Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy vs James Wellbeloved Adult Hypoallergenic Cans - Turkey, Lamb & Chicken in Loaf

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

The short answer

Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy takes it +22 points

87/100 Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy vs 65/100 James Wellbeloved Adult Hypoallergenic Cans - Turkey, Lamb & Chicken in Loaf

Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy costs less to feed: £3.08 a day against £3.97.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Forthglade Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy Full review	James Wellbeloved James Wellbeloved Adult Hypoallergenic Cans - Turkey, Lamb & Chicken in Loaf Full review
ODF Score	87/100 Very good (best in this row)	65/100 Good
Price per day	£3.08 / day approx. (best in this row)	£3.97 / day
Best price per kg	£4.68 / kg (best in this row)	£4.88 / kg
Food type	Wet	Wet
Life stage	Puppy	Adult
Properties	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural	Gluten free
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	38%	37.5%
Fat (% DM)	32%	27.5%
Est. carbs (% DM)	10%	23.5%
Fibre (% DM)	2%	2%
Ash (% DM)	18%	9.5%
Energy	~110 kcal/100g est.	~89 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients	Lamb 71% Lamb Liver 4% Sweet potato 4% Carrot 2% Peas 2%	Chicken Rice 4% Carrot 3.5% Minerals Beet pulp 0.5%
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	35.5 / 40 (best in this row)	31.3 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	14 / 15 (best in this row)	3.4 / 15
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	6.5 / 10 (best in this row)	5.1 / 10
Processing (of 10)	6 / 10	6 / 10
Red-flag penalties	0 (best in this row)	-6
Label last verified	July 18, 2026	July 27, 2026

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

ODF Score: 87/100 Very good best
Price per day: £3.08 / day approx. best
Best price per kg: £4.68 / kg best
Food type: Wet
Life stage: Puppy
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Protein (% DM): 38%
Fat (% DM): 32%
Est. carbs (% DM): 10%
Fibre (% DM): 2%
Ash (% DM): 18%
Energy: ~110 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Lamb 71% Lamb Liver 4% Sweet potato 4% Carrot 2% Peas 2%
Ingredient quality (of 40): 35.5 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 14 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 6.5 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0 best
Label last verified: July 18, 2026

Ingredient differences

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

These recipes are 19% the same: 5 shared ingredients, and 22 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Lamb Lamb Liver Sweet potato Chicory Salmon oil Mixed herbs / botanicals Parsley Rosemary Nettle Chamomile Glucosamine Chondroitin Yucca

Chicken Organ Meat Liver (named on label) Rice Beet pulp Potato starch Oils and fats (unspecified) Alfalfa Turkey

Show the 5 ingredients they share

Carrot Peas Minerals Linseed oil Seaweed / kelp

Red flags on these labels

James Wellbeloved Adult Hypoallergenic Cans - Turkey, Lamb & Chicken in Loaf: Oils and fats (unspecified)

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.