Calibra

Calibra Life Adult Small Breed: Lamb review

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

66.5/100Good

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

66.5/100Good

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

Lamb

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

Lamb protein40%Concentrated meat, so the share holds through cooking.
Rice, brewer's rice28%, 10%A bigger starch share than the chicken.
Poultry fat11%Bird not named, and poultry all the same in a lamb recipe.
Dried apple pulp3%
Yeasts
Hydrolysed chicken liver2%The palatant. It is why this flavour is not chicken free.
Salmon oil2%Omega 3s.
Prebiotics (MOS, beta-glucans, FOS)Dosed on the label.
Dried rosemary and thyme, Mojave yucca, inactivated Lactobacillus

Chelated trace minerals with every dose printed, alongside a complete vitamin pack.

Lamb-led and not chicken free: chicken liver and poultry fat are both in the recipe.

Named ingredients

Lamb protein (40 %), rice (28 %), poultry fat (11 %, preserved with tocopherols), brewer´s rice (10 %), 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: Lamb protein, 40%; Chicken protein at 42% in the other flavour.
Protein, dry matter: 29.7%; 31.9% in the chicken.
Rice: 28%, brewer's rice 10%; 24% and 8% in the chicken.

A pick for variety or preference, and of no use for avoiding chicken.

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

390.5 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

17%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

29.7%

Fat

18.7%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

41.2%

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

42%

Carbs

38%

Veg

Oils

13%

Other

Pricing & size