Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free vs Hug Cold Pressed Puppy

Same open algorithm, same data, side by side - so the label wins, not the marketing. How we rate

The short answer

Hug Cold Pressed Puppy takes it +2 points

74/100 Hug Cold Pressed Puppy vs 72/100 Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free

Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free costs less to feed: £1.28 a day against £1.41.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Forthglade Forthglade Cold Pressed Grain Free Full review	Hug Hug Cold Pressed Puppy Full review
ODF Score	72/100 Good	74/100 Good (best in this row)
Price per day	£1.28 / day approx. (best in this row)	£1.41 / day approx.
Best price per kg	£6.00 / kg (best in this row)	£7.50 / kg
Food type	Cold-pressed	Cold-pressed
Life stage	Puppy & adult & senior	Puppy
Properties	Grain free Gluten free	Gluten free Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	28.3%	32.6%
Fat (% DM)	13%	19.6%
Est. carbs (% DM)	45.8%	34.8%
Fibre (% DM)	5.3%	4.3%
Ash (% DM)	7.6%	8.7%
Energy	~340 kcal/100g est.	384 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients	Duck 32.5% Sweet potato 28% Peas Gelatine Chicken fat	Lamb meal 25% Rice Oats Salmon 11% Egg 8%
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	30.5 / 40 (best in this row)	28.3 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	11.5 / 15	15 / 15 (best in this row)
Labelling clarity (of 15)	5.9 / 15 (best in this row)	5 / 15
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	7.3 / 10	8.8 / 10 (best in this row)
Processing (of 10)	7 / 10	7 / 10
Red-flag penalties	0	0
Label last verified	July 18, 2026	July 17, 2026

Green-tinted cells mark the best value in that row - highest score, lowest price, most points.

Ingredient differences

What only one recipe contains - the shared ingredients are tucked away at the bottom.

These recipes are 15% the same: 6 shared ingredients, and 33 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Lamb meal Lamb fat Lamb Hydrolysed animal proteins (unspecified) Rice Oats Salmon Chicken Krill Pumpkin Beetroot Rosemary extract Methionine

Show the 6 ingredients they share

Apple MOS (prebiotic) Egg Chicory Seaweed / kelp Linseed oil

Good quality Acceptable / watch the amount Red flag

This is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.