Royal Canin Giant Starter vs Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy

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

The short answer

Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy takes it +51 points

87/100 Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy vs 36/100 Royal Canin Giant Starter

Royal Canin Giant Starter costs less to feed: £1.04 a day against £3.08.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Royal Canin Royal Canin Giant Starter Full review	Forthglade Forthglade Complete Meal Grain Free Puppy Full review
ODF Score	36/100 Poor	87/100 Very good (best in this row)
Price per day	£1.04 / day approx. (best in this row)	£3.08 / day approx.
Best price per kg	£5.70 / kg	£4.68 / kg (best in this row)
Food type	Wet	Wet
Life stage	Puppy & senior	Puppy
Properties	Gluten free	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	136.4% est.	38%
Fat (% DM)	100% est.	32%
Est. carbs (% DM)	0% est.	10%
Fibre (% DM)	8.6% est.	2%
Ash (% DM)	37.3% est.	18%
Energy	~397 kcal/100g est.	~110 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients	Rice Poultry meal Animal fat (unspecified) Wheat gluten Hydrolysed animal proteins (unspecified)	Lamb 71% Lamb Liver 4% Sweet potato 4% Carrot 2% Peas 2%
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	20.3 / 40	35.5 / 40 (best in this row)
Meat content (of 15)	6 / 15	15 / 15 (best in this row)
Labelling clarity (of 15)	2 / 15	14 / 15 (best in this row)
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	4 / 10	6.5 / 10 (best in this row)
Processing (of 10)	6 / 10	6 / 10
Red-flag penalties	-12	0 (best in this row)
Label last verified	July 17, 2026	July 18, 2026

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

ODF Score: 36/100 Poor
Price per day: £1.04 / day approx. best
Best price per kg: £5.70 / kg
Food type: Wet
Life stage: Puppy & senior
Properties: Gluten free
Protein (% DM): 136.4% est.
Fat (% DM): 100% est.
Est. carbs (% DM): 0% est.
Fibre (% DM): 8.6% est.
Ash (% DM): 37.3% est.
Energy: ~397 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Rice Poultry meal Animal fat (unspecified) Wheat gluten Hydrolysed animal proteins (unspecified)
Ingredient quality (of 40): 20.3 / 40
Meat content (of 15): 6 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 2 / 15
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 4 / 10
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: -12
Label last verified: July 17, 2026

ODF Score: 87/100 Very good best
Price per day: £3.08 / day approx.
Best price per kg: £4.68 / kg best
Food type: Wet
Life stage: Puppy
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Protein (% DM): 38%
Fat (% DM): 32%
Est. carbs (% DM): 10%
Fibre (% DM): 2%
Ash (% DM): 18%
Energy: ~110 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Lamb 71% Lamb Liver 4% Sweet potato 4% Carrot 2% Peas 2%
Ingredient quality (of 40): 35.5 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15 best
Labelling clarity (of 15): 14 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 6.5 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0 best
Label last verified: July 18, 2026

Ingredient differences

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

These recipes are 3% the same: 1 shared ingredients, and 33 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Rice Poultry meal Animal fat (unspecified) Wheat gluten Hydrolysed animal proteins (unspecified) Maize Beet pulp Soya oil Vegetable fibre (unspecified) Fish oil Psyllium FOS (prebiotic) Hydrolysed yeast Algal oil Sodium butyrate Marigold

Lamb Lamb Liver Sweet potato Carrot Peas Chicory Salmon oil Linseed oil Seaweed / kelp Mixed herbs / botanicals Parsley Rosemary Nettle Chamomile Glucosamine Chondroitin Yucca

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Red flags on these labels

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This is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.