Forthglade Lightly Baked Natural Chicken with Sweet Potato vs Scrumbles Adult & Senior Chicken

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

The short answer

Scrumbles Adult & Senior Chicken takes it +1 point

85/100 Scrumbles Adult & Senior Chicken vs 84/100 Forthglade Lightly Baked Natural Chicken with Sweet Potato

Forthglade Lightly Baked Natural Chicken with Sweet Potato costs less to feed: £1.05 a day against £1.07.
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	Scrumbles Scrumbles Adult & Senior Chicken Full review
ODF Score	84/100 Very good	85/100 Very good (best in this row)
Price per day	£1.05 / day (best in this row)	£1.07 / day approx.
Best price per kg	£4.92 / kg (best in this row)	£5.73 / kg
Food type	Dry	Dry
Life stage	Adult	Adult & senior
Properties	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural	Gluten free Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	35.9% est.	37% est.
Fat (% DM)	12% est.	16.3% est.
Est. carbs (% DM)	40.2% est.	37% est.
Fibre (% DM)	3.8% est.	3.3% est.
Ash (% DM)	8.2% est.	6.5% est.
Energy	~339 kcal/100g est.	387 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients	Chicken 50% Sweet potato 26% Peas Beet pulp Chicken gravy	Chicken 60% Rice 20.3% Oats 13.5% Alfalfa 2.5% Salmon oil 1.5%
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	32.2 / 40 (best in this row)	30 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	13.6 / 15	14.9 / 15 (best in this row)
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	7.3 / 10	8.9 / 10 (best in this row)
Processing (of 10)	6 / 10	6 / 10
Red-flag penalties	0	0
Label last verified	July 27, 2026	July 17, 2026

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

ODF Score: 84/100 Very good
Price per day: £1.05 / day best
Best price per kg: £4.92 / kg best
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
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: 85/100 Very good best
Price per day: £1.07 / day approx.
Best price per kg: £5.73 / kg
Food type: Dry
Life stage: Adult & senior
Properties: Gluten free Natural
Protein (% DM): 37% est.
Fat (% DM): 16.3% est.
Est. carbs (% DM): 37% est.
Fibre (% DM): 3.3% est.
Ash (% DM): 6.5% est.
Energy: 387 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients: Chicken 60% Rice 20.3% Oats 13.5% Alfalfa 2.5% Salmon oil 1.5%
Ingredient quality (of 40): 30 / 40
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 14.9 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 8.9 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0
Label last verified: July 17, 2026

Ingredient differences

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

These recipes are 23% the same: 5 shared ingredients, and 17 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Sweet potato Peas Beet pulp Minerals Chicory Brewers yeast Mixed herbs / botanicals Dandelion Marigold

Chicken meal Rice Oats Salmon oil Vitamins and minerals Linseed Carrot Spearmint

Show the 5 ingredients they share

Chicken Chicken gravy Alfalfa Chicken fat 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.