Pooch & Mutt Wet Puppy Food - Chicken & Vegetables 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

Pooch & Mutt Wet Puppy Food - Chicken & Vegetables takes it +22 points

87/100 Pooch & Mutt Wet Puppy Food - Chicken & Vegetables vs 65/100 James Wellbeloved Adult Hypoallergenic Cans - Turkey, Lamb & Chicken in Loaf

Pooch & Mutt Wet Puppy Food - Chicken & Vegetables costs less to feed: £2.46 a day against £3.97.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Pooch & Mutt Pooch & Mutt Wet Puppy Food - Chicken & Vegetables 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	£2.46 / day (best in this row)	£3.97 / day
Best price per kg	£4.72 / kg (best in this row)	£4.88 / kg
Food type	Wet	Wet
Life stage	Puppy	Adult
Properties	Grain free Gluten free Natural	Gluten free
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	41.4%	37.5%
Fat (% DM)	34.5%	27.5%
Est. carbs (% DM)	10.3%	23.5%
Fibre (% DM)	5.2%	2%
Ash (% DM)	8.6%	9.5%
Energy	139 kcal/100g	~89 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients	Chicken 60% Egg 6% Carrot 2.5% Parsnip 2% Prebiotics 0.05%	Chicken Rice 4% Carrot 3.5% Minerals Beet pulp 0.5%
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	37.2 / 40 (best in this row)	31.3 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	13.2 / 15 (best in this row)	3.4 / 15
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	5.5 / 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 27, 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: £2.46 / day best
Best price per kg: £4.72 / kg best
Food type: Wet
Life stage: Puppy
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Natural
Protein (% DM): 41.4%
Fat (% DM): 34.5%
Est. carbs (% DM): 10.3%
Fibre (% DM): 5.2%
Ash (% DM): 8.6%
Energy: 139 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients: Chicken 60% Egg 6% Carrot 2.5% Parsnip 2% Prebiotics 0.05%
Ingredient quality (of 40): 37.2 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 13.2 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 5.5 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0 best
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 12% the same: 2 shared ingredients, and 15 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Egg Parsnip Prebiotics

Organ Meat Liver (named on label) Rice Minerals Beet pulp Peas Potato starch Oils and fats (unspecified) Linseed oil Alfalfa Seaweed / kelp Turkey

Show the 2 ingredients they share

Chicken Carrot

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.