Lifestage

Lifestage Raw Puppy review

Name: Lifestage Raw Puppy
Brand: Lifestage

90.6/100Outstanding

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A raw puppy food in our Outstanding band, with a longer and more considered list than most. Liver at 8% is a serious inclusion for a growing dog. The label declares nearly everything, which makes the missing calcium figure stand out.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Owners who want the whole recipe named, from the chicken with bone down to the marigold
Growing dogs that need their micronutrients declared, each with a printed dose
Joint support from the start: glucosamine at 400 mg/kg, chondroitin at 300 mg/kg
Puppies with an unsettled middle. Chicory extract, inulin and MOS are all in
Anything from a small breed to a giant, with the guide covering 5kg to 40kg

Worth watching

No calcium figure; ask Lifestage before this becomes a large-breed pup's only food
Beef kidney and salmon oil sit behind the chicken
Frozen raw food, so set the hygiene routine early
Under twelve months the amounts run to about double the adult rows

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

How this scores

How we score

90.6/100Outstanding

Protein and processingOutstanding

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueOutstanding

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies of every size. If yours is a large breed, get the calcium figure from Lifestage before feeding this alone.

Food type

Raw

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Lifestage Raw Puppy 90.6

All one Outstanding. Typical raw food: Outstanding.

A shade above the typical raw puppy food in the strongest field we score, with not one vague entry on the list.

What's in it

Chicken with bone68.5%The bone is where the calcium comes from, though no figure is printed.
Carrot10%
Chicken liver8%A serious inclusion: vitamin A, B12, copper, iron and folate.
Broccoli5%
Beef kidney4%The only other animal besides the salmon oil.
Spinach, kale2%, 1%
Salmon oil
Chicory extract, inulin, MOS, yeast, yucca extractPrebiotics for a puppy's digestion while it finds its feet.
Glucosamine, chondroitin400 and 300 mg/kgDoses that give the joints something to work with.
Thyme, cranberry, dandelion root, marigold, ginger, turmericTrace level, more seasoning than nutrition.

Vitamins A, D3 and E with iron and iodine, and zinc, manganese and copper each given twice, as a sulphate and as a better-absorbed glycine chelate.

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

Named ingredients

Chicken with Bone (68.5%), Carrot (10%), Chicken Liver (8%), Broccoli (5%), Beef Kidney (4%), Spinach (2%), Kale (1%), Salmon Oil, Chicory Extract, Inulin, MOS, Yeast, Glucosamine (400 mg/kg), Chondroitin (300 mg/kg), Yucca Extract, Thyme, Cranberry, Dandelion Root, Marigold, Ginger, Turmeric.

Against the range

One raw puppy recipe, chicken first and chicken throughout: chicken with bone at 68.5%, chicken liver at 8% and beef kidney at 4%, with carrot, broccoli, spinach and kale making up most of the rest. Every entry is named, the vitamin and trace element panel is dosed, and the one missing figure is calcium.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

130.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

14%

Fat

Fibre

0.5%

Ash

Moisture

73%

Dry weight

Protein

51.9%

Fat

33.3%

Fibre

1.9%

Ash

7.4%

Carbs

5.5%

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

80.5%

Veg

18.4%

Oils

0.5%

Other

0.6%

Pricing & size