Calibra

Calibra Verve Adult Medium & Large Breed review

Name: Calibra Verve Adult Medium & Large Breed
Brand: Calibra

71.2/100Excellent

DryAdult

The fish recipe in the Calibra Verve range, salmon and herring on a grain-free potato base, and it comes out in our Excellent band. The joint stack runs deep, with Boswellia and green-lipped mussel behind the usual pair. Because the herring is dried, the finished analysis stays properly meaty.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium and large adults, the frames the kibble and feeding curve are drawn for
Dogs that itch or grumble on the common land meats
Feeding for joints. Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, Boswellia serrata and green-lipped mussel extract are all dosed
Grain-free homes, with potatoes and pumpkin doing the binding
A dog that lights up at anything fishy

Worth watching

Hydrolysed chicken liver and unnamed poultry fat, so it cannot anchor a strict chicken elimination trial
A stronger smell than poultry kibble, which dogs love and open-plan kitchens learn to live with

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

How this scores

How we score

71.2/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium and large adults. The label's table asks 170 grams a day for a 15kg dog; feed to condition and adjust from there.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Medium, Large

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Calibra Verve Adult Medium & Large Breed 71.2

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

Named fish, restrained starch and an additive table where everything is measured put it a step clear of the typical adult kibble.

What's in it

Fresh deboned salmon30%The fresh half of the fish.
Herring protein30%Dried, so it holds its weight through cooking and keeps protein at 33.3% of dry matter.
Potatoes13%The main starch; no cereal anywhere.
Poultry fatThe main added fat, with no species named. It matters if you chose fish to escape poultry.
Pumpkin, peas, dried apple pulp4%, 3%, 2%
Yeasts
Hydrolysed chicken liver2%The flavour work. Poultry again.
Salmon oil2%More omega 3 on top of the fish.
Kelp, dried pineapple, prebiotics0.2%, 0.1%, MOS 150 mg/kgKelp for natural iodine.
Glucosamine, chondroitine sulphate, Mojave yucca, Boswellia serrata, green-lipped mussel extract260 down to 50 mg/kgA joint stack as deep as the large-breed recipe's.

Trace minerals in organic chelated forms, fully dosed, with a complete B-vitamin suite and vitamin C at 250 mg a kilo.

Named ingredients

Fresh deboned salmon (30 %), herring protein (30 %), potatoes (13 %), poultry fat, pumpkin (4 %), peas (3 %), apple pulp dried (2 %), yeasts, hydrolysed chicken liver (2 %), salmon oil (2 %), kelp (0.2 %, Ascophyllum nodosum), 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

Fresh deboned salmon and herring protein split the animal side at 30% each on a grain-free potato base. Poultry fat and hydrolysed chicken liver sit behind them, and the additive table is long, chelated and fully dosed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

372 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

15%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

10%

Dry weight

Protein

33.3%

Fat

16.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

8.9%

Carbs

37.8%

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

62.5%

Carbs

16%

Veg

6.2%

Oils

6.9%

Other

8.5%

Pricing & size