Different Dog Venison & Thyme vs Wild Pet Food Fish 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 Fish 80:20 Fresh scores 96 out of 100. Different Dog Venison & Thyme is the cheaper at £9.79/kg, about 12% less per kg than Wild Pet Food Fish 80:20 Fresh.
| Different Dog Venison & Thyme | Wild Pet Food Fish 80:20 Fresh | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Different Dog | Wild Pet Food |
| Rating (Recipe) | 94Good | 96Good |
| Type | Fresh Frozen | Fresh Frozen |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | All lifestages | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 66% | 75% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 14.80% | 16% |
| Fat (as fed) | 8.40% | 5% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 2.80% | 0.92% |
| Ash (as fed) | 2.10% | 3% |
| Moisture (as fed) | 69.90% | 73% |
| Protein (dry matter) | 49.20% | - |
| Fat (dry matter) | 27.90% | - |
| Fibre (dry matter) | 9.30% | - |
| Ash (dry matter) | 7% | - |
| Energy | 145 kcal/100g | 113 kcal/100g |
| Additives | 8 nutritional | 8 nutritional, 2 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) | Cod 80.0%, 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%, Pumpkin 1.0%, Vitamins and minerals 1.0%, Coriander 1.0%, Citric Acid 0.5%, Algae Oil 0.2% (0% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Venison · meat good | Cod · meat good |
| Ingredient count | 12 | 28 |
| 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 4 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
In both
Spinach goodThyme goodChia Seeds goodTurmeric goodOnly in Different Dog Venison & Thyme
Venison goodRed Pepper goodButternut Squash goodBlackberries goodMushrooms goodVitamin goodSalmon Oil goodSeaweed goodOnly in Wild Pet Food Fish 80:20 Fresh
Cod goodCarrots goodSweet Potatoes goodBroccoli goodApples goodBlackcurrant goodDried Whole Egg goodPumpkin goodVitamins and minerals mediumCoriander goodCitric Acid mediumAlgae Oil goodChicory goodMethionine goodMannanoligosaccharides goodInulin goodYucca Schidigera goodRosemary goodSelenium goodCarnitine goodCranberries goodDandelion Root goodCalendula goodGinger goodIf neither suits
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Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, Different Dog Venison & Thyme or Wild Pet Food Fish 80:20 Fresh?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 94 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.