Calibra

Calibra Life Adult Small Breed: Chicken review

Name: Calibra Life Adult Small Breed: Chicken
Brand: Calibra

69.2/100Good

DryAdult

Flavour

Good on our scoring in either flavour, and built for small dogs that burn through their day. Protein and fat both run generous at 17% fat on the label. Hydrolysed chicken liver is the persuader for fussy little appetites.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Toy and small breed adults with quick metabolisms
Fussy small dogs. The hydrolysed chicken liver is there for taste
Owners weighing tiny portions, as the feeding table starts at dogs of 1kg
Homes that rotate flavours, since chicken and lamb change little else
Dogs that want protein high in a small bowl

Worth watching

Chicken in the lamb version, through the hydrolysed chicken liver and poultry fat
Salmon oil in both, so neither is fish free
A rich food for a small waistline. Weigh the scoop

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

How this scores

How we score

69.2/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small breed adults. The calories run high, so measure each meal against the feeding table.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 69.2
Lamb 66.5

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Both sit at the upper end of the Good band, and their protein does most of the earning.

What's in it

Chicken protein42%Concentrated meat, so the declared share holds through the oven.
Rice, brewer's rice24%, 8%The binding starch.
Poultry fat11%The energy source. Not named to a bird, which only matters for strict avoidance feeding.
Hydrolysed poultry protein5%
Dried apple pulp3%Gentle fibre.
Yeasts
Hydrolysed chicken liver2%For taste, and it works.
Salmon oil2%The omega 3 source.
Prebiotics (MOS, beta-glucans, FOS)Each dosed on the label, with an inactivated Lactobacillus strain alongside.
Dried rosemary and thyme, Mojave yucca

Trace minerals come chelated with every dose printed, and the vitamin pack is the usual complete set.

Named ingredients

Chicken protein (42 %), rice (24 %), poultry fat (11 %, preserved with tocopherols), brewer´s rice (8 %), hydrolysed poultry protein (5 %), apple pulp dried (3 %), yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), 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

Meat: Chicken protein, 42%; Lamb protein at 40% in the other flavour.
Protein, dry matter: 31.9%; 29.7% in the lamb.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 39.0%; 41.2% in the lamb.
Hydrolysed poultry protein: 5%; Not in the lamb.

The higher meat figure of the pair, and fractionally the richer at 391 kcal per 100g.

Both flavours lead on a concentrated meat protein, 42% chicken or 40% lamb, with rice and brewer's rice doing the binding. Poultry fat at 11% sets the energy, and it is not named to a bird. Salmon oil at 2% and hydrolysed chicken liver at 2% sit in both recipes.

The prebiotics and the chelated trace minerals are dosed on every label. Only the meat and the starch share move between the two, and there is no added joint pair.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

391 kcal/100g

Protein

29%

Fat

17%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.9%

Fat

18.7%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

39%

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

49%

Carbs

32%

Veg

Oils

13%

Other

Pricing & size