Techni-Cal

Techni-Cal Lifestages Mini Adult review

Name: Techni-Cal Lifestages Mini Adult
Brand: Techni-Cal

66.7/100Good

DryAdult

A Good, plainly built kibble for small adults, with a dehydrated three-bird entry ahead of wheat and maize. It is energy dense at 378 kcal per 100 grams, so a small stomach takes a whole day's food in a modest bowl. The omega side, cold-pressed salmon oil with whole linseed, is its quiet strength.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small-breed adults from 1kg up to 10kg, the span of the feeding table
Small dogs with large appetites
Owners who prefer a short list of familiar ingredients
Coats on show: omega 3 is declared at 5.09 g
Fussier eaters, as brewers yeast and chicken fat are reliable palatants

Worth watching

Wheat second on the list, worth a thought for an itchy dog
Chicken, turkey and duck in one entry with no split between the birds
No zinc, copper or manganese figures published

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

How this scores

How we score

66.7/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults. The label's own table asks 95 grams for a 5kg dog and 30 grams for a 1kg one, far below the 15kg figure we print.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Techni-Cal Lifestages Mini Adult 66.7

All one Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The cereals and an unpublished mineral panel hold it to the middle, with nothing troubling further down.

What's in it

Dehydrated chicken, turkey and duckWater already out, so first place means more than fresh meat would. Three birds, no proportions.
WheatNamed in more food intolerances than any other cereal.
MaizeReadily available energy, and a good part of why the kibble is so dense.
Chicken fat
Beet pulpFirms a stool without weighing the gut down.
Salmon oil (cold pressed), linseedCold pressing spares the fragile fats that heat damages.
Brewers yeastB vitamins and a savoury note.
Dried apple
Fructo-oligosaccharides, sodium chlorideA prebiotic, then ordinary added salt.

A fully dosed vitamin panel, vitamin E at 300 mg and choline chloride at 1640 mg among it; no trace mineral doses are published.

No zinc, copper or manganese figures on the label, the minerals skin and coat lean on hardest.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated chicken, turkey and duck, wheat, maize, chicken fat, beet pulp, salmon oil (cold pressed), brewers yeast, linseed, dried apple, fructo-oligosaccharides, sodium chloride.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

378 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.5%

Fat

15.4%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

47.8%

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

62.2%

Carbs

30.6%

Veg

0.5%

Oils

4.8%

Other

1.9%

Pricing & size