Lily's Kitchen Puppy Dry Dog Food - Chicken, Salmon & Peas 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

Lily's Kitchen Puppy Dry Dog Food - Chicken, Salmon & Peas takes it +7 points

85/100 Lily's Kitchen Puppy Dry Dog Food - Chicken, Salmon & Peas 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 £1.35.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Lily's Kitchen Lily's Kitchen Puppy Dry Dog Food - Chicken, Salmon & Peas Full review	James Wellbeloved James Wellbeloved Puppy & Junior Hypoallergenic - Chicken & Rice Full review
ODF Score	85/100 Very good (best in this row)	78/100 Good
Price per day	£1.35 / day	£0.80 / day (best in this row)
Best price per kg	£6.79 / kg	£4.02 / kg (best in this row)
Food type	Dry	Dry
Life stage	Puppy	Puppy
Properties	Grain free Gluten free Natural	Gluten free Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	31.5% est.	33.7% est.
Fat (% DM)	17.4% est.	16.3% est.
Est. carbs (% DM)	39.7% est.	39.5% est.
Fibre (% DM)	3.3% est.	2.6% est.
Ash (% DM)	8.2% est.	7.9% est.
Energy	~365 kcal/100g est.	~363 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients	Chicken 44% Salmon 10% Chicken liver 7% Sweet potato Pea protein	Chicken meal 30% Brown rice 17.2% Naked oats Rice 13% Poultry fat
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	32.7 / 40 (best in this row)	26.9 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	13 / 15 (best in this row)	12.9 / 15
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	8.4 / 10 (best in this row)	7.5 / 10
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: 85/100 Very good best
Price per day: £1.35 / day
Best price per kg: £6.79 / kg
Food type: Dry
Life stage: Puppy
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Natural
Protein (% DM): 31.5% est.
Fat (% DM): 17.4% est.
Est. carbs (% DM): 39.7% est.
Fibre (% DM): 3.3% est.
Ash (% DM): 8.2% est.
Energy: ~365 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Chicken 44% Salmon 10% Chicken liver 7% Sweet potato Pea protein
Ingredient quality (of 40): 32.7 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 13 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 8.4 / 10 best
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
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 14% the same: 6 shared ingredients, and 36 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Chicken meal Brown rice Naked oats Rice Poultry fat Beet pulp Pea Fibre Fish oil Chicory Yucca

Show the 6 ingredients they share

Pea protein Chicken gravy Linseed Minerals Alfalfa Seaweed / kelp

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.