Brand comparison
Taste of the Wild vs Orijen: best value A-grade vs the reference standard
Taste of the Wild A (88/100) vs Orijen A (92/100). Both A-grade, but Taste of the Wild costs far less. Is the gap in quality worth the saving?
High Prairie Canine Recipe
- Top ingredients
- 1 poultry meal 18%
- 2 lamb
- 3 sweet potato
- 4 peas
- 5 potato
Original Adult Poulet
- Top ingredients
- 1 fresh chicken 25%
- 2 chicken dehydrated 13%
- 3 turkey 8%
- 4 salmon 6%
- 5 peas
Orijen wins: 92/100 (Excellent) against 88/100 for Taste of the Wild.
5-dimension score breakdown
PetFoodRate scores every product on five independent dimensions. Here's how Taste of the Wild and Orijen compare on each one.
| Dimension | Taste of the Wild | Orijen |
|---|---|---|
| Proteins | A | A |
| Nutrition balance | A | A |
| Undesirables | A | A |
| Transparency | B | A |
| Adaptability | B | B |
| Total score | 88/100 | 92/100 |
Scores are deterministic and based on ingredient composition only. Read our full methodology to understand how each dimension is weighted.
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