Applaws vs The Farmer's Dog
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings and ingredients.
Applaws has no eligible rated meals in this comparison. Score-based cells are left blank where no eligible meals are available.
Based on 0 rated meals for Applaws and 7 for The Farmer's Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
The Farmer's Dog's typical meal rating is 95/100 across 7 rated meals.
| Metric | Applaws | The Farmer's Dog |
|---|---|---|
| Brand coverage | ||
| Products | 6 | 26 |
| Rated meals | 0 | 7 |
| Complete everyday meals | 0 of 6 products | 7 of 26 products |
| Formats | Wet Chunks, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw |
| Meal ratings | ||
| Median meal rating | - | 95Good |
| Nutritional (median) | - | 100 · 100% medium |
| Transparency (median) | - | 60 |
| Safety (median) | - | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | - | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | - | 93 to 96 |
| Recipe disclosure | ||
| High-meat recipes | - | 100% |
| Clear-label recipes | - | 100% |
| Recall history | ||
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Brand coverage
Products
Rated meals
Complete everyday meals
Applaws0 of 6 products
The Farmer's Dog7 of 26 products
Formats
ApplawsWet Chunks, Wet Pate
The Farmer's DogDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw
Meal ratings
Median meal rating
The Farmer's Dog95Good
Nutritional (median)
The Farmer's Dog100 · 100% medium
Transparency (median)
Safety (median)
Evidence (median)
The Farmer's Dog33 · 100% limited
Score range
The Farmer's Dog93 to 96
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes
Clear-label recipes
Recall history
Recall history
ApplawsNone recorded in our database
The Farmer's DogNone recorded in our database
Top-rated products
Frequently asked questions
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
The Farmer's Dog has 7 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.