Bella & Duke vs Skippers

How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings and ingredients.

Based on 15 rated meals for Bella & Duke and 6 for Skippers; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Bella & Duke scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 95/100 (Good) across 15 rated meals, versus 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Comparison of Bella & Duke and Skippers across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricBella & DukeSkippers
Brand coverage
Products1555
Rated meals156
Complete everyday meals15 of 15 products6 of 55 products
FormatsRawDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
Meal ratings
Median meal rating95Goodhigher70Average
Nutritional (median)76 · 100% medium97higher · 67% medium, 33% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range87 to 9660 to 71
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes100%100%
Clear-label recipes93%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Rated meals

Complete everyday meals

Bella & Duke15 of 15 products
Skippers6 of 55 products

Formats

SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Bella & Duke95Goodhigher
Skippers70Average

Nutritional (median)

Bella & Duke76 · 100% medium
Skippers97higher · 67% medium, 33% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Bella & Duke33 · 100% limited
Skippers33 · 100% limited

Score range

Bella & Duke87 to 96
Skippers60 to 71

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

Bella & DukeNone recorded in our database
SkippersNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Bella & Duke or Skippers?

Bella & Duke's typical (median) meal rating is 95/100 (Good) across 15 rated meals, compared with 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Both brands have the same share of high-meat recipes: 100% of their rated meals contain at least 30% meat on a dry-matter basis.

How are these ratings calculated?

Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.

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