Lily's Kitchen Trays Adult vs Barking Heads Adult Wet Food

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The short answer

Lily's Kitchen Trays Adult scores 86/100 against Barking Heads Adult Wet Food's 82/100 on our open algorithm. The full working is below - every point accounted for.

Attribute	86 Lily's Kitchen Lily's Kitchen Trays Adult Full review	82 barking heads Barking Heads Adult Wet Food Full review
ODF Score	86 Very good (best in this row)	82 Very good
Price per day	£6.18 / day approx.	£6.03 / day approx. (best in this row)
Best price per kg	£10.67 / kg	£8.00 / kg (best in this row)
Food type	Wet	Wet
Life stage	Adult & senior	Adult & senior
Properties	Grain free Gluten free Natural	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	38.1%	42.9%
Fat (% DM)	26.5%	33.3%
Est. carbs (% DM)	27.3%	7.1%
Fibre (% DM)	1.5%	7.1%
Ash (% DM)	6.5%	9.5%
Energy	125 kcal/100g	~96 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients	Beef 60% Potato 3% Carrot 3% Apple Broccoli	Chicken 85% Peas Sweet potato Carrot Courgette
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	33.5 / 40 (best in this row)	31.1 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	13 / 15	14.1 / 15 (best in this row)
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	8.4 / 10 (best in this row)	5.6 / 10
Processing (of 10)	6 / 10	6 / 10
Red-flag penalties	0	0
Label last verified	July 17, 2026	July 17, 2026

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

86 Lily's Kitchen Lily's Kitchen Trays Adult Full review

ODF Score: 86 Very good best
Price per day: £6.18 / day approx.
Best price per kg: £10.67 / kg
Food type: Wet
Life stage: Adult & senior
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Natural
Protein (% DM): 38.1%
Fat (% DM): 26.5%
Est. carbs (% DM): 27.3%
Fibre (% DM): 1.5%
Ash (% DM): 6.5%
Energy: 125 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients: Beef 60% Potato 3% Carrot 3% Apple Broccoli
Ingredient quality (of 40): 33.5 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 13 / 15
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 17, 2026

82 barking heads Barking Heads Adult Wet Food Full review

ODF Score: 82 Very good
Price per day: £6.03 / day approx. best
Best price per kg: £8.00 / kg best
Food type: Wet
Life stage: Adult & senior
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Protein (% DM): 42.9%
Fat (% DM): 33.3%
Est. carbs (% DM): 7.1%
Fibre (% DM): 7.1%
Ash (% DM): 9.5%
Energy: ~96 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Chicken 85% Peas Sweet potato Carrot Courgette
Ingredient quality (of 40): 31.1 / 40
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 14.1 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 5.6 / 10
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 15% the same: 5 shared ingredients, and 28 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Only in Lily's Kitchen Trays Adult

Beef Potato Apple Broccoli Green beans Vitamins and minerals Linseed Mixed herbs / botanicals Golden rod Celery seeds Rosehip Marigold Cleavers Milk thistle Dandelion Burdock root

Only in Barking Heads Adult Wet Food

Chicken Chicken gravy Peas Sweet potato Courgette Sunflower oil Salmon oil Parsley Celery Chicory Turmeric Minerals

Show the 5 ingredients they share

Carrot Nettle Aniseed Seaweed / kelp Alfalfa

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