Different Dog Braised Beef vs Different Dog Venison & Thyme
How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients, analysis and price.
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Both are rated at essentially the same level: Different Dog Braised Beef scores 96 and Different Dog Venison & Thyme scores 96 out of 100. Different Dog Braised Beef is the cheaper at £7.23/kg, about 26% less per kg than Different Dog Venison & Thyme.
| Different Dog Braised Beef | Different Dog Venison & Thyme | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Different Dog | Different Dog |
| Rating (Recipe) | 96Good | 96Good |
| Type | Fresh Frozen | Fresh Frozen |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | All lifestages | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 64% | 66% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 12.30% | 14.80% |
| Fat (as fed) | 12.90% | 8.40% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 2.20% | 2.80% |
| Ash (as fed) | 1.60% | 2.10% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 68% | 69.90% |
| Protein (dry matter) | 38.40% | 49.20% |
| Fat (dry matter) | 40.30% | 27.90% |
| Fibre (dry matter) | 6.90% | 9.30% |
| Ash (dry matter) | 5% | 7% |
| Energy | 184 kcal/100g | 145 kcal/100g |
| Additives | 7 nutritional | 8 nutritional |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Beef 20.0%, Beef Heart 26.0%, Kidney 7.0%, Beef Liver 7.0%, Spinach 14.0%, Carrots 8.0%, Butternut Squash 5.0%, Apples 5.0%, Mushrooms 3.0%, Salmon Oil 1.2%, Parsley 0.7%, Yeast 0.3%, Chia Seeds 0.3%, Seaweed 0.3%, Turmeric 0.02% (2% undeclared) | Venison 60.0%, Spinach 14.0%, Red Pepper 8.0%, Butternut Squash 6.0%, Blackberries 5.0%, Mushrooms 3.0%, Salmon Oil 1.2%, Thyme 0.7%, Chia Seeds 0.3%, Seaweed 0.3%, Turmeric 0.02% (1% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Beef · meat medium | Venison · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 16 | 12 |
| 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 8 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Spinach goodButternut Squash goodMushrooms goodVitamin goodSalmon Oil goodChia Seeds goodSeaweed goodTurmeric goodOnly in Different Dog Braised Beef
Beef mediumBeef Heart goodKidney goodBeef Liver goodCarrots goodApples goodParsley goodYeast goodOnly in Different Dog Venison & Thyme
Venison goodRed Pepper goodBlackberries goodThyme goodIf neither suits
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Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Different Dog Braised Beef or Different Dog Venison & Thyme?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 96 and 96 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.