Different Dog Venison & Thyme vs Wild Pet Food Beef 80:20 Fresh
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 Venison & Thyme scores 94 and Wild Pet Food Beef 80:20 Fresh scores 95 out of 100. Different Dog Venison & Thyme is the cheaper at £9.79/kg, about 12% less per kg than Wild Pet Food Beef 80:20 Fresh.
| Different Dog Venison & Thyme | Wild Pet Food Beef 80:20 Fresh | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Different Dog | Wild Pet Food |
| Rating (Recipe) | 94Good | 95Good |
| Type | Fresh Frozen | Fresh Frozen |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | All lifestages | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 66% | 79% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 14.80% | 17% |
| Fat (as fed) | 8.40% | 7% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 2.80% | 0.77% |
| Ash (as fed) | 2.10% | 3% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 69.90% | 70% |
| Protein (dry matter) | 49.20% | - |
| Fat (dry matter) | 27.90% | - |
| Fibre (dry matter) | 9.30% | - |
| Ash (dry matter) | 7% | - |
| Energy | 145 kcal/100g | 133 kcal/100g |
| Additives | 8 nutritional | 8 nutritional, 1 technological |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | 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) | Beef Heart 25.0%, Kidney 20.0%, Beef lung 20.0%, Beef Liver 15.0%, Carrots 5.0%, Sweet Potatoes 3.0%, Chia Seeds 3.0%, Broccoli 2.0%, Apples 1.0%, Blackcurrant 1.0%, Spinach 1.0%, Dried Whole Egg 1.0%, Vitamins and minerals 1.0%, Algae Oil 0.2% (2% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Venison · meat good | Beef Heart · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 12 | 14 |
| 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 2 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Spinach goodChia Seeds goodOnly in Different Dog Venison & Thyme
Venison goodRed Pepper goodButternut Squash goodBlackberries goodMushrooms goodVitamin goodSalmon Oil goodThyme goodSeaweed goodTurmeric goodOnly in Wild Pet Food Beef 80:20 Fresh
Beef Heart goodKidney goodBeef lung mediumBeef Liver goodCarrots goodSweet Potatoes goodBroccoli goodApples goodBlackcurrant goodDried Whole Egg goodVitamins and minerals mediumAlgae Oil goodIf neither suits
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- Wild Pet Food Beef 80:20 Fresh95
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- Wild Pet Food Fish 80:20 Fresh96
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- Raw Barf Food Frozen Chicken & Vegetable Complete Meal89 £4.00/kg
- The Farmer's Dog Superfood Beef93 £6.75/kg
- Different Dog Turkey Fricassee93 £7.23/kg
Instead of Wild Pet Food Beef 80:20 Fresh
Higher rated, same format
Cheaper, similar rating
- The Farmer's Dog Superfood Beef93 £6.75/kg
- Different Dog Turkey Fricassee93 £7.23/kg
- Different Dog Lamb Hotpot92 £7.23/kg
Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Different Dog Venison & Thyme or Wild Pet Food Beef 80:20 Fresh?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 94 and 95 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.