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.

  • Orijen Adult Dry Dog Food40Weak
  • Applaws Adult Large Breed - Chicken57FairHighest

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.

  • Orijen Adult Dry Dog FoodCarbs can’t be worked out
  • Applaws Adult Large Breed - ChickenProtein 40Fat 17Carbs 27Fibre, ash, other 15

Side by side

Orijen Adult Dry Dog FoodOrijenAdult Dry Dog FoodApplaws Adult Large Breed - ChickenApplawsAdult Large Breed - Chicken
DFR score40Weak57FairHighest
Named meatas declaredNot on label74%
First ingredientChickenChicken (66%, from dried chicken meal)
TypeDry · AdultDry · Adult
Price per kgcheapest pack found£7.81£4.50Lowest
Price per 1,000 kcalfair between wet, raw and dryNot available£1.27
EnergyNot on label353 kcal/100 g
Proteinas fed38%37%
Carbohydrateestimated, dry weightNot on label~27%
Fatas fed18%16%
Fibreas fed4%5.5%
Moisture12%8%
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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