Lifestage

Lifestage Naturals Dog Food Large Breed Adult review

Name: Lifestage Naturals Dog Food Large Breed Adult
Brand: Lifestage

45.7/100Average

DryAdult

A plain, lean, high-fibre kibble for large adult dogs, in our Average band. What it does well is show you what is in it: the fish is split into four itemised parts and most plant entries carry a percentage. Rice and barley carry most of the bowl.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Big dogs that eat plainly and happily on a simple recipe
Dogs that do well on fish, the source of all the named meat
Homes with no objection to grain
Bulk without richness: fat at 9.0% and crude fibre at 7.0%
Very large dogs, with the label's table running past 70kg

Worth watching

Chicken fat on the list, so poultry is not left out despite the fish on the front
White fish with no species named, which puts a strict elimination trial out of reach
Barley carries gluten, and carbohydrate reaches an estimated 56.9% of dry matter

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

How this scores

How we score

45.7/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large adult dogs, and better suited to a calm routine than hard work. Portion from the label's table, which asks 300 to 405 grams a day for a dog of 20 to 30kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Large

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Lifestage Naturals Dog Food Large Breed Adult 45.7

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

A modest meat share and high grain content set the level; the label at least lets you see exactly what the bowl is.

What's in it

White fish meal19%The concentrated part, already dried. No species named.
Fresh white fish12%Largely water, which the oven drives off.
Fish gravy, fish oil3%, 2%The oil is the omega 3 source for coat and joints.
Brown rice, white rice18% eachEasy for most dogs to digest once cooked.
Barley, peasBarley brings fibre, copper and selenium, and gluten.
Chicken fatStable and palatable, but it means the recipe is not poultry free.
Beet pulp3%
Minerals, lucerneNo individual doses printed for the minerals.
Seaweed0.1%Named as the omega 3 supplement; also a source of iodine.
Yucca schidigera0.03%The old trick for the garden.

Declared ash of 2.5% is unusually low for a complete dry food, so it is worth checking with Lifestage.

Named ingredients

Fish 36% (white fish meal 19%, fresh white fish 12%, fish gravy 3%, fish oil 2%), brown rice (18%), white rice (18%), barley, peas, chicken fat, beet pulp (3%), minerals, lucerne, seaweed (0.1%) (omega 3 supplement), Yucca schidigera (0.03%)

Against the range

One white fish and rice kibble for big adult dogs. Fish makes up 36%, itemised as meal, fresh fish, gravy and oil, with brown and white rice at 18% each behind it and no individual mineral doses printed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

340.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

22%

Fat

Fibre

Ash

2.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

23.4%

Fat

9.6%

Fibre

7.4%

Ash

2.7%

Carbs

56.9%

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

33%

Added water

Carbs

58.7%

Veg

0.1%

Oils

2.5%

Other

2.7%

Pricing & size