87/100Outstanding
Calibra
Calibra dog food review
Calibra is a big catalogue, 76 products split between dry food and wet food, with adult recipes at the centre and puppy and senior options alongside. The brand average sits in our Good band. Transparency is the strong part, Outstanding on nearly every product. Protein and processing is the pillar that holds the brand where it is, Good across most of the range.
Average score
70
out of 100
Value
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Ingredient clarity
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Foods reviewed
54
Dry, Wet
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 54
- Food types
- Dry, Wet
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Grain-free, Joint support, Sensitive stomach, Single protein
Currently reviewed Calibra foods
- 187/100
- 282/100
- 381/100
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Price & value
- Cost from
- ≈ 35p a day
- Typical cost per day
- ≈ £1.05 a day
Estimated for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide and price per kilo.
Best for
Dry and wet in one brandSingle-protein recipesJoint-support extrasEvery life stage
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 54 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
Calibra: the closer look
The range
Seventy six products, 49 of them dry and 27 wet. Adult labels cover 60, with 17 puppy and 10 senior. Calibra Life, Calibra Verve, Premium Line and Expert Nutrition are the named ranges, and breed size is covered with 14 small-breed and 13 large-breed products.
Ingredients
Chicken leads on 35 products, with beef on 17 and lamb on 12. Of these, 20 are grain free and twenty four are single protein. The joint-support recipes list glucosamine and chondroitin. Salmon oil runs across much of the range, with yucca and prebiotics on the kibble and taurine on the Verve cans.
Nutrition
Protein as fed runs about 8% to 9.5% on the wet food and roughly 22% to 32% on the dry, with energy from 74 to 420 kcal per 100g. Nutritional balance reads Good most often, Outstanding on 25 products and Average on 15.
Strengths
- Outstanding transparency on almost every product
- Dry and wet options at each life stage
- Joint-support extras on 33 products
Limitations
- Protein and processing reads Good on most products
- The Premium Line adult cans read Average
- No raw or fresh food in the range
Where it is less of a fit
- If raw or fresh food is needed, check the formats here, as this brand is dry and wet
- If protein and processing is your first read, check that pillar, since it sits at Good on 58 products
- If grain free throughout is the aim, check the label, as 20 products carry that flag
Score overview
The Good band read comes from transparency, Outstanding on 71 products, held there by protein and processing, which is Good on 58 recipes and Poor on five. The ranges differ. Verve cans read Outstanding, the Life monoprotein cans and pouches read Excellent, and the Premium Line adult cans sit at Average.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All Calibra dog foods
54 foods, ranked by score
82/100Outstanding4 varieties
81/100OutstandingDog Life Can Sensitive Salmon & Rice 6x400g
WetAdult and seniorSensitive stomach≈ £5.70 a day
View review
80/100OutstandingDog Life Pouch Pup&Jnr Beef 10x150g
WetPuppySingle protein≈ £6.23 a day as a complete diet
View review
80/100Outstanding2 varieties
80/100Outstanding
80/100Outstanding
79/100ExcellentDog Life Pouch Pup&Jnr Chicken 10x150g
WetPuppySingle protein≈ £6.23 a day as a complete diet
View review
78/100ExcellentDog Life Pouch Adult Chicken 10x150g
WetAdult and seniorSingle protein≈ £6.62 a day as a complete diet
View review
78/100Excellent5 varieties
73/100Excellent2 varieties
72/100Excellent
72/100Excellent
72/100Excellent
72/100Excellent
71/100Excellent2 varieties
71/100Excellent
71/100Excellent2 varieties
71/100Excellent
71/100Excellent
71/100Excellent
71/100Excellent2 varieties
71/100Excellent
70/100Excellent
70/100Excellent2 varieties
70/100Excellent
70/100Excellent
70/100Excellent
70/100Excellent
70/100Excellent
70/100Excellent
69/100Good2 varieties
69/100Good
69/100Good
69/100Good
69/100Good2 varieties
68/100Good
68/100Good2 varieties
68/100Good
68/100Good
68/100Good
68/100Good
67/100Good
67/100Good
66/100Good
65/100Good
65/100Good
65/100Good
65/100Good
64/100Good2 varieties
63/100Good5 varieties
59/100Good
58/100Good2 varieties
43/100Average
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Calibra — common questions
Is Calibra good dog food?
Across 54 reviewed foods, Calibra averages 70/100, which we rate Excellent. It suits dry and wet in one brand, single-protein recipes, joint-support extras, every life stage.
Which Calibra dog food scores highest?
Calibra Dog Verve GF Adult Chicken & Duck 6x400g leads the range at 87/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Calibra best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to dry and wet in one brand, single-protein recipes, joint-support extras, every life stage. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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