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Different Dog: Pork Ragu review

Name: Different Dog: Pork Ragu
Brand: Different Dog

86.9/100Outstanding

FreshPuppyAdult

Flavour

Home cooking by post, with labels that read like recipes because that is close to what they are. The organs are what set the range apart: a quarter of some bowls is heart, and liver, kidney and gizzard are itemised to the percent. All nine sit in our Outstanding band, so choose on the animal and the vegetables.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that have quietly gone off dry food
Owners who rotate: there are seven headline meats across nine recipes
Puppies, adults and seniors, every recipe being listed for all three
A dog steering round the usual meats. Pork and venison are both on the menu
Owners happy to feed organs without ever handling them

Worth watching

Salmon oil across the range and chicken gizzard in the Turkey Fricassee, so fish and chicken are hard to avoid
Opened pots want using within a day or two
No calcium figure on any recipe. Ask Different Dog before feeding a large-breed puppy

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

86.9/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Check the maker's chart for the recipe you choose, since energy varies a lot across the nine.

Food type

Fresh

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Pork

The score, in context

Venison 89.1
Braised Beef 87.9
Shepherd's Pie 87.9
Lamb Hotpot 87.4
Pawfect Picnic 87.4
Chicken Casserole 87.0
Pork Ragu 86.9
Turkey Fricassee 86.9
Atlantic Salmon 86.6

All nine Outstanding. Typical fresh food: Outstanding.

The Venison & Thyme leads and the Atlantic Salmon trails, but the seven between them are packed so close that the order is academic.

What's in it

British pork: pork 30%, heart 24%, liver 5%, dried pork rind 1%60%Pork is new to plenty of dogs.
Kale10%
Spinach, swede4.6%, 8.5%
Beetroot5%
Seasonal berries, banana, button mushrooms3%, 2%, 3%
Scottish salmon oil1.2%
Nettle0.4%
Chia seeds, kelp seaweed, turmeric

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron, manganese and copper as chelates of protein hydrolysates, and iodine.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large-breed puppy, ask Different Dog for it.

Named ingredients

Human-Quality British Pork (60%) [Pork (30%), Pork Heart (24%), Pork Liver (5%), Dried Pork Rind (1%)], Kale (10%), Spinach (4.6%), Swede (8.5%), Beetroot (5%), Seasonal Berries (3%), Banana (2%), Button Mushrooms (3%), Vitamins & Minerals, Scottish Salmon Oil (1.2%), Nettle (0.4%), Chia Seeds (0.3%), Kelp Seaweed (0.3%), Turmeric (0.02%)

Against the range

Energy: 111 kcal per 100g; The gentlest in the range; the Shepherd's Pie is 192.
Fat, dry matter: 26.9%; Lower than every recipe bar the Turkey.
Meat: Pork with heart, liver and rind; The only pork in the range.

A light pot and a new meat for most dogs.

Every recipe carries 60% animal, and eight of the nine split it into cuts and organs: heart, liver, kidney and gizzard all appear by name. Only the Venison keeps its 60% as one entry. Fresh vegetables and fruit follow at printed percentages, then Scottish salmon oil at 1.2% on all but the Atlantic Salmon, and a standing tail of chia, kelp seaweed and turmeric at 0.02%.

Starch is very low: carbohydrate converts to no more than 15.7% of dry matter, against a typical 19.3%. Moisture runs from 68.0% to 76.2%, and energy from 111 to 192 kcal per 100g, so swapping recipes changes the portion as well as the flavour. No recipe declares calcium.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

111 kcal/100g

Protein

12.3%

Fat

6.6%

Fibre

0.7%

Ash

2.2%

Moisture

75.5%

Dry weight

Protein

50.2%

Fat

26.9%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

Carbs

11%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

60%

Added water

Veg

30.8%

Oils

1.2%

Other

Pricing & size