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.

Comparison of Applaws and The Farmer's Dog across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricApplawsThe Farmer's Dog
Brand coverage
Products626
Rated meals07
Complete everyday meals0 of 6 products7 of 26 products
FormatsWet Chunks, Wet PateDry 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 historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

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

Nutritional (median)

The Farmer's Dog100 · 100% medium

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

The Farmer's Dog33 · 100% limited

Score range

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.

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