Raw Barf Food vs Royal Canin

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

Raw Barf Food scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 93/100 (Good) across 5 rated meals, versus 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.

Raw Barf FoodRoyal Canin
Products995
Rated meals591
Median meal rating93Goodhigher39Poor
Recipe (median)93higher39
Nutritional (median)100 · 100% medium100 · 26% medium, 74% low
Transparency (median)60higher55
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range89 to 9724 to 56
Complete recipes5 of 991 of 95
High-meat recipes100%0%
Clear-label recipes100%11%
FormatsDry Air Dried, Fresh Frozen, RawDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Based on 5 rated meals for Raw Barf Food and 91 for Royal Canin; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

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Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Raw Barf Food or Royal Canin?

Raw Barf Food's typical (median) meal rating is 93/100 (Good) across 5 rated meals, compared with 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Raw Barf Food has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 0% for Royal Canin.

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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