Orijen Dog Food Compared: 18 Recipes by Label

Orijen's product pages in our library publish recipe name, brand, food type, life stage, protein percentage, fat percentage, a calorie density figure, a link back to the manufacturer product page for each recipe. An AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement is published for every one of the 18 recipes in this set. 18 of 18 recipes carry a manufacturer origin address, and 2 different addresses appear across the set, the first on file being: Orijen (Champion Petfoods USA Inc.). A per-recipe ingredient-sourcing claim from the manufacturer is on file for 4 of the 18 recipes; the remaining 14 carry no such claim on the page we recorded. A source link to the original manufacturer page is on file for 18 of the 18 recipes, which is where each figure below was read. The pages behind these 18 recipes were recorded between Jul 8, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026.

Across all 18 recipes, published protein runs 10% to 44% across 18 recipes with a figure published. Published fat runs 6% to 20% across 18 recipes with a figure published. Where a calorie density figure is published, it runs 1,175 kcal/kg to 4,060 kcal/kg across 16 recipes with a figure published. Within Dry Kibble (15 recipes), published protein runs 38% to 44% across 15 recipes with a figure published and published fat runs 13% to 20% across 15 recipes with a figure published. Within Wet/Canned (3 recipes), published protein runs 10% across all 3 recipes with a figure published and published fat runs 6% to 7% across 3 recipes with a figure published. These are the ranges of the numbers printed on each product page, not an average, a rating, or a recommendation, and they are pulled straight from the label data we recorded for Orijen. By life stage, the 18 recipes break down as: 3 Adult, 10 All Life Stages, 4 Puppy, 1 Senior.

The published ingredient lists we recorded for Orijen run 8 to 60 ingredients long across 18 recipes. 4 of those lists were cut short on the manufacturer page and recorded as truncated, so the true count on those recipes may run longer than what is shown. The recipe count, food type, and life stage for each entry below come from the same product page as the protein, fat, and calorie figures above, so the numbers in the list match what is printed on each label as of the date we recorded it.

To compare two Orijen recipes side by side, open the recipe pages above in separate tabs and match up the protein, fat, and calorie figures each publishes, or use our comparison tool, which pulls the same published figures into one table so the numbers line up automatically. You can open all 18 Orijen recipes in the comparison tool. The full brand index is at Dog Food Library by Brand, and the page explaining how we source and record these figures is at How We Compare Dog Foods.

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