Calibra

Calibra Verve Adult Large Breed review

Name: Calibra Verve Adult Large Breed
Brand: Calibra

71.9/100Excellent

DryAdult

The Verve chicken and duck formula rebuilt for big frames, finishing in our Excellent band. Fresh deboned chicken still leads at 30%, duck protein follows at 26%, and the fat is eased down. The joint stack goes past the usual pair, with Boswellia and green-lipped mussel joining glucosamine and chondroitin.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large breed adults. The kibble, feeding curve and fat level are all shaped for bigger frames
Joint-conscious owners: glucosamine at 260 mg/kg, chondroitin sulphate at 160 mg/kg, Boswellia serrata at 80 mg/kg and green-lipped mussel extract at 50 mg/kg, all printed
Grain-free homes, with potatoes at 16% and pumpkin standing in for cereal
Dogs that need meat to lead, since chicken and duck make up most of the recipe on our estimate

Worth watching

Salmon oil and an unnamed poultry fat, so it is neither fish free nor limited to chicken and duck
Built for steady maintenance. A large dog in serious work will need portions above the table

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

How this scores

How we score

71.9/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large breed adults. The label's feeding table starts at 30kg, so a lighter dog's portion is our estimate and needs checking against the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Calibra Verve Adult Large Breed 71.9

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Open labelling lifts this one, while the rest holds a comfortable middle of named animal content, moderate carbohydrate and a properly dosed additive list.

What's in it

Fresh deboned chicken30%Leads the recipe.
Duck protein26%A concentrated dried protein that holds its weight through cooking.
Potatoes16%The main starch, keeping the recipe grain free.
Poultry fatUnnamed poultry, so not strictly chicken and duck.
Pumpkin, peas, dried apple pulp4% down to 3%Apple pulp for gentle fibre.
Hydrolysed poultry protein, yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver3%, 2% for the liverThe flavour work.
Salmon oil2%Marine omega 3s.
Chicory root powder, dried pineapple, prebioticsPrebiotics printed: mannan-oligosaccharides 150 mg/kg, beta-glucans 120 mg/kg, fructo-oligosaccharides 100 mg/kg.
Glucosamine, chondroitine sulphate, Mojave yuccaThe joint stack, every dose printed.
Boswellia serrata, green-lipped mussel extractBoswellia is a plant resin with a long history in joint care; the mussel is prized for its unusual omega 3s.

A full vitamin panel with every trace mineral in an organic chelated form, each one dosed.

Named ingredients

Fresh deboned chicken (30 %), duck protein (26 %), potatoes (16 %), poultry fat, pumpkin (4 %), peas (4 %), apple pulp dried (3 %), hydrolysed poultry protein (3 %), yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), chicory root powder (0.2 %), pineapple dried (0.1 %), prebiotics (mannan-oligosaccharides 150 mg/kg, β-glucans 120 mg/kg, fructo-oligosaccharides 100 mg/kg), glucosamine (260 mg/kg), chondroitine sulphate (160 mg/kg), Mojave yucca (100 mg/kg), Boswellia serrata dried (80 mg/kg), green-lipped mussels extract (Perna canaliculus, 50 mg/kg).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

367 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

14%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

33.3%

Fat

15.6%

Fibre

3.9%

Ash

7.8%

Carbs

39.4%

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

61.3%

Carbs

20%

Veg

7.2%

Oils

5.4%

Other

Pricing & size