James Wellbeloved vs Wainwright's

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

Wainwright's scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 69/100 (Average) across 20 rated meals, versus 61.5/100 (Average) for James Wellbeloved across 28 rated meals.

Comparison of James Wellbeloved and Wainwright's across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricJames WellbelovedWainwright's
Brand coverage
Products2828
Rated meals2820
Complete everyday meals28 of 28 products20 of 28 products
FormatsDry Extruded, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Meal ratings
Median meal rating62Average69Averagehigher
Nutritional (median)99 · 4% high, 93% medium, 4% low99higher · 45% medium, 55% low
Transparency (median)5760higher
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range58 to 7556 to 89
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes36%80%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

James Wellbeloved28 of 28 products
Wainwright's20 of 28 products

Formats

James WellbelovedDry Extruded, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Wainwright'sDry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Wainwright's69Averagehigher

Nutritional (median)

James Wellbeloved99 · 4% high, 93% medium, 4% low
Wainwright's99higher · 45% medium, 55% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

James Wellbeloved33 · 100% limited
Wainwright's33 · 100% limited

Score range

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

James WellbelovedNone recorded in our database
Wainwright'sNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

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

Wainwright's's typical (median) meal rating is 69/100 (Average) across 20 rated meals, compared with 61.5/100 (Average) for James Wellbeloved across 28 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Wainwright's has the higher share: 80% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 36% for James Wellbeloved.

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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