Calibra

Calibra Premium Line Junior Large review

Name: Calibra Premium Line Junior Large
Brand: Calibra

65.7/100Good

DryPuppy

A straightforward cereal-based growth kibble for big breeds, in our Good band. The joint package is the reason to look twice, with glucosamine at 280 mg/kg and chondroitin sulphate at 180 mg/kg. Calcium is declared at 1.65% of dry matter, above where large breed growth is usually set, so it is a food to feed with a plan.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed puppies, the build the recipe and chart are written around
Starting joint care early, at declared doses
A big pup better on a steady bowl than a rich one; energy is 377 kcal per 100g
Homes where chicken suits every dog, as it is the only animal named
A delicate gut, with MOS and FOS dosed in print

Worth watching

Calcium at 1.65% of dry matter. Set portions with your vet and keep your pup lean
No percentage on the corn, second on the list
Estimated carbohydrate at 43.6% of dry matter, above the puppy norm
Unnamed poultry fat and salmon oil, so not for an elimination plan

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

How this scores

How we score

65.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed puppies. Talk the calcium figure through with your vet, who can set the ration from your pup's expected adult weight.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Calibra Premium Line Junior Large 65.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

Settles in the middle of the puppy field; the unquantified corn and a starch-heavy analysis keep it there, and the label's detail does the rest.

What's in it

Chicken protein36%Dried, so most of its weight reaches the kibble.
CornNo figure, so the true cereal share stays hidden.
Oats16%Slow releasing and gentle.
Poultry fat6%No bird named.
Dried apple pulp, brewer's yeast3% apple
Hydrolysed chicken liver2%Gives a plain recipe some taste.
Salmon oil2%The omega 3, and the fish on the label.
Carrots, peas, dried parsley, dried kelp1% down to 0.4%
Glucosamine, chondroitine sulphate280 and 180 mg/kgDeclared amounts, aimed at a fast growing skeleton.
MOS, FOS, Mojave yucca, beta glucans160 down to 50 mg/kg

Vitamins A, D3 and E with biotin, and copper, zinc, iron, manganese, iodine and selenium, each with a figure.

Calcium converts to 1.65% of dry matter, above the usual large breed growth target. Plan portions with your vet.

Named ingredients

Chicken protein 36 %, corn, oats 16 %, poultry fat 6 %, dried apple pulp 3 %, brewer's yeast, hydrolysed chicken liver 2 %, salmon oil 2 %, carrots 1 %, peas 1 %, dried parsley 0.5 %, dried kelp 0.4 % (Ascophyllum nodosum), glucosamine (280 mg/kg), chondroitine sulphate (180 mg/kg), mannan-oligosaccharides (160 mg/kg), fructo-oligosaccharides (100 mg/kg), Mojave yucca (100 mg/kg), β-glucans (50 mg/kg).

Against the range

One large breed growth recipe: dried chicken protein at 36%, corn second with no percentage, and oats at 16%. The joint pair, prebiotics and kelp all carry printed doses, and calcium is declared at 1.65% of dry matter.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

377 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

15%

Fibre

2.8%

Ash

7.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

28.6%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

3.1%

Ash

8.2%

Carbs

43.6%

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

34%

Veg

4.4%

Oils

Other

15.6%

Pricing & size