Years Complete Nutrition System vs Hug Adult Ready Meals

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The short answer

Too close to call

92/100 Years Complete Nutrition System vs 92/100 Hug Adult Ready Meals

Years Complete Nutrition System costs less to feed: £4.99 a day against £5.10.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Years Years Complete Nutrition System Full review	Hug Hug Adult Ready Meals Full review
ODF Score	92/100 Exceptional	92/100 Exceptional
Price per day	£4.99 / day approx. (best in this row)	£5.10 / day approx.
Best price per kg	£8.69 / kg (best in this row)	£10.00 / kg
Food type	Fresh-cooked	Fresh-cooked
Life stage	Adult	Puppy & adult & senior
Properties	Gluten free Natural	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	42.7%	46.9%
Fat (% DM)	21%	34.5%
Est. carbs (% DM)	26.3%	7.6%
Fibre (% DM)	1.7%	2.8%
Ash (% DM)	8.3%	8.3%
Energy	~126 kcal/100g est.	142 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients	Chicken 15% Chicken Giblets 15% Chicken heart 15% Chicken liver 15% Sweet potato 11%	Lamb 70% Vegetables (mixed) 28% Mint 2% DHA FOS (prebiotic)
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	32.6 / 40	33.9 / 40 (best in this row)
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	15 / 15	15 / 15
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	9.5 / 10 (best in this row)	7.8 / 10
Processing (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Red-flag penalties	0	0
Label last verified	July 18, 2026	July 17, 2026

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

ODF Score: 92/100 Exceptional
Price per day: £4.99 / day approx. best
Best price per kg: £8.69 / kg best
Food type: Fresh-cooked
Life stage: Adult
Properties: Gluten free Natural
Protein (% DM): 42.7%
Fat (% DM): 21%
Est. carbs (% DM): 26.3%
Fibre (% DM): 1.7%
Ash (% DM): 8.3%
Energy: ~126 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Chicken 15% Chicken Giblets 15% Chicken heart 15% Chicken liver 15% Sweet potato 11%
Ingredient quality (of 40): 32.6 / 40
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 15 / 15
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 9.5 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 10 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0
Label last verified: July 18, 2026

ODF Score: 92/100 Exceptional
Price per day: £5.10 / day approx.
Best price per kg: £10.00 / kg
Food type: Fresh-cooked
Life stage: Puppy & adult & senior
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Protein (% DM): 46.9%
Fat (% DM): 34.5%
Est. carbs (% DM): 7.6%
Fibre (% DM): 2.8%
Ash (% DM): 8.3%
Energy: 142 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients: Lamb 70% Vegetables (mixed) 28% Mint 2% DHA FOS (prebiotic)
Ingredient quality (of 40): 33.9 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 15 / 15
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 7.8 / 10
Processing (of 10): 10 / 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 0% the same: 0 shared ingredients, and 39 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Chicken Chicken Giblets Chicken heart Chicken liver Sweet potato Red Pepper Buckwheat Spinach Sunflower oil Courgette Nutritional Yeast Apple Vitamins and minerals Quinoa Functional Topper Psyllium Green-lipped mussel Beta-glucans Omega-3 Supplement L-carnitine Probiotic Egg Shell Membrane Taurine Hempseed Oil Oregano Algae Alfalfa Nettle Chicory Seaweed / kelp Chamomile Dandelion

Lamb Vegetables (mixed) Mint DHA FOS (prebiotic) Glucosamine Chondroitin

These recipes share no matched ingredients.

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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.