The scores
Nom Nom Beef Mash: A (90/100) — Ground Beef, Russet Potatoes, Eggs, Carrots, Peas.
Sundays Air-Dried Beef Recipe: A (90/100) — Beef, Beef Heart, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Quinoa.
How the ingredients compare
The top-five ingredients reveal the formulation split between these two products:
Nom Nom: Ground Beef, Russet Potatoes, Eggs, Carrots, Peas
Sundays: Beef, Beef Heart, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Quinoa
Both products earn effectively the same v15 score, but the ingredient lineups tell different stories about how they got there — that is where the actual pick decision lives.
Where Nom Nom pulls ahead
Portion-precision per-dog formulation — meals sized to your specific dog’s weight, age, activity, and body condition: Nom Nom ships pre-portioned meals sized to each individual dog based on weight, age, breed, activity level, and body condition score entered at signup. Every meal pouch contains the exact calories the algorithm calculates for that dog’s daily energy requirement. The structure removes owner-side portion calculation (most fresh-food brands ship bulk packaging requiring owner-side measurement) and reduces over- or under-feeding risk. Sundays ships standard bag sizes with owner-side scoop measurement using the feeding chart. For owners who prefer to remove portion-decision uncertainty, dogs in weight-management programs requiring precise calorie control, multi-dog households where shared bulk packaging causes feeding confusion, or first-time fresh-food buyers unfamiliar with feeding-chart calculation, Nom Nom’s portion-precision is structurally aligned. Shop on Amazon →
Eggs at position three — complete protein with full essential amino acid profile + bioavailable choline: Nom Nom Beef Mash includes eggs at position three — a complete protein source delivering all essential amino acids in the proportions dogs require, plus bioavailable choline (important for liver function and cognitive health), bioavailable vitamin A, and complete sulfur-containing amino acids (methionine + cysteine) at higher concentrations than muscle meat alone provides. Eggs are uncommon in fresh-cooked DTC at third-position inclusion level — most brands rely on muscle meat + organ meat for animal protein and use whole-food vegetables for micronutrients. Sundays does not include eggs in the Air-Dried Beef Recipe. For owners specifically valuing whole-food protein diversity, egg-source nutritional density, or wanting non-muscle / non-organ animal-protein contribution, Nom Nom’s formulation is structurally aligned.
Tampa Florida + Nashville Tennessee kitchens — east-coast manufacturing footprint with shorter shipping times to the eastern US: Nom Nom operates two production kitchens (Tampa FL + Nashville TN) shipping refrigerated to the continental US. The two-kitchen east-coast footprint supports shorter time-in-transit for east-coast customers and reduces refrigerated last-mile complexity vs single-kitchen national distribution from West Coast. For owners on the east coast / southeast specifically, Nom Nom’s manufacturing geography means shorter cold-chain duration and faster delivery. Sundays manufactures from a single kitchen footprint shipping nationally; the air-dried format means time-in-transit is less critical for product integrity (shelf-stable format vs Nom Nom’s refrigerated format). For owners wanting east-coast manufacturing proximity or two-kitchen redundancy with refrigerated freshness, Nom Nom is structurally aligned.
Where Sundays holds its own
Four named beef parts in the top-four panel positions — raw-prey-model nutrient density without raw safety concerns: Sundays Air-Dried Beef Recipe leads with beef (muscle meat) at position one, beef heart at position two, beef liver at position three, and beef bone at position four — four named beef proteins before any non-animal ingredient. The structural feature delivers raw-prey-model-style nutrient density: muscle meat for protein and amino acids, heart for CoQ10 + taurine + B-vitamins, liver for vitamin A + B12 + copper + iron + folate, bone for natural calcium + phosphorus matrix. Nom Nom Beef Mash leads with ground beef at position one and includes eggs at position three but does not stack multiple named organ meats in the top positions. For owners specifically valuing raw-prey-model-style organ-meat density, maximum animal-source micronutrient bioavailability, or natural bone-source calcium / phosphorus, Sundays is structurally aligned. Shop on Amazon →
Zero synthetic supplements — every nutrient sourced from whole-food ingredients: Sundays uses no synthetic vitamin or mineral supplements. Calcium and phosphorus come from beef bone. Vitamin A comes from beef liver and carrots. Vitamin E comes from mixed tocopherols (natural) and sunflower oil. Selenium comes from selenium yeast (more bioavailable than synthetic sodium selenite). Iron, zinc, and copper come from organ meats and dried kelp. Iodine comes from dried kelp. Nom Nom uses synthetic supplementation (dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, multiple amino acid chelates, vitamin / mineral premix) to fill nutritional gaps and ensure consistent AAFCO-complete formulation. Both approaches deliver nutritionally complete formulations; the structural difference matters to owners specifically valuing whole-food nutrient sourcing. For zero-synthetic formulation philosophy, Sundays is the only A/90-tier DTC option in the catalog.
Shelf-stable air-dried format — no freezer storage, travels well, emergency-supply capable: Sundays Air-Dried ships and stores at room temperature with a 12-month shelf life. The format eliminates freezer-storage capacity constraints that fresh-frozen Nom Nom subscriptions require, travels easily for road trips and vacations, and serves as emergency-supply food for power-outage / freezer-failure scenarios. For households with limited freezer space, frequent travel where fresh-frozen feeding is difficult, dogs boarded at facilities preferring shelf-stable food, or owners wanting fresh-quality nutrition without freezer-storage logistics, Sundays’ air-dried format is structurally aligned. Nom Nom is fresh-frozen and requires freezer storage plus refrigerated thawing.
The bottom line
Nom Nom and Sundays tie at A/90 — effectively tied rubric scores reflecting two structurally different DTC formats. Pick Nom Nom Beef Mash when portion-precision per-dog formulation is the priority (calorie-precision sized to your specific dog, ideal for weight-management or multi-dog households), eggs as named whole-food protein contribution matters, or east-coast Tampa-Nashville manufacturing footprint fits your geography. Pick Sundays Air-Dried Beef Recipe when four named beef parts in top-four positions (beef + beef heart + beef liver + beef bone) is the priority, zero-synthetic-supplement formulation philosophy matters, or air-dried shelf-stable format fits your storage and lifestyle constraints. Both deliver legitimate A-tier DTC nutrition at their format.