Forthglade vs Lily's Kitchen

How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings and ingredients.

Based on 4 rated meals for Forthglade and 27 for Lily's Kitchen; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Forthglade scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 77.5/100 (Good) across 4 rated meals, versus 74/100 (Good) for Lily's Kitchen across 27 rated meals.

Comparison of Forthglade and Lily's Kitchen across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricForthgladeLily's Kitchen
Brand coverage
Products2334
Rated meals427
Complete everyday meals4 of 23 products27 of 34 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet Pate
Meal ratings
Median meal rating78Goodhigher74Good
Nutritional (median)99higher · 100% medium98 · 96% medium, 4% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range63 to 7955 to 78
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes75%81%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseLily's Kitchen voluntarily recalls Pasta al Ragu wet dog food because it may contain pieces of plasticresolved; Lily's Kitchen recalls wet dog food because it may contain pieces of plasticresolved

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Forthglade4 of 23 products
Lily's Kitchen27 of 34 products

Formats

ForthgladeDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Lily's KitchenDry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet Pate

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Forthglade78Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Forthglade99higher · 100% medium
Lily's Kitchen98 · 96% medium, 4% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Forthglade33 · 100% limited
Lily's Kitchen33 · 100% limited

Score range

Forthglade63 to 79

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Forthglade or Lily's Kitchen?

Forthglade's typical (median) meal rating is 77.5/100 (Good) across 4 rated meals, compared with 74/100 (Good) for Lily's Kitchen across 27 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Lily's Kitchen has the higher share: 81% 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.

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