82/100Outstanding
Brand
Darf
Brand review
Darf dog food review
Darf keeps to one format, cold-pressed dry food, and does it well. The brand sits in our Excellent band, with Outstanding transparency on most recipes. Recipes are meat-dense and calorie-rich, with distinctive touches like krill and millet. The trade-off is a single format and a fairly short line-up.
Average score
73
out of 100
Value
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not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
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not yet rated
Foods reviewed
9
Cold pressed
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 9
- Food types
- Cold pressed
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Single protein, High energy, Weight management, Hypoallergenic
Currently reviewed Darf foods
- 1Darf Complete Adult Dry for Active Dogs82/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 2Darf Complete Adult Dry77/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 3Darf Complete Puppy74/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 4Darf Complete Adult Dry Small Breed73/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 5Darf Complete Dry73/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 6Darf Complete Hypoallergenic73/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 7Darf Complete Adult Dry Wild72/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 8Darf Complete Adult Dry Light69/100
Cold pressed · Dry
- 9Darf Complete Adult Dry Regular64/100
Cold pressed · Dry
Price & value
- Monthly cost from
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
- Typical monthly cost
- ≈ £30–50 / mo
Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.
Best for
Cold-pressed feedingMeat-dense recipesA focused rangeAll life stages
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 9 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
In detail
Darf: the closer look
The range
Nine products across 12 recipes, all cold-pressed dry food, with complete adult, puppy, light, active and small-breed formulas covering every breed size.
Ingredients
Beef leads the proteins, with chicken, sea fish and lamb behind. Recipes add krill, millet, coconut oil, nettle and dried carrot and apple.
Nutrition
As a dry, low-moisture food it is calorie-dense (about 292 to 462 kcal per 100g) with as-fed protein around 20 to 30%, so portions are small and worth weighing carefully.
Strengths
- Outstanding transparency on most recipes
- Meat-dense cold-pressed recipes
- Clear, detailed labelling
Limitations
- One format only: cold-pressed dry
- Nutritional balance reads Average on ten of twelve recipes
- Calorie-dense, so portions need care
Where it is less of a fit
- You want wet, raw or fresh food, because every recipe here is cold-pressed dry
- You want a large choice of recipes, and this range is compact
- You need lower-calorie meals, so check the kcal figure, because the food is energy-dense
Score overview
Its Excellent band is led by transparency, with protein and processing at Good or Excellent across the range. Nutritional balance is the soft spot, reading Average on ten of twelve recipes.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 28 August 2026.
All Darf dog foods
9 foods, ranked by score
77/100Excellent3 varieties
74/100Excellent
73/100Excellent
73/100Excellent2 varieties
73/100Excellent
72/100Excellent
69/100Good
64/100Good
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Darf — common questions
Is Darf good dog food?
Across 9 reviewed foods, Darf averages 73/100, which we rate Excellent. It suits cold-pressed feeding, meat-dense recipes, a focused range, all life stages.
Which Darf dog food scores highest?
Darf Complete Adult Dry for Active Dogs leads the range at 82/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Darf best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to cold-pressed feeding, meat-dense recipes, a focused range, all life stages. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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