Pooch & Mutt vs Ultimate Pet Foods
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Pooch & Mutt scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 70/100 (Good) across 24 rated meals, versus 64.5/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.
| Pooch & Mutt | Ultimate Pet Foods | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 70 | 66 |
| Rated meals | 24 | 18 |
| Median meal rating | 70Goodhigher | 65Average |
| Recipe (median) | 70higher | 65 |
| Nutritional (median) | 98higher · 71% high, 29% medium | 97 · 94% high, 6% low |
| Transparency (median) | 91higher | 60 |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 65 to 79 | 57 to 73 |
| Complete recipes | 24 of 70 | 18 of 66 |
| High-meat recipes | 83% | 83% |
| Clear-label recipes | 100% | 72% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
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Frequently asked questions
Which brand rates higher, Pooch & Mutt or Ultimate Pet Foods?
Pooch & Mutt's typical (median) meal rating is 70/100 (Good) across 24 rated meals, compared with 64.5/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Both brands have the same share of high-meat recipes: 83% of their rated meals contain at least 30% meat on a dry-matter basis.
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.