Forthglade Lightly Baked Natural Chicken with Sweet Potato vs James Wellbeloved Puppy & Junior Hypoallergenic - Chicken & Rice

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

The short answer

Forthglade Lightly Baked Natural Chicken with Sweet Potato takes it +6 points

84/100 Forthglade Lightly Baked Natural Chicken with Sweet Potato vs 78/100 James Wellbeloved Puppy & Junior Hypoallergenic - Chicken & Rice

James Wellbeloved Puppy & Junior Hypoallergenic - Chicken & Rice costs less to feed: £0.80 a day against £1.05.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Forthglade Forthglade Lightly Baked Natural Chicken with Sweet Potato Full review	James Wellbeloved James Wellbeloved Puppy & Junior Hypoallergenic - Chicken & Rice Full review
ODF Score	84/100 Very good (best in this row)	78/100 Good
Price per day	£1.05 / day	£0.80 / day (best in this row)
Best price per kg	£4.92 / kg	£4.02 / kg (best in this row)
Food type	Dry	Dry
Life stage	Adult	Puppy
Properties	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural	Gluten free Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	35.9% est.	33.7% est.
Fat (% DM)	12% est.	16.3% est.
Est. carbs (% DM)	40.2% est.	39.5% est.
Fibre (% DM)	3.8% est.	2.6% est.
Ash (% DM)	8.2% est.	7.9% est.
Energy	~339 kcal/100g est.	~363 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients	Chicken 50% Sweet potato 26% Peas Beet pulp Chicken gravy	Chicken meal 30% Brown rice 17.2% Naked oats Rice 13% Poultry fat
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	32.2 / 40 (best in this row)	26.9 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	13.6 / 15 (best in this row)	12.9 / 15
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	7.3 / 10	7.5 / 10 (best in this row)
Processing (of 10)	6 / 10	6 / 10
Red-flag penalties	0	0
Label last verified	July 27, 2026	July 27, 2026

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

ODF Score: 84/100 Very good best
Price per day: £1.05 / day
Best price per kg: £4.92 / kg
Food type: Dry
Life stage: Adult
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Protein (% DM): 35.9% est.
Fat (% DM): 12% est.
Est. carbs (% DM): 40.2% est.
Fibre (% DM): 3.8% est.
Ash (% DM): 8.2% est.
Energy: ~339 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Chicken 50% Sweet potato 26% Peas Beet pulp Chicken gravy
Ingredient quality (of 40): 32.2 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 13.6 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 7.3 / 10
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0
Label last verified: July 27, 2026

ODF Score: 78/100 Good
Price per day: £0.80 / day best
Best price per kg: £4.02 / kg best
Food type: Dry
Life stage: Puppy
Properties: Gluten free Natural
Protein (% DM): 33.7% est.
Fat (% DM): 16.3% est.
Est. carbs (% DM): 39.5% est.
Fibre (% DM): 2.6% est.
Ash (% DM): 7.9% est.
Energy: ~363 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Chicken meal 30% Brown rice 17.2% Naked oats Rice 13% Poultry fat
Ingredient quality (of 40): 26.9 / 40
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 12.9 / 15
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 7.5 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0
Label last verified: July 27, 2026

Ingredient differences

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

These recipes are 25% the same: 6 shared ingredients, and 18 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Chicken Sweet potato Peas Brewers yeast Chicken fat Mixed herbs / botanicals Dandelion Marigold

Chicken meal Brown rice Naked oats Rice Poultry fat Pea protein Linseed Pea Fibre Seaweed / kelp Fish oil

Show the 6 ingredients they share

Beet pulp Chicken gravy Alfalfa Minerals Chicory Yucca

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.