Lifestage

Lifestage Puppy/Junior review

Name: Lifestage Puppy/Junior
Brand: Lifestage

66.6/100Good

DryPuppy

A growth kibble with turkey as the only animal anywhere on the list, down to the fat and the gravy. The 43% turkey total is broken into four parts, each with a figure. It joins the typical growth kibble in our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies held to one animal protein, with the fat and gravy named as turkey too
Moving a dog away from chicken
Growing dogs from puppyhood through the junior stage
A gut-friendly routine: fructooligosaccharides and a yeast hydrolysate supply the prebiotics

Worth watching

No calcium figure on a growth food. Ask Lifestage, especially for a big dog
Brown rice, white rice and oats make up a large share, so not for a grain-free household

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

How this scores

How we score

66.6/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Written for puppies and juniors. Feed from the age bands on the bag's chart, and get the calcium figure from Lifestage if your pup will finish at a big adult size.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Main protein

Turkey

The score, in context

Lifestage Puppy/Junior 66.6

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The label is the strongest part of the showing; the missing calcium figure is the usual gap on a growth food.

What's in it

Turkey meal27%Already dried, so this share travels into the kibble largely intact.
Turkey fat9%Named to the same bird.
Freshly prepared turkey4%Its water bakes off.
Turkey gravy3%
Brown rice, white rice20% eachGentle starches for a young gut, and a substantial part of the bag.
Oats12%Fibre and micronutrients.
Pea proteinThe only other protein of note.
LinseedPlant omega 3 for coat and skin.
Fructooligosaccharides, yeast hydrolysateTwo prebiotics; the yeast is a source of MOS and beta glucans.
Minerals, lucerne, dried seaweed, yucca, dried dandelion

A fully figured panel, from zinc oxide at 100 mg and iron at 50 mg per kilogram down to selenium at 0.1 mg, with vitamins A, D3 and E quantified.

No calcium figure on a growth food. Ask Lifestage for it, especially where a pup will finish big.

Named ingredients

Turkey (43%), Turkey Meal (27%), Turkey Fat (9%), Freshly Prepared Turkey (4%), Turkey Gravy (3%), Brown Rice (20%), White Rice (20%), Oats (12%), Pea Protein, Linseed, Minerals, Lucerne, Fructooligosaccharides (Fos), Yeast Hydrolysate (A Natural Source Of Mos And Beta Glucans), Dried Seaweed, Yucca Schidigera, Dried Dandelion

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

357 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

29%

Fat

14%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.9%

Fat

15.4%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

7.7%

Carbs

42.8%

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

55.8%

Carbs

37.7%

Oils

6.5%

Pricing & size