Royal Canin vs The Farmer's Dog
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
The Farmer's Dog scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 95/100 (Good) across 7 rated meals, versus 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.
| Royal Canin | The Farmer's Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 95 | 26 |
| Rated meals | 91 | 7 |
| Median meal rating | 39Poor | 95Goodhigher |
| Recipe (median) | 39 | 95higher |
| Nutritional (median) | 100 · 26% medium, 74% low | 100 · 100% medium |
| Transparency (median) | 55 | 60higher |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 24 to 56 | 93 to 96 |
| Complete recipes | 91 of 95 | 7 of 26 |
| High-meat recipes | 0% | 100% |
| Clear-label recipes | 11% | 100% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Raw |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Based on 91 rated meals for Royal Canin and 7 for The Farmer's Dog; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
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Which brand rates higher, Royal Canin or The Farmer's Dog?
The Farmer's Dog's typical (median) meal rating is 95/100 (Good) across 7 rated meals, compared with 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
The Farmer's Dog 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.