Honey's vs The Farmer's Dog

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

Based on 23 rated meals for Honey's and 7 for The Farmer's Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

The Farmer's Dog scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 95/100 (Good) across 7 rated meals, versus 94/100 (Good) for Honey's across 23 rated meals.

Comparison of Honey's and The Farmer's Dog across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricHoney'sThe Farmer's Dog
Brand coverage
Products2826
Rated meals237
Complete everyday meals23 of 28 products7 of 26 products
FormatsDry Baked, Fresh Chilled, RawDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw
Meal ratings
Median meal rating94Good95Goodhigher
Nutritional (median)100 · 100% medium100 · 100% medium
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range68 to 9793 to 96
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes96%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Honey's23 of 28 products
The Farmer's Dog7 of 26 products

Formats

Honey'sDry Baked, Fresh Chilled, Raw
The Farmer's DogDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Honey's94Good
The Farmer's Dog95Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Honey's100 · 100% medium
The Farmer's Dog100 · 100% medium

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Honey's33 · 100% limited
The Farmer's Dog33 · 100% limited

Score range

Honey's68 to 97

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

Honey'sNone recorded in our database
The Farmer's DogNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Honey's or The Farmer's Dog?

The Farmer's Dog's typical (median) meal rating is 95/100 (Good) across 7 rated meals, compared with 94/100 (Good) for Honey's across 23 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

The Farmer's Dog has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 96% for Honey'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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