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.

  • Natural Instinct Special Diet85Excellent
  • Mersey Raw Chicken Raw Dog Food97ExcellentHighest

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.

  • Natural Instinct Special DietProtein 62Fat 19Carbs 9Fibre, ash, other 9
  • Mersey Raw Chicken Raw Dog FoodCarbs can’t be worked out

Side by side

Natural Instinct Special DietNatural InstinctSpecial DietMersey Raw Chicken Raw Dog FoodMersey RawChicken Raw Dog Food
DFR score85Excellent97ExcellentHighest
Named meatas declared75%100%Highest
First ingredientbeef liver 5%80% chicken meat
TypeRaw · AdultRaw · Adult
Price per kgcheapest pack found£6.60£5.20Lowest
Price per 1,000 kcalfair between wet, raw and dry£6.71Not available
Energy98.3 kcal/100 gNot on label
Proteinas fed14.8%17.77%
Carbohydrateestimated, dry weight~9%Not on label
Fatas fed4.6%5.53%
Fibreas fed0.4%Not on label
Moisture76.3%73.5%
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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