Different Dog vs Raw Barf Food
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 94/100 (Good) for Raw Barf Food across 5 rated meals.
| Different Dog | Raw Barf Food | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 24 | 9 |
| Rated meals | 14 | 5 |
| Median meal rating | 96Goodhigher | 94Good |
| Recipe (median) | 96higher | 94 |
| Nutritional (median) | 100 · 100% medium | 100 · 100% medium |
| Transparency (median) | 60 | 60 |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 90 to 97 | 88 to 99 |
| Complete recipes | 14 of 24 | 5 of 9 |
| High-meat recipes | 100% | 100% |
| Clear-label recipes | 100% | 100% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Freeze Dried, Fresh Frozen | Dry Air Dried, Fresh Frozen, Raw |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Based on 14 rated meals for Different Dog and 5 for Raw Barf Food; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
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Which brand rates higher, Different Dog or Raw Barf Food?
Different Dog's typical (median) meal rating is 96/100 (Good) across 14 rated meals, compared with 94/100 (Good) for Raw Barf Food across 5 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Both brands have the same share of high-meat recipes: 100% of their rated meals contain at least 30% meat on a dry-matter basis.
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.