Naturaw vs Skippers

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

Based on 31 rated meals for Naturaw and 6 for Skippers; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Naturaw scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 96/100 (Good) across 31 rated meals, versus 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Comparison of Naturaw and Skippers across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricNaturawSkippers
Brand coverage
Products4755
Rated meals316
Complete everyday meals31 of 47 products6 of 55 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Fresh Chilled, RawDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
Meal ratings
Median meal rating96Goodhigher70Average
Nutritional (median)96 · 100% medium97higher · 67% medium, 33% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range62 to 9760 to 71
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes100%100%
Clear-label recipes87%100%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Products

Rated meals

Complete everyday meals

Naturaw31 of 47 products
Skippers6 of 55 products

Formats

NaturawDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Fresh Chilled, Raw
SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Naturaw96Goodhigher
Skippers70Average

Nutritional (median)

Naturaw96 · 100% medium
Skippers97higher · 67% medium, 33% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Naturaw33 · 100% limited
Skippers33 · 100% limited

Score range

Naturaw62 to 97
Skippers60 to 71

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

NaturawNone recorded in our database
SkippersNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Naturaw or Skippers?

Naturaw's typical (median) meal rating is 96/100 (Good) across 31 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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