Skipper's

Skipper's Ocean Feast review

Name: Skipper's Ocean Feast
Brand: Skipper's

63.5/100Good

DryAdult

Half the recipe is named fish, and the label prints exactly how that half breaks down. Sweet potato at 26% does the binding, and there is no grain in the bag. For a fish-loving dog it is a straightforward food to keep buying.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that do best on fish. Salmon and trout supply every scrap of animal content
Keeping a dog away from chicken, beef and lamb
Grain-free bowls, with the starch from sweet potato, potato and peas
Homes with dogs of assorted sizes, as one adult recipe covers toy to giant

Worth watching

The 36% fresh share is mostly water the oven removes, so the 12% dried salmon does more of the work
Fish as the only animal protein, leaving nothing to fall back on for a fish-sensitive dog

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

63.5/100Good

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. The label's table spans 145 to 245 grams a day for a 10kg to 20kg dog, so let the waistline settle where you land.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Skipper's Ocean Feast 63.5

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The named fish share and the printed split carry it, while modest protein and a sizeable plant share keep it level with the middle of the shelf.

What's in it

Salmon and trout50%36% freshly prepared, 12% dried salmon, 2% fish stock.
Sweet potato26%Takes the plant side and does the binding.
Peas, potato
Beet pulpSoluble and insoluble fibre for firm stools.
LinseedPlant omega 3 beside the marine forms from the fish.
Vitamins and minerals
Vegetable stock
Omega 3 supplementNamed only by what it does; the oil behind it is not given.
Asparagus

Vitamins A, D3 and E, with zinc, iron and manganese as sulphates and iodine as iodate, standard forms with no chelates.

Named ingredients

50% Salmon & Trout (Including 36% Freshly Prepared Salmon & Trout, 12% Dried Salmon & 2% Fish Stock), 26% Sweet Potato, Peas, Potato, Beet Pulp, Linseed, Vitamins & Minerals, Vegetable Stock, Omega 3 Supplement, Asparagus

Against the range

Salmon and trout supply all the animal content, at 50% with the fresh, dried and stock shares printed apart. Sweet potato, peas and potato carry the starch, with no cereal anywhere. Trace elements are dosed in print in sulphate and iodate form.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

359 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

11%

Fibre

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

48.2%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

38%

Added water

13.1%

Carbs

46.1%

Other

2.8%

Pricing & size