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Open Farm vs. Health Extension

In this comparison article for Open Farm vs Health Extension, we'll highlight the key differences between these two pet food brands. To properly compare Open Farm and Health Extension, we'll use up-to-date nutritional and price information.

There are many factors to consider when choosing the best pet food brand for your pet. Factors such as ingredient quality, guaranteed analysis, product safety, brand history, and cost are among the most important factors to consider.

Throughout this Health Extension vs Open Farm comparison, we've utilized average data to make general comparisons. If you'd like to see individual product reviews, visit our Open Farm Review Page or Health Extension Review Page.

Guaranteed Analysis: Health Extension vs. Open Farm

According to AAFCO, all pet food labels must provide a guaranteed analysis of nutrient content. The analysis must provide guaranteed minimum percentages of crude protein and crude fat, and maximum percentages of crude fiber and moisture.

All percentages used in this comparison are averages reported on a dry matter basis.

Open Farm Dog Food vs. Health Extension Dog Food

Dry Dog Food	Open Farm	Health Extension
Crude Protein	34.0%	27.6%
Crude Fat	20.9%	16.5%
Crude Fiber	5.1%	5.1%

Wet/Canned Dog Food	Open Farm	Health Extension
Crude Protein	40.0%	40.2%
Crude Fat	31.0%	28.0%
Crude Fiber	9.7%	6.7%

Crude Protein Comparison For Dog Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your dog's diet. Without sufficient protein, dogs can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

Health Extension dry recipes contain 6.41% less protein than Open Farm dry recipes. This difference in protein content is a notable difference between Open Farm and Health Extension. For wet dog foods, Health Extension and Open Farm provide roughly the same amount of protein.

Crude Fat Comparison For Dog Food

Dietary fats serves a multitude of roles in the proper development and function of our canine companions. Here are some of the benefits (not exhaustive):

Help produce prostaglandins, which reduce inflammation among other critical functions.
Aid in the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve skin and coat health
Improve the palatially of your dog's food

The table shows that Health Extension provides far less fat than Open Farm. The difference in fat content is roughly 4.43%. For wet dog foods, Open Farm typically provides a little more fat (about 2.94% more).

Both brands provide roughly the same amount of crude fiber. For wet dog foods, Open Farm typically provides a little more fiber (about 2.98% more).

Open Farm Cat Food vs. Health Extension Cat Food

Dry Cat Food	Open Farm	Health Extension
Crude Protein	41.1%	38.6%
Crude Fat	20%	18.3%
Crude Fiber	3.3%	6.7%

Wet/Canned Cat Food	Open Farm	Health Extension
Crude Protein	43.5%	54.6%
Crude Fat	29.2%	20.3%
Crude Fiber	11.1%	6.3%

Crude Protein Comparison For Cat Food

Protein is an extremely important part of your cat's diet. Without sufficient protein, cats can develop a wide-range of serious health problems.

According to our average data, Health Extension typically provides less protein than Open Farm. However, this difference is relatively small and doesn't represent a significant difference between the two brands. In addition, Health Extension wet cat foods also provide more protein than Open Farm wet foods.

Crude Fat Comparison For Cat Food

There are many ways in which dietary fat contributes to the overall health of our feline friends. Here is a short list of benefits provided by fats (not exhaustive):

Aid in the digestion and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Improve the health of skin/coat
Slow the growth of yeast infections
Slow the development and spread of certain type of cancers.
Maintain healthy blood pressure

As you can see, Health Extension and Open Farm guarantee a similar amount of crude fat. For wet cat foods, Open Farm provides significantly more fat (about 8.91% more).

If you look at the average percentages of crude fiber, you'll notice that Health Extension typically guarantees 3.33% more fiber. This is a fairly small difference between Health Extension and Open Farm, but still worth mentioning. In addition, Open Farm wet cat foods also provide more fiber than Health Extension wet foods.

Open Farm Pet Food Ingredients vs. Health Extension Pet Food Ingredients

Here are some of the controversial ingredients used only by Health Extension.

Liver

Garlic

Beet Pulp

Canola Oil

Pea Protein

Tomato Pomace

Buffered Garlic

We believe that certain pet food ingredients are linked to adverse health affects; these ingredients are classified as harmful.

Here are some of the harmful ingredients used only by Health Extension.

Added Color

Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex

Product Safety: Recall History of Open Farm & Health Extension?

According to our records, neither brand has issued any product recalls. Therefore, consumers have no reason to question the safety of Open Farm or Health Extension pet food products.

Price Comparison: Which Brand Is More Expensive?

Dry Dog Food	Open Farm	Health Extension
Per Pound	$12.03	$2.99
Per Calorie	$0.0058	$0.0018

Dry Cat Food	Open Farm	Health Extension
Per Pound	$5.92	$2.74
Per Calorie	$0.0034	$0.0016

Wet Dog Food	Open Farm	Health Extension
Per Pound	$5.12	$3.61
Per Calorie	$0.0119	$0.0084

Wet Cat Food	Open Farm	Health Extension
Per Pound	$7.83	$6.66
Per Calorie	$0.0188	$0.0138

The average cost-per-lb is heavily influenced by the varying amounts of moisture present in each brand's food products (wet vs. dry food, dry vs. freeze-dried food, etc). However, the average cost-per-kcal eliminates the influence of moisture. Therefore, the average cost-per-kcal is the better metric to consider.

If you'd like to calculate the average cost-per-day or cost-pet-year of feeding Open Farm or Health Extension, input your pet's weight into our cost analyzer widget.

Averages price data can identify whether or not there exists a significant price difference between two brands. However, the actual price that you'll pay for Open Farm or Health Extension will depend on your shopping habits.

Pet owners who use our price comparison feature typically save more than 25% off retail prices for Open Farm and Health Extension. In addition, we currently have some great coupons for our readers.

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Where To Buy Open Farm Pet Foods

You can purchase Open Farm pet foods from the following stores:

45 Recipes In-Stock Today

8 Recipes In-Stock Today

Where To Buy Health Extension Pet Foods

You can purchase Health Extension pet food products from these retailers:

44 Recipes In-Stock Today

38 Recipes In-Stock Today

3 Recipes In-Stock Today

Type Of Pet Foods Available

Product	Open Farm	Health Extension
Dry Dog Food	17 Recipes	15 Recipes
Wet Dog Food	8 Recipes	15 Recipes
Dog Treats	5 Treats	19 Treats
Dry Cat Food	4 Recipes	2 Recipes
Wet Cat Food	6 Recipes	13 Recipes
Cat Treats	None	2 Treats