Techni-Cal

Techni-Cal Lifestages Puppy / Junior review

Name: Techni-Cal Lifestages Puppy / Junior
Brand: Techni-Cal

72.7/100Excellent

DryPuppy

An energy-dense poultry kibble for growing dogs, in our Excellent band. Three dehydrated birds open the list together, and energy is declared at 393 kcal per 100g against the 376 typical. Calcium and phosphorus are nowhere on the label.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Busy, fast growing puppies that need the tank kept topped up
Pups that do well on poultry
Households happy to feed wheat and maize
Owners who like the fatty acids printed, omega 3 at 5.66g per kilo

Worth watching

No calcium figure, so a large breed puppy's mineral plan cannot be checked
Three birds and wheat in one recipe, neither single bird nor wheat free

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

How this scores

How we score

72.7/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies and juniors. The maker's guide is grams per kilo of the pup's own bodyweight, so redo the sum at every weigh in.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Techni-Cal Lifestages Puppy / Junior 72.7

All one Excellent. Typical dry food: Good.

A meaty opening and an open label lift it; the missing mineral figures are the gap a growth food should not have.

What's in it

Dehydrated chicken, turkey and duckWater removed first, so the figure is close to what the kibble holds. No split between the three birds.
WheatThe cereal more dogs turn out intolerant of than any other.
MaizeDigestible energy once cooked.
Chicken fatCarries much of the energy.
Beet pulp
Salmon oil (cold pressed)Long chain omega 3 for a puppy's brain and eyes.
Dried apple, brewers yeast, linseedPectin, B vitamins and a plant omega 3.
Sodium chlorideAdded salt, for taste.
Fructo-oligosaccharidesA prebiotic for a young gut.

A full vitamin panel with choline, and omega 3 and omega 6 figures; no trace elements are published.

No calcium or phosphorus printed on a growth food. For a big pup, ask the maker for them.

Named ingredients

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

Against the range

One recipe with a short list. Dehydrated chicken, turkey and duck open it as a single entry, wheat and maize carry the starch, and chicken fat and cold pressed salmon oil supply the energy. The label prints omega 3 and omega 6 figures but no trace minerals.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

393 kcal/100g

Protein

31%

Fat

16%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

34.1%

Fat

17.6%

Fibre

2.2%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

39.5%

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

62.1%

Carbs

30.6%

Veg

1.1%

Oils

4.8%

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size