Applaws vs Hill's
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Hill's's typical meal rating is 47/100 across 48 rated meals.
| Applaws | Hill's | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 6 | 77 |
| Rated meals | 0 | 48 |
| Median meal rating | - | 47Average |
| Recipe (median) | No scored meals | 47 |
| Nutritional (median) | No scored meals | 89 · 79% high, 21% medium |
| Transparency (median) | No scored meals | 60 |
| Safety (median) | No scored meals | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | No scored meals | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | - | 17 to 60 |
| Complete recipes | 0 of 6 | 75 of 77 |
| High-meat recipes | - | 6% |
| Clear-label recipes | - | 77% |
| Formats | Wet Chunks, Wet Pate | Dry Extruded, Fresh Shelf, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Based on 0 rated meals for Applaws and 48 for Hill's; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
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Frequently asked questions
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Hill's has 3 high-meat recipes (at least 30% meat on a dry-matter basis); Applaws has no rated recipes meeting that bar.
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.