Canagan vs Ultimate Pet Foods

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

Canagan scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 71.5/100 (Good) across 48 rated meals, versus 64/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.

Comparison of Canagan and Ultimate Pet Foods across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricCanaganUltimate Pet Foods
Brand coverage
Products6966
Rated meals4818
Complete everyday meals52 of 69 products18 of 66 products
FormatsDry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Raw, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate
Meal ratings
Median meal rating72Goodhigher64Average
Nutritional (median)99higher · 17% high, 83% medium97 · 94% high, 6% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range52 to 7759 to 74
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes98%83%
Clear-label recipes85%72%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Canagan52 of 69 products
Ultimate Pet Foods18 of 66 products

Formats

CanaganDry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Raw, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Ultimate Pet FoodsDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Canagan72Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Canagan99higher · 17% high, 83% medium
Ultimate Pet Foods97 · 94% high, 6% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Canagan33 · 100% limited
Ultimate Pet Foods33 · 100% limited

Score range

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

CanaganNone recorded in our database
Ultimate Pet FoodsNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Canagan or Ultimate Pet Foods?

Canagan's typical (median) meal rating is 71.5/100 (Good) across 48 rated meals, compared with 64/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Canagan has the higher share: 98% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 83% for Ultimate Pet Foods.

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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Canagan vs Ultimate Pet Foods: ratings and ingredients compared · Open Dog Food