Seven vs Skippers

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

Based on 28 rated meals for Seven and 6 for Skippers; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Seven scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 70/100 (Good) across 28 rated meals, versus 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.

Comparison of Seven and Skippers across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricSevenSkippers
Brand coverage
Products3555
Rated meals286
Complete everyday meals28 of 35 products6 of 55 products
FormatsDry Extruded, Fresh Shelf, Wet Chunks, Wet PateDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
Meal ratings
Median meal rating70Goodhigher70Average
Nutritional (median)99higher · 61% high, 39% medium97 · 67% medium, 33% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range67 to 8160 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

Products

Rated meals

Complete everyday meals

Seven28 of 35 products
Skippers6 of 55 products

Formats

SevenDry Extruded, Fresh Shelf, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate
SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Seven70Goodhigher
Skippers70Average

Nutritional (median)

Seven99higher · 61% high, 39% medium
Skippers97 · 67% medium, 33% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Seven33 · 100% limited
Skippers33 · 100% limited

Score range

Seven67 to 81
Skippers60 to 71

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

SevenNone recorded in our database
SkippersNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Seven or Skippers?

Seven's typical (median) meal rating is 70/100 (Good) across 28 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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