Skippers vs Tuggs
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Tuggs scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 95/100 (Good) across 5 rated meals, versus 69.5/100 (Average) for Skippers across 6 rated meals.
| Skippers | Tuggs | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 55 | 10 |
| Rated meals | 6 | 5 |
| Median meal rating | 70Average | 95Goodhigher |
| Recipe (median) | 70 | 95higher |
| Nutritional (median) | 97 · 67% medium, 33% low | 100higher · 100% medium |
| Transparency (median) | 60 | 60 |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 60 to 70 | 95 to 98 |
| Complete recipes | 6 of 55 | 5 of 10 |
| High-meat recipes | 100% | 100% |
| Clear-label recipes | 100% | 100% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Extruded | Dry Air Dried, Dry Freeze Dried, Fresh Frozen, Fresh Shelf |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Based on 6 rated meals for Skippers and 5 for Tuggs; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
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Which brand rates higher, Skippers or Tuggs?
Tuggs's typical (median) meal rating is 95/100 (Good) across 5 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.