Forthglade vs Waita

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

Waita scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 94/100 (Good) across 3 rated meals, versus 77.5/100 (Good) for Forthglade across 4 rated meals.

ForthgladeWaita
Products2360
Rated meals43
Median meal rating78Good94Goodhigher
Recipe (median)7894higher
Nutritional (median)99higher · 100% medium92 · 67% medium, 33% low
Transparency (median)6090higher
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range63 to 7994 to 96
Complete recipes4 of 233 of 60
High-meat recipes75%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Air Dried, Dry Freeze Dried
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Based on 4 rated meals for Forthglade and 3 for Waita; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

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Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Forthglade or Waita?

Waita's typical (median) meal rating is 94/100 (Good) across 3 rated meals, compared with 77.5/100 (Good) for Forthglade across 4 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Waita 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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