Calibra

Calibra Premium Line Adult Large review

Name: Calibra Premium Line Adult Large
Brand: Calibra

65.1/100Good

DryAdult

Calibra's everyday formula, sized for big dogs. Chicken protein at 36% leads a corn and oat base, and the joint support is printed where large breed owners will look for it. It reaches our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults; the feeding chart runs from 30kg to 90kg and beyond
Heavy frames. Glucosamine at 260 mg/kg and chondroitin sulphate at 160 mg/kg are on the bag
Dogs that do well on chicken, the only named meat
Gut support with a dose against each item: MOS, FOS and beta glucans

Worth watching

Poultry fat with no species named, which only matters for a specific bird intolerance
Corn second on the list, share not given
Salmon oil at 1%, so fish is always present

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

How this scores

How we score

65.1/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed adults. At 375 kcal per 100g it runs a little richer than the typical dry food, so trim the portion for a less active giant.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Calibra Premium Line Adult Large 65.1

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The label earns its Outstanding transparency; the recipe underneath is conventional chicken and cereal, and the score reflects both.

What's in it

Chicken protein36%Dried before mixing, so it carries its full weight into the kibble.
CornNo percentage given.
Oats16%
Poultry fat5%Bird not named.
Dried apple pulp, brewer's yeast3% appleYeast for B vitamins.
Hydrolysed chicken liver2%For taste.
Salmon oil1%
Carrots, peas, dried parsley, dried kelp1% down to 0.4%
Glucosamine, chondroitine sulphate260 and 160 mg/kgSensible for heavy frames.
MOS, FOS, Mojave yucca, beta glucans150 down to 40 mg/kgGut support; the yucca is there with stool odour in mind.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with biotin, plus copper, zinc, iron, manganese, iodine and selenium, each listed by amount.

Named ingredients

Chicken protein 36 %, corn, oats 16 %, poultry fat 5 %, dried apple pulp 3 %, brewer's yeast, hydrolysed chicken liver 2 %, salmon oil 1 %, carrots 1 %, peas 1 %, dried parsley 0.5 %, dried kelp 0.4 % (Ascophyllum nodosum), glucosamine (260 mg/kg), chondroitine sulphate (160 mg/kg), mannan-oligosaccharides (150 mg/kg), fructo-oligosaccharides (80 mg/kg), Mojave yucca (80 mg/kg), β-glucans (40 mg/kg).

Against the range

One large breed recipe built on chicken protein at 36%, with corn and oats at 16% for the starch. Joint, gut and odour additions are all dosed in mg/kg on the label.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

375 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

7.1%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

15.4%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

46.4%

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

38%

Carbs

35.1%

Veg

4.4%

Oils

Other

16.5%

Pricing & size