Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food vs Embark on Raw Duck Complete Working Dog
How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients, analysis and price.
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Both are rated at essentially the same level: Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food scores 97 and Embark on Raw Duck Complete Working Dog scores 97 out of 100. Embark on Raw Duck Complete Working Dog is the cheaper at £4.05/kg, about 50% less per kg than Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food.
| Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food | Embark on Raw Duck Complete Working Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Barkin' Bistro | Embark on Raw |
| Rating (Recipe) | 97Good | 97Good |
| Type | Raw | Raw |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | All lifestages | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 90% | 88% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 14.70% | 14% |
| Fat (as fed) | 9.72% | 14.55% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 0.20% | 0.30% |
| Ash (as fed) | 1.90% | 2.60% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 71% | 67.20% |
| Protein (dry matter) | - | 42.70% |
| Fat (dry matter) | - | 44.40% |
| Fibre (dry matter) | - | 0.90% |
| Ash (dry matter) | - | 7.90% |
| Energy | - | 177 kcal/100g |
| Additives | 6 nutritional | - |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Heart 30.0%, Tongue 25.0%, Pork 10.0%, Kidney 10.0%, Pork Liver 10.0%, Apples 3.0%, Broccoli 3.0%, Carrots 3.0%, Cabbage 3.0%, Sweet Potatoes 3.0% (0% undeclared) | Duck Carcass 65.0%, Heart 5.0%, Beef Liver 5.0%, Beef Kidney 5.0%, Carrots 9.0%, Parsnips 8.0%, Broccoli 3.0% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Heart · meat good | Duck Carcass · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 12 | 14 |
| Badges | CompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label | CompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label |
Lifestage comes from the manufacturer's own labelling. Dry-matter figures are estimates from the published label; recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score.
Shared ingredients
The two recipes share 4 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Heart goodBroccoli goodCarrots goodTurmeric goodOnly in Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food
Tongue mediumPork mediumKidney goodPork Liver goodApples goodCabbage goodSweet Potatoes goodLinseed oil goodOnly in Embark on Raw Duck Complete Working Dog
Duck Carcass goodBeef Liver goodBeef Kidney goodParsnips goodKelp goodCelery Seeds goodAlfalfa goodNettles goodPsyllium fibre goodWild Yam mediumIf neither suits
Instead of Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food
Higher rated, same format
None on file.
Cheaper, similar rating
- Raw Direct Beef Complete93 £2.57/kg
- Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete96 £2.57/kg
- Raw Barf Food Frozen Minced Green Tripe & Chicken Chubs97 £2.95/kg
Instead of Embark on Raw Duck Complete Working Dog
Higher rated, same format
None on file.
Cheaper, similar rating
- Raw Direct Chicken & Veg Complete96 £2.57/kg
- Raw Direct Beef Complete93 £2.57/kg
- Raw Barf Food Frozen Minced Green Tripe & Chicken Chubs97 £2.95/kg
Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Barkin' Bistro Pork & Vegetables Dog Food or Embark on Raw Duck Complete Working Dog?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 97 and 97 out of 100. A gap this small is within the tolerance of the scoring model.
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.