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Lifestage Grain Free Raw Puppy: Chicken & Beef review

Name: Lifestage Grain Free Raw Puppy: Chicken & Beef
Brand: Lifestage

87.4/100Outstanding

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Flavour

Two raw puppy recipes built to the same standard as an adult raw diet, both in our Outstanding band. What sets them apart is how complete the label is: every animal, vegetable and extra carries a percentage. Organ meat is generous, and it does the job a vitamin premix would do elsewhere.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners who want bone, organ and muscle meat each listed on its own
Puppies headed for any adult size; the guide runs from a 2kg pup to a 30kg one
Rotating proteins from the start. The two recipes share a build and swap the animals
Grain-free feeding, with vegetables and fruit filling the non-animal fifth
Anyone who likes the small extras named, down to chicory root and kelp at 0.25%

Worth watching

No calcium figure on either label. A large breed owner should ask Lifestage for it
Salmon oil in both and white fish leading one, so neither is fish free
Beef tripe and kidney in both tubs, the turkey and fish one included
Freezer space, overnight thawing in the fridge and careful washing up with a puppy underfoot

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

How this scores

How we score

87.4/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. Check the calcium figure with Lifestage before a large-breed pup grows on it.

Food type

Raw

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Chicken 87.4
Turkey 84.8

All two Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

Both hold their own in the strongest field we score, with the Chicken & Beef a nose ahead; let your puppy's tolerance decide.

What's in it

Chicken with bone40%Bone is the calcium source.
Beef tripe15%A ruminant's stomach, easily digested.
Chicken liver10%Vitamin A, B12, copper and iron in quantity.
Beef with bone10%
Beef kidney5%
Green vegetables9%The one general phrase, which could change between batches.
Carrots, butternut squash, blueberries5% down to 1%
Salmon oil0.5%Omega 3 the meat and veg will not supply alone.
Chicory root, kelp0.25% eachInulin for the gut, iodine from the kelp.

No calcium figure on the label. For a large-breed puppy, ask Lifestage for it.

Named ingredients

Chicken with bone (40%), beef tripe (15%), chicken liver (10%), beef with bone (10%), beef kidney (5%), green vegetables (9%), carrots (5%), butternut squash (4%), blueberries (1%), salmon oil (0.5%), chicory root (0.25%), kelp (0.25%).

Against the range

Lead animal: Chicken with bone, 40%; White fish with bone, 40%
Fat, dry matter: 45.9%; 23.4%
Energy: 163 kcal per 100g; 98
Liver: Chicken liver, 10%; Turkey liver, 5%

The richer of the pair, so it feeds in smaller portions.

Both tubs put 80% animal in the bowl, every muscle meat, bone and organ with its own percentage. Beef tripe at 15% and beef kidney at 5% are in both. The rest is green vegetables at 9%, carrots at 5%, butternut squash at 4% and blueberries at 1%, finished with salmon oil, chicory root and kelp.

The animals change and so does the analysis: the Chicken & Beef is rich, the Turkey & Fish lean and high in protein. Neither label prints calcium.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

162.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

12%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

69.5%

Dry weight

Protein

39.3%

Fat

45.9%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

1.7%

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

80%

Veg

18.5%

Oils

0.5%

Other

Pricing & size