Anco vs Different Dog
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Different Dog scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 96/100 (Good) across 14 rated meals, versus 76/100 (Good) for Anco across 1 rated meals.
| Anco | Different Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 82 | 24 |
| Rated meals | 1 | 14 |
| Median meal rating | 76Good | 96Goodhigher |
| Recipe (median) | 76 | 96higher |
| Nutritional (median) | 90 · 100% medium | 100higher · 100% medium |
| Transparency (median) | 60 | 60 |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 76 | 90 to 97 |
| Complete recipes | 1 of 82 | 14 of 24 |
| High-meat recipes | 0% | 100% |
| Clear-label recipes | 100% | 100% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Cold Pressed, Fresh Shelf, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Freeze Dried, Fresh Frozen |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Based on 1 rated meals for Anco and 14 for Different Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
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Which brand rates higher, Anco or Different Dog?
Different Dog's typical (median) meal rating is 96/100 (Good) across 14 rated meals, compared with 76/100 (Good) for Anco across 1 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Different Dog has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 0% for Anco.
How are these ratings calculated?
Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.