The scores
Ollie Fresh Beef Recipe with Sweet Potato: A (90/100) — Beef, Carrots, Beef Kidneys, Potatoes, 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:
Ollie: Beef, Carrots, Beef Kidneys, Potatoes, 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 Ollie pulls ahead
Dual-organ panel: beef kidneys at position three AND beef livers at position seven: Ollie Fresh Beef Recipe with Sweet Potato stacks two distinct named organ meats — beef kidneys at position three (delivering selenium, B-vitamins, and small amounts of vitamin D in animal-bioavailable forms) and beef livers at position seven (delivering vitamin A, B12, copper, iron, and folate in animal-bioavailable forms). Sundays Air-Dried Beef Recipe also stacks multiple organ meats (beef heart at position two + beef liver at position three) plus bone at position four — Sundays’ organ-meat panel is actually deeper than Ollie’s. However, Ollie’s kidney inclusion is structurally distinctive: kidney contributes selenium and B-vitamin density that heart and liver alone deliver less concentrated. For owners specifically valuing kidney-source nutrient diversity (selenium, B12, B-vitamins) within the gently-cooked DTC format, Ollie’s dual-organ structure is structurally aligned. Sundays’ format is air-dried, not gently-cooked — the choice between Ollie’s gently-cooked dual-organ and Sundays’ air-dried four-named-beef is fundamentally about format philosophy. Shop on Amazon →
Four-protein subscription rotation + Ollie Baked baked-style kibble alternative for hybrid feeding: Ollie operates four-recipe rotation across Fresh Beef + Fresh Chicken + Fresh Turkey + Fresh Lamb plus the separate Ollie Baked baked-style kibble alternative. The product breadth supports protein rotation (recommended by some veterinary nutritionists to avoid single-protein sensitization in dogs prone to food allergies) and Ollie Baked provides kibble-format convenience for travel, boarding, or partial-rotation hybrid feeding. Sundays operates four named-protein recipes (Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Lamb) but does not offer a kibble-format alternative within the brand. For owners specifically valuing hybrid kibble + fresh feeding within a single brand or wanting a baked-style alternative for travel / boarding contexts, Ollie’s product line is structurally aligned.
Fresh-cooked palatability profile + on-demand single-pack purchasing: Ollie is cooked fresh-frozen — warmer, moister texture closer to human-cooked meals which dogs often respond to better than dry textures. The cooking process also denatures certain proteins making them slightly more digestible for dogs with mild GI sensitivities. Sundays is air-dried (low-temperature dehydration over extended duration) — preserves nutrient density and shelf-stability but produces drier texture closer to jerky than fresh-cooked stew. Ollie additionally offers single-pack on-demand purchasing alongside the standard subscription cadence — owners can buy one-time trial packs without subscription commitment. Sundays operates subscription-based with select-retailer distribution. For owners with picky eaters, dogs transitioning from kibble who respond better to cooked-meat texture, or owners specifically wanting fresh-cooked palatability profile with lower-commitment trial structure, Ollie 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 + heart (CoQ10 + taurine) + liver (vitamin A + B12 + copper + iron) + bone (natural calcium / phosphorus matrix). Ollie Fresh Beef Recipe with Sweet Potato leads with beef at position one followed by carrots at position two; the dual-organ stack (kidneys + liver) appears at positions three and seven respectively. For owners specifically valuing maximum organ-meat density in top-four positions, raw-prey-model-style formulation philosophy, 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 form) 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. Ollie uses synthetic supplementation (tricalcium phosphate, taurine, zinc gluconate, vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, copper amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate, cholecalciferol, riboflavin, thiamine hydrochloride, pyridoxine hydrochloride, potassium iodide) to 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 Ollie 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. Ollie is fresh-frozen and requires freezer storage plus refrigerated thawing.
The bottom line
Ollie and Sundays tie at A/90 — effectively tied rubric scores reflecting two structurally different DTC formats. Pick Ollie Fresh Beef Recipe with Sweet Potato when fresh-cooked palatability profile fits your dog (picky eaters, transitioning from kibble), dual-organ panel (kidney + liver) is meaningful, four-protein subscription rotation supports rotation feeding, or Ollie Baked kibble-format alternative is useful for hybrid feeding. 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 (limited freezer, travel, boarding, emergency-supply). Both deliver legitimate A-tier DTC nutrition at their format.