Hill's vs James Wellbeloved

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

James Wellbeloved scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 60/100 (Average) across 21 rated meals, versus 47/100 (Average) for Hill's across 48 rated meals.

Hill'sJames Wellbeloved
Products7721
Rated meals4821
Median meal rating47Average60Averagehigher
Recipe (median)4760higher
Nutritional (median)89 · 79% high, 21% medium99higher · 5% high, 90% medium, 5% low
Transparency (median)60higher57
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range17 to 6059 to 75
Complete recipes75 of 7721 of 21
High-meat recipes6%24%
Clear-label recipes77%100%
FormatsDry Extruded, Fresh Shelf, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Extruded, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

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Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Hill's or James Wellbeloved?

James Wellbeloved's typical (median) meal rating is 60/100 (Average) across 21 rated meals, compared with 47/100 (Average) for Hill's across 48 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

James Wellbeloved has the higher share: 24% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 6% for Hill's.

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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