Calibra

Calibra Life Fresh Beef Junior Small & Medium review

Name: Calibra Life Fresh Beef Junior Small & Medium
Brand: Calibra

69.8/100Good

DryPuppy

A beef-led puppy kibble sized for dogs that will finish below large-breed weight, and it lands in our Good band. The calcium is the detail that marks it out: sourced from named egg shells and converting to 1.21% of dry matter. Energy runs at 392 kcal per 100g, richer than the typical puppy bag.

View on Amazon

Affiliate link. As an Amazon Associate, Off the Leash earns from qualifying purchases.

Our view

Likely to suit

Small and medium breed puppies, the two sizes it was built for
Busy young dogs, at 392 kcal per 100g against 376 for a typical puppy kibble
Owners who want calcium printed with its source
Pups with unsettled digestion: MOS, FOS and an inactivated Lactobacillus helveticus culture
Households that like named fats, with beef fat, salmon oil and algae oil all listed

Worth watching

Rice at 24%, if you keep grain out of the bowl
Fish and egg on a beef bag, from salmon oil and egg shells
No glucosamine or chondroitin here; the large breed version has them

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

How this scores

How we score

69.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small and medium breed puppies. Weigh the scoop against the bag's growth chart, since this is a richer kibble than most.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Small, Medium

Main protein

Beef

The score, in context

Calibra Life Fresh Beef Junior Small & Medium 69.8

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

It sits level with the middle of the puppy dry field, carried by the split beef and the printed calcium, and held back by the rice behind them.

What's in it

Beef protein28%A dried concentrate, so close to its printed weight in the finished kibble.
Fresh beef26%Weighed wet; shrinks in cooking.
Rice24%The binder and main starch. Easy on a young gut.
Beef fat10%Preserved with tocopherols.
Dried apple pulp6%Gentle fibre.
Hydrolysed yeasts, salmon oil2% eachSalmon oil brings long-chain omega 3 for brain and eye development.
Egg shells1%The named calcium source.
Pea flour
Algae oil, dried blackcurrant0.3%, 0.2%A second source of omega 3.
MOS, rosemary, thyme, yucca, FOS, Lactobacillus helveticus120 mg/kg down to 70 mg/kgGut support and herbs.

A fully dosed vitamin panel, with zinc, iron, manganese, copper and selenium in organic forms.

Named ingredients

Beef protein (28 %), fresh beef (26 %), rice (24 %), beef fat (preserved with tocopherols, 10 %), dried apple pulp (6 %), hydrolysed yeasts (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), egg shells (a source of calcium, 1 %), pea flour, algae oil (0.3 %, Schizochytrium limacinum), 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 recipe: beef in two forms ahead of rice at 24%, beef fat for energy, and a calcium source named on the list with its figure printed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

392 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.8%

Fat

17.6%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

42.8%

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

57.9%

Carbs

26.5%

Veg

Oils

5.3%

Other

4.4%

Pricing & size

Price per kilo: £4.99 (RRP)
Pack: 2.5kg, 12kg, 20 kg (sold under the trade name "Calibra Dog Breeder Junior Small & Medium Fresh Beef 20kg" - https://calibrastore.co.uk/products/calibra-dog-breeder-junior-small-medium-fresh-beef-20kg)
A 15kg dog eats (our estimate): 190 to 235 g a day, 210 in the middle
Cost per day, 15kg dog: £1.05

Mid-market for a dry food, and fair value for the quality in the bag.

Ingredients and nutrition are taken from manufacturer data. Retailer pricing is not yet live for this food.