Calibra

Calibra Expert Nutrition Light review

Name: Calibra Expert Nutrition Light
Brand: Calibra

64.7/100Good

DryAdult

A traditional light kibble in our Good band, with fat trimmed to 10% and L-carnitine added to help mobilise stored fat. What sets it apart in a category of vague proteins is the label: chicken protein named at 38% up front. Rice does the filling.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that gain weight easily on ordinary adult food, at 349 kcal per 100g
Neutered or less active dogs whose daily need has quietly dropped
A diet recipe led by a named protein
A fuller bowl while slimming. Apple pulp and beet pulp add bulk without much energy
Joints already feeling the extra weight, with glucosamine and chondroitin dosed

Worth watching

Carbohydrate at an estimated 52.9% of dry matter against 46.2% typical, which is how the fat cut gets paid for
Poultry fat and hydrolysed poultry protein name no bird
Salmon oil and rice, so neither fish nor grain is absent

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

How this scores

How we score

64.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults of every size. For real weight loss, let your vet's target set the portion over the label's 180 grams for a 15kg dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Calibra Expert Nutrition Light 64.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A solid result for a light recipe: the label names its lead protein and doses its additions, and the starch doing extra work is the usual trade when fat comes down.

What's in it

Chicken protein38%Named, and leading a diet recipe.
Rice30%
Brewer's rice8%Starch swapped in for the energy taken out of the fat.
Dried apple pulp, dried beet pulp6% appleGentle fermentable fibres, kinder than straight cellulose.
Poultry fat3%Preserved with tocopherols. No bird named.
Hydrolysed poultry protein, yeasts3%
Hydrolysed chicken liver, salmon oil2% eachSalmon oil for omega 3.
Fulvic acid, prebiotics0.2%Prebiotics dosed in print.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate260 mg/kg, 160 mg/kgFor joints already carrying the extra weight.
Rosemary and thyme, yucca, inactivated Lactobacillus

L-carnitine at 200 mg for fat metabolism, organic trace minerals and a deep vitamin list.

Named ingredients

Chicken protein (38 %), rice (30 %), brewer´s rice (8 %), apple pulp dried (6 %), dried beet pulp, poultry fat (3 %, preserved with tocopherols), hydrolysed poultry protein (3 %), yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), fulvic acid (0.2 %), prebiotics (mannan-oligosaccharides 120 mg/kg, β-glucans 100 mg/kg, fructo-oligosaccharides 70 mg/kg), glucosamine (260 mg/kg), dried rosemary & thyme (200 mg/kg), chondroitine sulphate (160 mg/kg), Mojave yucca (80 mg/kg), Lactobacillus acidophilus HA - 122 inactivated (15 × 109 cells/kg).

Against the range

Chicken protein leads at 38%, with rice at 30% and brewer's rice at 8% doing the carrying. Fibre comes from apple pulp and beet pulp. Fat is trimmed to 10% and L-carnitine is dosed at 200 mg per kilo.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

349 kcal/100g

Protein

23%

Fat

10%

Fibre

Ash

4.8%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

25.3%

Fat

11%

Fibre

5.5%

Ash

5.3%

Carbs

52.9%

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

43%

Carbs

42.1%

Veg

Oils

Other

3.9%

Pricing & size