Lily's Kitchen vs Ultimate Pet Foods
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 64.5/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.
| Lily's Kitchen | Ultimate Pet Foods | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 34 | 66 |
| Rated meals | 27 | 18 |
| Median meal rating | 75Goodhigher | 65Average |
| Recipe (median) | 75higher | 65 |
| Nutritional (median) | 98higher · 96% medium, 4% low | 97 · 94% high, 6% low |
| Transparency (median) | 60 | 60 |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 61 to 80 | 57 to 73 |
| Complete recipes | 27 of 34 | 18 of 66 |
| High-meat recipes | 81% | 83% |
| Clear-label recipes | 100% | 72% |
| Formats | Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, 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 Ultimate Pet Foods?
Lily's Kitchen's typical (median) meal rating is 75/100 (Good) across 27 rated meals, compared with 64.5/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Ultimate Pet Foods 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.