Skinner's Puppy Milk Replacer
Supplement · complementary
Our verdict
Is Skinner's Puppy Milk Replacer a good dog food?
This is a supplement, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a supplement should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.
Complementary supplement for puppies, with skimmed milk powder, vegetable oil and whey protein concentrate as the main ingredients.
100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Find foods that fit your dog.
Nutrition and feeding
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Storage
Please see tub for mixing and feeding instructions.
Feeding guide
Please see tub for mixing and feeding instructions. Nutritional requirements of puppies can vary according to their individual needs. If unsure, please contact your vet in the first instance.
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
Vitamin A 50,000 iu per kg; Vitamin D3 3,000 iu per kg; Vitamin E (as alpha-tocopherol acetate) 300 iu per kg; Iron (as ferrous sulphate monohydrate) 80mg per kg; Iodine (as calcium iodate anhydrous) 1mg per kg; Copper (as cupric sulphate pentahydrate) 5mg per kg; Manganese (as manganous oxide) 20mg per kg; Zinc (as zinc sulphate monohydrate) 40mg per kg; Zinc (as zinc chelate of amino acids hydrate) 30mg per kg; Selenium (as sodium selenite) 0.2mg per kg
Technological additives
EC permitted antioxidant
Ingredients (6)100% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- supplement 59.6%
- meat 21.1%
- oil 19.3%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skimmed milk powder | Skimmed Milk Powder | meat · medium | - | 21.1 |
| 2 | Vegetable oil (palm and coconut) | Vegetable oil | oil · medium | - | 19.3 |
| 3 | Whey protein powder | Whey Protein Concentrate | supplement · good | - | 17.5 |
| 4 | Dried yeast | Yeast | supplement · good | - | 15.8 |
| 5 | Vitamins | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 14.0 |
| 6 | Minerals and trace elements | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 12.3 |
- 1. Skimmed milk powder21.1% estimated
- 2. Vegetable oil (palm and coconut)19.3% estimated
- 3. Whey protein powder17.5% estimated
- 4. Dried yeast15.8% estimated
- 5. Vitamins14.0% estimated
- 6. Minerals and trace elements12.3% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-08-30
Brand and contact: Skinner's
- Website
- https://www.skinners.co.uk/
- Contact page
- www.skinners.co.uk
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-08-30
- Product page
- www.skinners.co.uk
Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.
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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence
Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.6 | 9.191 | +5.63 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 20.5% | -0.092 | -1.88 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 58.8% | -0.012 | -0.72 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Additive penalty | -0.39 | 0.222 | -0.09 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.6 | 9.191 | +5.63 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.115 | +0.00 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 20.5% | -0.092 | -1.88 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.005 | +0.00 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 58.8% | -0.012 | -0.72 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.027 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 0.0% | -0.065 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.876 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.060 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | no | 2.294 | +0.00 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | 0.707 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.180 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 11.084 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -0.39 | 0.222 | -0.09 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Raw | no | -0.054 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 6.629 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 6.331 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.174 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.146 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- +0.02
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 48.6
- Final score
- 49/100
Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.
This is not a complete diet, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to it. Read the recipe breakdown above as ingredient-quality context only.
Score history across model versions
The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Not applicable to complementary food. FEDIAF reference ranges apply to complete diets.
Transparency: what the label discloses
How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (voluntary) - not on file | 0/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Batch and date labelling).
Safety: recall history
Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.
No recalls recorded in our database.
See all current recalls we track.
Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it
The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.
0/100 · limited — 1 checkable claim: 0 consistent, 1 contradicted.
Contradicted by the label
- "A complete milk substitute for puppies." — the declared label says otherwise on complete and balanced.
9 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Limited: at least one claim contradicts the declared label, or a recent upheld ASA ruling applies.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain healthy teeth and bones (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports immune system (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Helps improve stamina (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Helps protect joints (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Helps maintain a healthy coat (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Builds strong muscles (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Enriched with antioxidants to help support their immune and circulatory system. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Rich in calcium to support healthy teeth and bone development. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Easy to digest. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| A complete milk substitute for puppies. (on page) | Content | contradicted | Manufacturer assertion |
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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