Honey's vs Ultimate Pet Foods

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

Honey's scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 94/100 (Good) across 23 rated meals, versus 64/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.

Comparison of Honey's and Ultimate Pet Foods across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricHoney'sUltimate Pet Foods
Brand coverage
Products2866
Rated meals2318
Complete everyday meals23 of 28 products18 of 66 products
FormatsDry Baked, Fresh Chilled, RawDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate
Meal ratings
Median meal rating94Goodhigher64Average
Nutritional (median)100higher · 100% medium97 · 94% high, 6% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range68 to 9759 to 74
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes96%83%
Clear-label recipes100%72%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Honey's23 of 28 products
Ultimate Pet Foods18 of 66 products

Formats

Honey'sDry Baked, Fresh Chilled, Raw
Ultimate Pet FoodsDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Honey's94Goodhigher

Nutritional (median)

Honey's100higher · 100% medium
Ultimate Pet Foods97 · 94% high, 6% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Honey's33 · 100% limited
Ultimate Pet Foods33 · 100% limited

Score range

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

Honey'sNone recorded in our database
Ultimate Pet FoodsNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Honey's or Ultimate Pet Foods?

Honey's's typical (median) meal rating is 94/100 (Good) across 23 rated meals, compared with 64/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Honey's has the higher share: 96% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 83% for Ultimate Pet Foods.

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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