The Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food - From The Coast vs Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe
How the two products stack up on rating, ingredients, analysis and price.
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Both are rated at essentially the same level: The Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food - From The Coast scores 93 and Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe scores 94 out of 100. The Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food - From The Coast is the cheaper at £32.00/kg, about 34% less per kg than Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe.
| The Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food - From The Coast | Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | The Innocent Hound | Waita |
| Rating (Recipe) | 93Good | 94Good |
| Type | Dry Air Dried | Dry Freeze Dried |
| Kind / completeness | complete | complete |
| Lifestage | All lifestages | All lifestages |
| Meat share (dry matter) | 80% | 98% |
| Poor ingredients | 0 | 0 |
| Clear label | yes | yes |
| Protein (as fed) | 39% | 52% |
| Fat (as fed) | 20% | 22% |
| Fibre (as fed) | 2% | 4% |
| Ash (as fed) | 8% | - |
| Moisture (as fed) | 16% | 7% |
| Protein (dry matter) | - | 56.50% |
| Fat (dry matter) | - | 23.90% |
| Fibre (dry matter) | - | 4.30% |
| Ash (dry matter) | - | 7.60% |
| Carbohydrates (dry matter) | - | 8.70% |
| Energy | - | 451 kcal/100g |
| Additives | 5 nutritional, 3 technological | 9 nutritional |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
| Declared quantities | Salmon 85.0%, Salmon Oil 2.0%, Kelp 1.0%, Spinach 1.0%, Honey 0.5%, Dill 0.5%, Psyllium fibre 0.5% (10% undeclared) | Duck 62.0%, Duck 12.2%, Duck 7.0%, Liver 7.0%, Duck Heart 4.0%, Pumpkin 4.0%, Duck Breast 3.0% (1% undeclared) |
| First ingredient | Salmon · meat good | Duck · meat medium |
| Ingredient count | 9 | 7 |
| Badges | CompleteHigh meatClear label | CompleteHigh meatClear labelFull label |
Lifestage comes from the manufacturer's own labelling. Dry-matter figures are estimates from the published label; recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score.
Shared ingredients
The two recipes share 0 matched ingredients. Tier badges show each ingredient's glossary grade.
Only in The Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food - From The Coast
Salmon goodSweet Potatoes goodSalmon Oil goodKelp goodSpinach goodHoney mediumDill goodPsyllium fibre goodParsnips goodOnly in Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe
Duck mediumLiver goodDuck Heart goodPumpkin goodDuck Breast goodIf neither suits
Instead of The Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food - From The Coast
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- Waita Freeze Dried Complete Chicken Recipe94
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Cheaper, similar rating
- Boost Chicken Kibble+89 £17.81/kg
- Dr. Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Well90 £29.90/kg
- Dr. Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Young89 £29.90/kg
Instead of Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe
Higher rated, same format
Cheaper, similar rating
- Boost Chicken Kibble+89 £17.81/kg
- Dr. Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Young89 £29.90/kg
- Dr. Veneta Freeze-Dried Stay Well90 £29.90/kg
Frequently asked questions
Which has the higher rating, The Innocent Hound Air-Dried Food - From The Coast or Waita Freeze Dried Complete Duck Recipe?
They are rated at essentially the same level: 93 and 94 out of 100. A gap this small is within the tolerance of the scoring model.
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.