Brand comparison
Eden vs Orijen
A side-by-side of Eden and Orijen on the factors we score. Figures come from our current catalogue data, and each brand’s full review is linked below. We don’t show prices here.
Quick verdict
Two high-meat, dry-led ranges with different reach. Eden sits in our Excellent band and pairs 80/20 kibble with a wet line, a sporting-and-working range and joint-support extras. Orijen is dry only and sits in our Excellent band too. Protein as fed runs around 38 to 40% over a legume-forward base, so it is exceptionally meat-dense, and every recipe is Outstanding for nutritional balance and for transparency. The split is versatility versus single-minded meat density.
Choose Eden if…
- You want a choice of formats, 80/20 dry plus a wet line, not kibble alone
- You want joint-support extras, as several recipes add glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM
- You feed a working or sporting dog and want fish- and poultry-forward recipes
Choose Orijen if…
- You want the most meat-dense kibble, at around 38 to 40% protein as fed
- You're happy feeding dry only
- You want the range that reads Excellent on every recipe with us
Key differences
- Bands: every Orijen recipe reads Excellent, while Eden mixes Excellent recipes with Good ones
- Format: Eden offers 80/20 dry and a wet range; Orijen is dry only
- Meat density: Orijen is the denser kibble, at about 38 to 40% protein as fed; Eden's 80/20 kibble is high-meat too, and it sits alongside a lower-protein wet line
- Carbohydrate base: Orijen is openly legume-heavy (lentils, peas, chickpeas, beans); Eden uses pea fibre and chickpea flour more lightly, and adds joint-support extras
- Both are dry-led and lean on fish and poultry, and both suit any age and any size of dog. Transparency is Outstanding for each, while on protein and processing Eden's kibble is Good and Orijen's Excellent
Side by side
- High-meat kibble
- Sporting and working dogs
- Dry or wet food
- Every life stage
- High-protein kibble
- Meat-dense recipes
- A dry-food specialist
- Every life stage
- 80/20 high-meat kibble alongside a wet range
- Joint-support extras in several recipes
- Fish and poultry lead the proteins
- Very high meat content, around 38 to 40% protein as fed
- The high meat content is clearly labelled
- A focused dry range with size and life-stage options
- No raw or cold-pressed recipes
- A compact range of seven products
- Protein and processing is Good on every kibble
- Dry only, with no wet, raw or fresh
- A legume-heavy carbohydrate base
- Kibble processing keeps every recipe just under the Outstanding line
Ingredients & nutrition
Both lead with high-meat recipes and are plain about what goes in them, and transparency reads Outstanding right through each range. Eden's kibble is 80/20, with duck and salmon to the fore and chicken alongside. Several recipes fold in joint support (glucosamine, chondroitin and MSM) plus pea fibre, chickpea flour, lucerne and vegetables. It also runs a lower-protein wet line, so as-fed protein reaches roughly 43% in the kibble and falls to about 10% in the wet food. Orijen is dry only and very meat-dense, at around 38 to 40% protein as fed. It leads with chicken and fish over a legume-forward base of red and green lentils, peas, chickpeas and beans, with pumpkin, squash, carrot and apple. So Orijen does one thing, very meat-dense kibble, while Eden trades a little of that density for format choice and joint extras. On the pillars Orijen has the stronger read: Outstanding on nutritional balance on all twelve recipes and Excellent on protein and processing, where Eden's kibble sits at Good.
Suitability & trade-offs
Each range is compact and still takes in every life stage and breed size, so neither is about breadth of choice. The practical split is format and focus. Eden suits an owner who wants the option of wet as well as kibble, values the joint-support extras, or is feeding a working or sporting dog. Orijen suits an owner set on dry feeding who wants the highest meat density, and who is comfortable with a legume-heavy carbohydrate base. Neither needs cold storage.
Our recommendation
Orijen reads Excellent on every recipe with us, so make it your default if you are committed to dry-only feeding. It is the most meat-dense kibble on the shelf, at around 38 to 40% protein, over a legume-forward base. Choose Eden when you want format choice, dry plus wet, joint-support extras, or a working-dog recipe. Orijen reads Excellent for protein and processing, and Eden's kibble is a Good read there. In short: Orijen is the single-minded meat-dense choice, and Eden the versatile one with extras.
Common questions
Which scores higher, Eden or Orijen?
Orijen edges it. Every Orijen recipe reads Excellent with us, while Eden mixes Excellent recipes with Good ones. On nutritional balance and on transparency, every Orijen recipe is Outstanding. Eden matches on transparency, and its kibble sits at Good on protein and processing.
Does either offer wet food?
Eden does. It pairs 80/20 kibble with a wet range. Orijen is dry only.
Which has more protein?
Orijen is the more meat-dense kibble at around 38 to 40% protein as fed. Eden's 80/20 kibble reaches similar levels, but its wet recipes are much lower, so it spans roughly 10% to 43% across the range.
Do they use legumes?
Both do. Orijen is openly legume-heavy (lentils, peas, chickpeas and beans); Eden uses pea fibre and chickpea flour more lightly.
Are both suitable for all life stages?
Yes. Each brand feeds puppy, adult and senior at every breed size. Eden adds a sporting-and-working line, and Orijen has dry recipes tied to size and life stage.