Calibra

Calibra Expert Nutrition Oral Care review

Name: Calibra Expert Nutrition Oral Care
Brand: Calibra

68/100Good

DryAdult

An everyday chicken kibble pointed at the teeth, rated Good on our scale. Sodium hexametaphosphate goes in at a full gram per kilo, tying up the minerals that harden plaque into tartar. Kelp at 1% backs it up, and both work at every meal, which a toothbrush rarely manages.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Dogs that build tartar quickly
Daily dental support short of a prescription diet
Chicken lovers. Chicken protein leads at 40%
Mixed households, with feeding from toy breeds to giants

Worth watching

It slows build-up but cannot undo it, so established tartar still needs the vet
Poultry fat and hydrolysed poultry protein name no species, and salmon oil adds fish
Energy dense at 386 kcal per 100g, so measure the bowl

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

How this scores

How we score

68/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dogs of every size. Have the vet look at any tartar already there before you rely on the food to keep things clean.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Calibra Expert Nutrition Oral Care 68.0

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The dental extras ride on a base that already holds its own against the typical adult dry food.

What's in it

Chicken protein40%Dried and concentrated, so the share survives the oven.
Rice, brewer's rice26% and 7%The binding.
Poultry fat8%No species named.
Dried apple pulp5%Gentle fibre.
Hydrolysed poultry protein, yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver5% and 2%
Salmon oil2%The omega 3 source.
Kelp, fulvic acid1% and 0.2%Kelp has long been fed for cleaner mouths.
Sodium hexametaphosphate1,000 mg/kgThe dental agent. Regarded as safe at food levels.
MOS, beta-glucans, FOS120 down to 70 mg/kgDosed prebiotics.
Rosemary, thyme, Mojave yucca, inactivated LactobacillusYucca is the traditional answer to room-clearing wind.

A full vitamin set including C and the B group, choline, and chelated zinc, iron, manganese, copper and selenium, with every dose printed.

Named ingredients

Chicken protein (40 %), rice (26 %), poultry fat (8 %, preserved with tocopherols), brewer's rice (7 %), apple pulp dried (5 %), hydrolysed poultry protein (5 %), yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum, 1 %), fulvic acid (0.2 %), sodium hexametaphosphate (1,000 mg/kg), prebiotics (mannan-oligosaccharides 120 mg/kg, β-glucans 100 mg/kg, fructo-oligosaccharides 70 mg/kg), dried rosemary & thyme (200 mg/kg), Mojave yucca (80 mg/kg), Lactobacillus acidophilus HA - 122 inactivated (15 × 109 cells/kg).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

386.5 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

5.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.7%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

Carbs

45.1%

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

33%

Veg

6.3%

Oils

10%

Other

3.7%

Pricing & size