Calibra

Calibra Expert Nutrition Neutered review

Name: Calibra Expert Nutrition Neutered
Brand: Calibra

65.4/100Good

DryAdult

A chicken-led kibble written for a dog's slower metabolism after neutering, and a solid member of our Good band. Fat is held to 12%, fibre rises to 5%, and L-carnitine is dosed at 200 mg per kilo to help the body burn fat. The joint pair and three prebiotics are all printed with amounts.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Neutered or spayed adults whose waistlines have started to drift
Dogs that clear the bowl and still look hopeful: fibre at 5% helps a portion feel like a meal
Joint care in the food itself, with glucosamine at 260 mg/kg and chondroitin sulphate at 160 mg/kg
Digestive housekeeping from three prebiotics and an added Lactobacillus strain

Worth watching

Poultry fat and hydrolysed poultry protein with no species, so it is out where chicken or poultry is a problem
Salmon oil at 2%, so the recipe is not fish free
A deliberately lean food, so a very active dog may need more than the table suggests

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

How this scores

How we score

65.4/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for neutered adults of every size. Feed from the bag's table, about 180 grams a day for a 15kg dog, and let the waistline referee.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Calibra Expert Nutrition Neutered 65.4

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A strong declared meat share and a useful supplement deck carry it; nutritional balance reading Good is what holds it below the bands above.

What's in it

Chicken protein40%Dried and concentrated, so the figure is not flattered by water.
Rice, brewer's rice20%, 12%A conventional starch base.
Poultry fat5%Preserved with tocopherols; no species named.
Dried apple pulp5%Fibre, with the beet pulp behind it.
Hydrolysed poultry protein5%
Dried beet pulp, yeasts
Hydrolysed chicken liver, salmon oil2% eachSalmon oil supplies the omegas.
Potassium chloride, fulvic acid0.2% fulvic acid
Glucosamine, prebiotics, chondroitin sulphateAll dosed in mg/kg on the label.
Dried rosemary and thyme, Mojave yucca, Lactobacillus acidophilus (inactivated)

L-carnitine at 200 mg per kilo, with zinc, iron, manganese, copper and selenium in organic, chelated forms, every one dosed in print.

Named ingredients

Chicken protein (40 %), rice (20 %), brewer's rice (12 %), poultry fat (5 %, preserved with tocopherols), apple pulp dried (5 %), hydrolysed poultry protein (5 %), dried beet pulp, yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), potassium chloride, fulvic acid (0.2 %), glucosamine (260 mg/kg), prebiotics (mannan-oligosaccharides 120 mg/kg, β-glucans 100 mg/kg, fructo-oligosaccharides 70 mg/kg), dried rosemary & thyme (200 mg/kg), chondroitine sulphate (160 mg/kg), Mojave yucca (80 mg/kg), Lactobacillus acidophilus HA - 122 inactivated (15 x 109 cells/kg).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

356 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

12%

Fibre

Ash

5.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.6%

Fat

13.2%

Fibre

5.5%

Ash

Carbs

46.7%

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

47%

Carbs

36.6%

Veg

Oils

Other

4.4%

Pricing & size