Lily's Kitchen vs Skippers

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

Based on 27 rated meals for Lily's Kitchen and 6 for Skippers; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Lily's Kitchen scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 74/100 (Good) across 27 rated meals, versus 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Comparison of Lily's Kitchen and Skippers across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricLily's KitchenSkippers
Brand coverage
Products3455
Rated meals276
Complete everyday meals27 of 34 products6 of 55 products
FormatsDry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet PateDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
Meal ratings
Median meal rating74Goodhigher70Average
Nutritional (median)98higher · 96% medium, 4% low97 · 67% medium, 33% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range55 to 7860 to 71
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes81%100%
Clear-label recipes100%100%
Recall history
Recall historyLily's Kitchen voluntarily recalls Pasta al Ragu wet dog food because it may contain pieces of plasticresolved; Lily's Kitchen recalls wet dog food because it may contain pieces of plasticresolvedNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Lily's Kitchen27 of 34 products
Skippers6 of 55 products

Formats

Lily's KitchenDry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet Pate
SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Lily's Kitchen74Goodhigher
Skippers70Average

Nutritional (median)

Lily's Kitchen98higher · 96% medium, 4% low
Skippers97 · 67% medium, 33% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Lily's Kitchen33 · 100% limited
Skippers33 · 100% limited

Score range

Skippers60 to 71

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Lily's Kitchen or Skippers?

Lily's Kitchen's typical (median) meal rating is 74/100 (Good) across 27 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 81% for Lily's Kitchen.

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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