Forthglade vs Ultimate Pet Foods

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

Based on 4 rated meals for Forthglade and 18 for Ultimate Pet Foods; 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 64/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.

Comparison of Forthglade and Ultimate Pet Foods across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricForthgladeUltimate Pet Foods
Brand coverage
Products2366
Rated meals418
Complete everyday meals4 of 23 products18 of 66 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate
Meal ratings
Median meal rating78Goodhigher64Average
Nutritional (median)99higher · 100% medium97 · 94% high, 6% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range63 to 7959 to 74
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes75%83%
Clear-label recipes100%72%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Forthglade4 of 23 products
Ultimate Pet Foods18 of 66 products

Formats

ForthgladeDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Ultimate Pet FoodsDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Forthglade78Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Forthglade99higher · 100% medium
Ultimate Pet Foods97 · 94% high, 6% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Forthglade33 · 100% limited
Ultimate Pet Foods33 · 100% limited

Score range

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

ForthgladeNone recorded in our database
Ultimate Pet FoodsNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Forthglade or Ultimate Pet Foods?

Forthglade's typical (median) meal rating is 77.5/100 (Good) across 4 rated meals, compared with 64/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Ultimate Pet Foods has the higher share: 83% 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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Forthglade vs Ultimate Pet Foods: ratings and ingredients compared · Open Dog Food