Different Dog vs Forthglade
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Different Dog scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 96/100 (Good) across 14 rated meals, versus 79/100 (Good) for Forthglade across 4 rated meals.
| Different Dog | Forthglade | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 24 | 23 |
| Rated meals | 14 | 4 |
| Median meal rating | 96Goodhigher | 79Good |
| Recipe (median) | 96higher | 79 |
| Nutritional (median) | 100higher · 100% medium | 99 · 100% medium |
| Transparency (median) | 60 | 60 |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 90 to 97 | 75 to 80 |
| Complete recipes | 14 of 24 | 4 of 23 |
| High-meat recipes | 100% | 75% |
| Clear-label recipes | 100% | 100% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Freeze Dried, Fresh Frozen | Dry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Based on 14 rated meals for Different Dog and 4 for Forthglade; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
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Which brand rates higher, Different Dog or Forthglade?
Different Dog's typical (median) meal rating is 96/100 (Good) across 14 rated meals, compared with 79/100 (Good) for Forthglade across 4 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Different Dog has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 75% for Forthglade.
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.