Canagan vs The Farmer's Dog

How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings and ingredients.

Based on 48 rated meals for Canagan and 7 for The Farmer's Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

The Farmer's Dog scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 95/100 (Good) across 7 rated meals, versus 71.5/100 (Good) for Canagan across 48 rated meals.

Comparison of Canagan and The Farmer's Dog across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricCanaganThe Farmer's Dog
Brand coverage
Products6926
Rated meals487
Complete everyday meals52 of 69 products7 of 26 products
FormatsDry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Raw, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw
Meal ratings
Median meal rating72Good95Goodhigher
Nutritional (median)99 · 17% high, 83% medium100higher · 100% medium
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range52 to 7793 to 96
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes98%100%
Clear-label recipes85%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Canagan52 of 69 products
The Farmer's Dog7 of 26 products

Formats

CanaganDry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Raw, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
The Farmer's DogDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Canagan72Good
The Farmer's Dog95Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Canagan99 · 17% high, 83% medium
The Farmer's Dog100higher · 100% medium

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Canagan33 · 100% limited
The Farmer's Dog33 · 100% limited

Score range

Canagan52 to 77

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

CanaganNone recorded in our database
The Farmer's DogNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Canagan or The Farmer's Dog?

The Farmer's Dog's typical (median) meal rating is 95/100 (Good) across 7 rated meals, compared with 71.5/100 (Good) for Canagan across 48 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

The Farmer's Dog has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 98% for Canagan.

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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