Calibra

Calibra Expert Nutrition Mobility review

Name: Calibra Expert Nutrition Mobility
Brand: Calibra

69.8/100Good

DryAdult

A joint food that takes its doses seriously, and it sits in our Good band. A full gram of glucosamine in every kilo, chondroitin sulphate at 650 mg/kg and Boswellia serrata at 90 mg/kg is several times the token sprinkling most kibbles carry. Underneath is a well made chicken and rice recipe.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Stiff or creaky adult dogs that still queue for the walk
Large or heavy dogs, whose joints work hardest
Owners tired of syringing supplements over dinner. The joint actives are already in the kibble
Chicken-fed dogs, with chicken protein leading at 45%

Worth watching

A dog already limping needs a vet first. This food supports joints and does not treat them
Poultry fat and hydrolysed poultry protein with the bird unnamed, and salmon oil at 2% for anyone avoiding fish

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

How this scores

How we score

69.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. The label asks 170 grams a day for a 15kg dog; let condition steer the final portion.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Calibra Expert Nutrition Mobility 69.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The named chicken and the printed supplement doses do the earning; the nutrition itself reads close to an ordinary adult kibble.

What's in it

Chicken protein45%Named, and the lead.
Rice, brewer's rice20%, 10%The starch.
Poultry fat8%Preserved with tocopherols. The bird is not named.
Dried apple pulp5%Gentle fruit fibre.
Hydrolysed poultry protein, yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver4%, 2%
Salmon oil2%The marine omega 3s joint recipes lean on.
Fulvic acid0.2%A plant-derived acid Calibra runs through the whole Expert Nutrition line.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, MSMA gram per kilo of glucosamine is a working dose, with chondroitin at 650 mg/kg and MSM at 150 mg/kg.
Prebiotics: MOS, beta-glucans, FOSEach dosed in print.
Rosemary and thyme, Boswellia serrata, Mojave yucca, inactivated LactobacillusBoswellia is a resin with a long history in stiff-joint formulas.

Vitamins and organic zinc, iron, manganese, copper and selenium, all itemised with doses, plus vitamin C.

Named ingredients

Chicken protein (45 %), rice (20 %), brewer's rice (10 %), poultry fat (8 %, preserved with tocopherols), apple pulp dried (5 %), hydrolysed poultry protein (4 %), yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver, (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), fulvic acid (0.2 %), glucosamine (1,000 mg/kg), chondroitine sulphate (650 mg/kg), prebiotics (mannan-oligosaccharides 120 mg/kg, β-glucans 100 mg/kg, fructo oligosaccharides 70 mg/kg), dried rosemary & thyme (200 mg/kg), methyl sulphonyl methane (150 mg/kg), Boswellia serrata (90 mg/kg), Mojave yucca (80 mg/kg), Lactobacillus acidophilus HA - 122 inactivated (15 × 109 cells/kg).

Against the range

One chicken and rice recipe with chicken protein at 45%, carrying a printed joint payload: glucosamine at a gram per kilo, chondroitin sulphate, MSM, Boswellia serrata and Mojave yucca, all dosed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

383 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

5.8%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

6.4%

Carbs

43%

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

50.4%

Carbs

30%

Veg

Oils

10%

Other

4.6%

Pricing & size