Forthglade vs Raw Barf Food

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

Based on 4 rated meals for Forthglade and 5 for Raw Barf Food; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Raw Barf Food scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 93/100 (Good) across 5 rated meals, versus 77.5/100 (Good) for Forthglade across 4 rated meals.

Comparison of Forthglade and Raw Barf Food across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricForthgladeRaw Barf Food
Brand coverage
Products239
Rated meals45
Complete everyday meals4 of 23 products5 of 9 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Air Dried, Fresh Frozen, Raw
Meal ratings
Median meal rating78Good93Goodhigher
Nutritional (median)99 · 100% medium100higher · 100% medium
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range63 to 7989 to 97
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes75%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Forthglade4 of 23 products
Raw Barf Food5 of 9 products

Formats

ForthgladeDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Raw Barf FoodDry Air Dried, Fresh Frozen, Raw

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Raw Barf Food93Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Forthglade99 · 100% medium
Raw Barf Food100higher · 100% medium

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Forthglade33 · 100% limited
Raw Barf Food33 · 100% limited

Score range

Forthglade63 to 79

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

ForthgladeNone recorded in our database
Raw Barf FoodNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Forthglade or Raw Barf Food?

Raw Barf Food's typical (median) meal rating is 93/100 (Good) across 5 rated meals, compared with 77.5/100 (Good) for Forthglade across 4 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Raw Barf Food 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.

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