92/100Outstanding
5 varietiesBrand
Lifestage
Brand review
Lifestage dog food review
If you want one brand that covers raw as well as dry and wet, Lifestage does. It is the most tailored here, with small-breed and large-breed dry foods and grain-free lines. The brand average lands in our Excellent band, the lowest of these five, because the dry food pulls a strong raw line down. The breed and life-stage range is genuinely useful for matching a food to a particular dog.
Average score
71
out of 100
Value
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not yet rated
Ingredient clarity
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not yet rated
Foods reviewed
23
Dry · Wet · Raw
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 23
- Food types
- Dry, Wet, Raw
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Joint support, Grain-free, Single protein, Weight management
Currently reviewed Lifestage foods
- 192/100
- 291/100
- 391/100
- 487/100
- 582/100
- 679/100
- 777/100
- 876/100
- 975/100
- 1075/100
- 1174/100
- 1274/100
- 1373/100
- 1471/100
- 1568/100
- 1667/100
- 1760/100
- 1860/100
- 1960/100
- 2056/100
- 2150/100
- 2246/100
- 2346/100
Price & value
- Monthly cost from
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
- Typical monthly cost
- ≈ Under £30 / mo
Estimated monthly bands for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide.
Best for
Dry, wet or rawBreed-size-specific dryGrain-free optionsEvery life stage
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 23 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
In detail
Lifestage: the closer look
The range
Twenty-three products and 48 recipes cover dry and wet food, with raw alongside. The dry side splits by breed size, with small-breed and large-breed formulas, and it includes grain-free and 'Naturals' lines. Every life stage is covered, from puppy to senior, across all breed sizes.
Ingredients
Recipes often add functional extras: omega-3 supplements, salmon oil, kelp, yucca and prebiotic fibres (FOS/MOS). The named meats are led by turkey, chicken, salmon and lamb. Grain-free variants use potato as the main carbohydrate.
Nutrition
As-fed protein spans 8% to 29% across the range, with energy density of about 82 to 384 kcal per 100g. Transparency is the consistent strength, Outstanding almost throughout. Nutritional balance and protein and processing depend on the format: Outstanding on the raw, Average on much of the dry.
Strengths
- Three formats in one brand, raw included
- Dry foods split by breed size, plus grain-free options
- Clear labelling across the range, and raw recipes that read Outstanding on every pillar
Limitations
- The lowest brand average of the five here
- The dry recipes read well below the raw
- A wide, variant-heavy range takes some navigating
Where it is less of a fit
- If you want the strongest brand of this group, compare the bands, because Lifestage sits lowest of the five
- If you want one simple range, start with the core lines, because this brand runs many variants
- If you want the kibble to read like the raw, check the dry recipes, because nutritional balance reads Average on half of them
Score overview
The average across the brand is our Excellent band, the lowest of the five here, and the spread inside it is the story. The raw recipes read Outstanding on every pillar. The wet sits below the raw, and the dry sits lower again, with nutritional balance at Average on half of it. Transparency holds up everywhere.
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 28 August 2026.
All Lifestage dog foods
23 foods, ranked by score
91/100Outstanding7 varieties
91/100Outstanding
87/100Outstanding2 varieties
82/100Outstanding3 varieties
79/100Excellent
77/100Excellent5 varieties
76/100Excellent2 varieties
75/100Excellent2 varieties
75/100Excellent4 varieties
74/100Excellent
74/100Excellent
73/100Excellent2 varieties
71/100Excellent
68/100Good
67/100Good
60/100Good3 varieties
60/100Good
60/100Good
56/100Good
50/100Good
46/100Average
46/100Average
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Lifestage — common questions
Is Lifestage good dog food?
Across 23 reviewed foods, Lifestage averages 71/100, which we rate Excellent. It suits dry, wet or raw, breed-size-specific dry, grain-free options, every life stage.
Which Lifestage dog food scores highest?
Lifestage Raw Adult leads the range at 92/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Lifestage best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to dry, wet or raw, breed-size-specific dry, grain-free options, every life stage. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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