Cotswold Raw vs The Farmer's Dog

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

Based on 15 rated meals for Cotswold Raw and 7 for The Farmer's Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Cotswold Raw and The Farmer's Dog are rated at essentially the same level, both with a typical meal rating around 95/100 on Open Dog Food.

Comparison of Cotswold Raw and The Farmer's Dog across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricCotswold RawThe Farmer's Dog
Brand coverage
Products1726
Rated meals157
Complete everyday meals15 of 17 products7 of 26 products
FormatsDry Freeze Dried, RawDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw
Meal ratings
Median meal rating95Good95Good
Nutritional (median)95 · 100% medium100higher · 100% medium
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range92 to 9693 to 96
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes100%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Cotswold Raw15 of 17 products
The Farmer's Dog7 of 26 products

Formats

Cotswold RawDry Freeze Dried, Raw
The Farmer's DogDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Nutritional (median)

Cotswold Raw95 · 100% medium
The Farmer's Dog100higher · 100% medium

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Cotswold Raw33 · 100% limited
The Farmer's Dog33 · 100% limited

Score range

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

Cotswold RawNone recorded in our database
The Farmer's DogNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

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

Cotswold Raw's typical (median) meal rating is 95/100 (Good) across 15 rated meals, compared with 95/100 (Good) for The Farmer's Dog across 7 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Both brands have the same share of high-meat recipes: 100% of their rated meals contain at least 30% meat on a dry-matter basis.

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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