Skippers vs Ultimate Pet Foods

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

Based on 6 rated meals for Skippers and 18 for Ultimate Pet Foods; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.

Skippers scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 69.5/100 (Average) across 6 rated meals, versus 64/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.

Comparison of Skippers and Ultimate Pet Foods across their public UK dog food ranges.
MetricSkippersUltimate Pet Foods
Brand coverage
Products5566
Rated meals618
Complete everyday meals6 of 55 products18 of 66 products
FormatsDry Air Dried, Dry ExtrudedDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate
Meal ratings
Median meal rating70Averagehigher64Average
Nutritional (median)97 · 67% medium, 33% low97higher · 94% high, 6% low
Transparency (median)6060
Safety (median)100100
Evidence (median)33 · 100% limited33 · 100% limited
Score range60 to 7159 to 74
Recipe disclosure
High-meat recipes100%83%
Clear-label recipes100%72%
Recall history
Recall historyNone recorded in our databaseNone recorded in our database

Brand coverage

Complete everyday meals

Skippers6 of 55 products
Ultimate Pet Foods18 of 66 products

Formats

SkippersDry Air Dried, Dry Extruded
Ultimate Pet FoodsDry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate

Meal ratings

Median meal rating

Skippers70Averagehigher

Nutritional (median)

Skippers97 · 67% medium, 33% low
Ultimate Pet Foods97higher · 94% high, 6% low

Transparency (median)

Safety (median)

Evidence (median)

Skippers33 · 100% limited
Ultimate Pet Foods33 · 100% limited

Score range

Recipe disclosure

High-meat recipes

Clear-label recipes

Recall history

Recall history

SkippersNone recorded in our database
Ultimate Pet FoodsNone recorded in our database

Top-rated products

Frequently asked questions

Which brand rates higher, Skippers or Ultimate Pet Foods?

Skippers's typical (median) meal rating is 69.5/100 (Average) across 6 rated meals, compared with 64/100 (Average) for Ultimate Pet Foods across 18 rated meals.

Which brand has more high-meat recipes?

Skippers has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 83% for Ultimate Pet Foods.

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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Skippers vs Ultimate Pet Foods: ratings and ingredients compared · Open Dog Food