Different Dog Comforting Chicken 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 Comforting Chicken scores 97 and Different Dog Venison & Thyme scores 96 out of 100. Different Dog Comforting Chicken is the cheaper at £9.12/kg, about 7% less per kg than Different Dog Venison & Thyme.
| Different Dog Comforting Chicken | Different Dog Venison & Thyme | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Different Dog | Different Dog |
| Rating (Recipe) | 97Good | 96Good |
| Type | Fresh Frozen | Fresh Frozen |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | All lifestages | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 63% | 66% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 13.80% | 14.80% |
| Fat (as fed) | 7.20% | 8.40% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 0.90% | 2.80% |
| Ash (as fed) | 2.40% | 2.10% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 72.30% | 69.90% |
| Protein (dry matter) | 49.80% | 49.20% |
| Fat (dry matter) | 26% | 27.90% |
| Fibre (dry matter) | 3.20% | 9.30% |
| Ash (dry matter) | 8.70% | 7% |
| Energy | 137 kcal/100g | 145 kcal/100g |
| Additives | 8 nutritional | 8 nutritional |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Chicken Breast 45.0%, Cabbage 13.0%, Carrots 13.0%, Beef Heart 10.0%, Butternut Squash 5.0%, Apples 5.0%, Dried Whole Egg 3.0%, Salmon Oil 1.2%, Coconut Oil 0.8%, Slippery Elm Powder 0.7%, Alfalfa 0.4%, Ginger 0.3%, 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 | Chicken Breast · meat good | Venison · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 17 | 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 6 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Butternut Squash goodVitamin goodSalmon Oil goodChia Seeds goodSeaweed goodTurmeric goodOnly in Different Dog Comforting Chicken
Chicken Breast goodCabbage goodCarrots goodBeef Heart goodApples goodDried Whole Egg goodCoconut Oil mediumSlippery Elm Powder goodAlfalfa goodGinger goodYeast goodOnly in Different Dog Venison & Thyme
Venison goodSpinach goodRed Pepper goodBlackberries goodMushrooms goodThyme goodIf neither suits
Instead of Different Dog Comforting Chicken
Higher rated, same format
Cheaper, similar rating
- Different Dog Lamb Hotpot94 £7.23/kg
- Different Dog Chicken Casserole96 £7.23/kg
- Different Dog Pork Ragu94 £7.23/kg
Instead of Different Dog Venison & Thyme
Higher rated, same format
- Paws On Plates Vinnie's Veggie Packed Salmon Supper97
- Different Dog Comforting Chicken97
- Paws On Plates Salmon & Turkey Sensation97
Cheaper, similar rating
- Different Dog Lamb Hotpot94 £7.23/kg
- Different Dog Chicken Casserole96 £7.23/kg
- Different Dog Pork Ragu94 £7.23/kg
Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Different Dog Comforting Chicken or Different Dog Venison & Thyme?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 97 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.