Forthglade vs Skippers

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

Based on 4 rated meals for Forthglade and 6 for Skippers; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Forthglade scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 77.5/100 (Good) across 4 rated meals, versus 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Comparison of Forthglade and Skippers across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricForthgladeSkippers
Brand coverage
Products2355
Rated meals46
Complete everyday meals4 of 23 products6 of 55 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
Meal ratings
Median meal rating78Goodhigher70Average
Nutritional (median)99higher · 100% medium97 · 67% medium, 33% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range63 to 7960 to 71
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes75%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Products

Rated meals

Complete everyday meals

Forthglade4 of 23 products
Skippers6 of 55 products

Formats

ForthgladeDry Air Dried, Dry Cold Pressed, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Forthglade78Goodhigher
Skippers70Average

Nutritional (median)

Forthglade99higher · 100% medium
Skippers97 · 67% medium, 33% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Forthglade33 · 100% limited
Skippers33 · 100% limited

Score range

Forthglade63 to 79
Skippers60 to 71

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

ForthgladeNone recorded in our database
SkippersNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Forthglade or Skippers?

Forthglade's typical (median) meal rating is 77.5/100 (Good) across 4 rated meals, compared with 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Skippers has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 75% for Forthglade.

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.

Compare specific products →All Forthglade productsAll Skippers products