Different Dog Pawfect Chicken Picnic 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 Pawfect Chicken Picnic scores 96 and Different Dog Venison & Thyme scores 96 out of 100. Different Dog Pawfect Chicken Picnic is the cheaper at £7.23/kg, about 26% less per kg than Different Dog Venison & Thyme.
| Different Dog Pawfect Chicken Picnic | 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) | 12.90% | 14.80% |
| Fat (as fed) | 7.90% | 8.40% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 0.90% | 2.80% |
| Ash (as fed) | 1.90% | 2.10% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 76.20% | 69.90% |
| Protein (dry matter) | 54.20% | 49.20% |
| Fat (dry matter) | 33.20% | 27.90% |
| Fibre (dry matter) | 3.80% | 9.30% |
| Ash (dry matter) | 8% | 7% |
| Energy | 124 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 Thigh 33.0%, Chicken Gizzard 20.0%, Chicken Liver 7.0%, Broccoli 14.0%, Sweet Potatoes 8.0%, Red Pepper 6.0%, Apples 5.0%, Mushrooms 3.0%, Salmon Oil 1.2%, Parsley 0.7%, Chia Seeds 0.3%, Seaweed 0.3%, Turmeric 0.02% (1% 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 Thigh · meat good | Venison · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 14 | 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 7 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Red Pepper goodMushrooms goodVitamin goodSalmon Oil goodChia Seeds goodSeaweed goodTurmeric goodOnly in Different Dog Pawfect Chicken Picnic
Chicken Thigh goodChicken Gizzard goodChicken Liver goodBroccoli goodSweet Potatoes goodApples goodParsley goodOnly in Different Dog Venison & Thyme
Venison goodSpinach goodButternut Squash goodBlackberries goodThyme goodIf neither suits
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Cheaper, similar rating
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Instead of Different Dog Venison & Thyme
Higher rated, same format
- Paws On Plates Salmon & Turkey Sensation97
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- Different Dog Comforting Chicken97
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Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Different Dog Pawfect Chicken Picnic 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.