Calibra

Calibra Life Fresh Beef Adult Small review

Name: Calibra Life Fresh Beef Adult Small
Brand: Calibra

70.1/100Excellent

DryAdult

A fully named beef recipe at little-dog scale, and it earns its place in our Excellent band. Beef in two forms tops the list, with rice and beef fat behind. Every animal on the label is identified by species.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small adults burning energy fast, with protein at 28% and fat at 15%
Dogs steering round chicken, which is absent in any form
Owners who want every animal named, the beef fat included
Nervous switchers: a 100g pack lets a small dog vote before the big bag

Worth watching

Salmon oil and egg shells travel with the beef, so it is not single protein
Rice at 25%, so grain is part of the plan
Energy-rich for a small frame, so portion drift shows fast

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

How this scores

How we score

70.1/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Written for small-breed adults. Weigh the portions from the start, since a little waistline shows overfeeding quickly.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Calibra Life Fresh Beef Adult Small 70.1

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Named species, a genuinely high meat share and extras dosed in print take it a clear step above the typical dry food.

What's in it

Beef protein28%The concentrated form, giving the protein backbone.
Fresh beef26%Does the tempting.
Rice25%The main starch.
Beef fat8%Keeps the energy on the same animal, preserved with tocopherols.
Dried apple pulp7%Gentle fibre.
Hydrolysed yeasts, salmon oil2% eachYeasts season the kibble; salmon oil brings the omega 3.
Egg shells1%The calcium source, putting calcium at 1.21% of dry matter.
Pea flour, dried blackcurrant0.2% blackcurrant
MOS, rosemary, thyme, yucca, FOS120 down to 70 mg/kgPrebiotics and botanicals, every one dosed.
Inactivated Lactobacillus helveticus

Organic zinc, iron, manganese, copper and selenium, with a full vitamin run from A to B12 and choline, all dosed in print.

Named ingredients

Beef protein (28 %), fresh beef (26 %), rice (25 %), beef fat (preserved with tocopherols, 8 %), dried apple pulp, (7 %), hydrolysed yeasts (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), egg shells (a source of calcium, 1 %), pea flour, dried blackcurrant (0.2 %), mannan-oligosaccharides (120 mg/kg), dried rosemary (100 mg/kg), dried thyme (100 mg/kg), Mojave yucca (80 mg/kg), fructo-oligosaccharides (70 mg/kg), inactivated bacteria and parts thereof (Lactobacillus helveticus HA - 122, 15 x 109 cells/kg).

Against the range

One small-breed adult kibble with beef declared twice at the top, as beef protein at 28% and fresh beef at 26%, then rice at 25% and beef fat at 8%. Every animal is named by species, with salmon oil and egg shells the only others. Prebiotics, botanicals and the trace minerals all carry printed doses.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

383 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

6.2%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

6.8%

Carbs

43.2%

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

56.3%

Carbs

26.5%

Veg

2.1%

Oils

4.7%

Other

10.5%

Pricing & size