Cotswold Raw vs Skippers

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

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

Cotswold Raw 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 Cotswold Raw and Skippers across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricCotswold RawSkippers
Brand coverage
Products1755
Rated meals156
Complete everyday meals15 of 17 products6 of 55 products
FormatsDry Freeze Dried, RawDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
Meal ratings
Median meal rating95Goodhigher70Average
Nutritional (median)95 · 100% medium97higher · 67% medium, 33% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range92 to 9660 to 71
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes100%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Rated meals

Complete everyday meals

Cotswold Raw15 of 17 products
Skippers6 of 55 products

Formats

Cotswold RawDry Freeze Dried, Raw
SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Cotswold Raw95Goodhigher
Skippers70Average

Nutritional (median)

Cotswold Raw95 · 100% medium
Skippers97higher · 67% medium, 33% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Cotswold Raw33 · 100% limited
Skippers33 · 100% limited

Score range

Cotswold Raw92 to 96
Skippers60 to 71

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

Cotswold RawNone recorded in our database
SkippersNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Cotswold Raw or Skippers?

Cotswold Raw'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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