Lily's Kitchen vs Pooch & Mutt
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Lily's Kitchen scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 75/100 (Good) across 27 rated meals, versus 70/100 (Good) for Pooch & Mutt across 24 rated meals.
| Lily's Kitchen | Pooch & Mutt | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 34 | 70 |
| Rated meals | 27 | 24 |
| Median meal rating | 75Goodhigher | 70Good |
| Recipe (median) | 75higher | 70 |
| Nutritional (median) | 98 · 96% medium, 4% low | 98 · 71% high, 29% medium |
| Transparency (median) | 60 | 91higher |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 61 to 80 | 65 to 79 |
| Complete recipes | 27 of 34 | 24 of 70 |
| High-meat recipes | 81% | 83% |
| Clear-label recipes | 100% | 100% |
| Formats | Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate |
| Recall history | Lily's Kitchen voluntarily recalls Pasta al Ragu wet dog food because it may contain pieces of plastic resolved; Lily's Kitchen recalls wet dog food because it may contain pieces of plastic resolved | None recorded in our database |
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Frequently asked questions
Which brand rates higher, Lily's Kitchen or Pooch & Mutt?
Lily's Kitchen's typical (median) meal rating is 75/100 (Good) across 27 rated meals, compared with 70/100 (Good) for Pooch & Mutt across 24 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Pooch & Mutt has the higher share: 83% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 81% for Lily's Kitchen.
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.