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Calibra Life Junior Small Breed review

DryPuppyNaturalFussy eatersSkin and coatDigestionHigh energy
Very good

A genuinely strong dry food. 45% declared meat content is respectable, and the label tells you exactly what is inside. Feeding it costs about 80p a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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Top 20%scores higher than 80% of rated foodsacross all 3530 foods we've scored
Very goodscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£0.80 approx.per day for a 15 kg dogcheaper than 60% of dry foods
45%declared meat content
409kcal per 100 g

Where the points went

The full breakdown, exactly as the algorithm scored it. How our rating works

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 68/100 across 13 ingredients (declared percentages used for 8, position estimates for the rest).
27.2 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); percentages cover 97% of the recipe (+5.8); meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
14.8 / 15
Additives
No artificial colours, flavours, controversial preservatives or added sugars found.
10 / 10
Red flags
No red-flag ingredients.
0 / 0
Meat content
Meat content ~100% fresh-equivalent (added up from every named meat on the label; dried meats counted at their fresh weight).
15 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 31% dry matter (moderate); fat 23.1% DM in the healthy band; fibre 3.1% DM (+2); ash 7.5% DM - sensible mineral load (+2); functional extras: omega-3 source, pre/probiotics, named botanicals (+2).
9.8 / 10
Processing
Assumed extruded kibble (standard high-heat process).
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 · scored July 28, 2026 · full methodology public
83 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 83 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 27.2 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is declared meat content at 15 of 15.

The label declares 45% meat, which is a real number, which already puts it ahead of the many that print none, and the ingredient list names things individually rather than hiding them in catch-all categories.

At about 80p a day to feed a 15kg dog, the question is not whether it is cheap but whether the label justifies the price - and on our scoring, it broadly does.

Ingredients

Straight from the label, grouped by role - every ingredient is coloured by our published classification and links to its full page.

Meat & fish

Chicken Protein 45%Hydrolysed Poultry Protein 5%Hydrolysed Chicken Liver 2%

Carbs & grains

Rice 20%Brewers Rice 7%

Fruit & veg

Apple Pulp Dried 3%

Oils & fats

Poultry Fat 13%Salmon Oil 2%

Supplements & extras

YeastsPrebioticsMannanoligosaccharides 150mg/kgBeta Glucans 120mg/kgFructooligosaccharides 100mg/kgDried Rosemary & Thyme 250mg/kgMojave Yucca 100mg/kgLactobacillus Acidophilus Ha 122 Inactivated 15 × 109 Cells/kg
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label

Feeding & cost

What a bag actually costs to feed - worked out per dog, not per pack.

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
6 kg£26.97£4.50

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 177 g a day = £0.80 / day, £24.32 / month.

How we work this out
  1. Energy: an adult dog at rest needs about 95 × weight0.75 kcal a day (the FEDIAF maintenance formula - a 15 kg dog works out near 725 kcal).
  2. Portion: divide that by this food's energy density, 409 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £4.50 / kg, for the daily cost, then by 30.4 days for the month.

Estimates scale to your dog's weight and the food's calorie density - a denser food needs fewer grams. A rough guide; always follow the pack. This is a puppy food, but the figures above are for an adult dog at maintenance - the same reference we use on every food so costs stay comparable. A growing puppy needs roughly twice the energy for its weight, so feed to the pack, not to this. Try the full feeding calculator

Nutrition

Declared analysis converted to a dry-matter basis, so wet and dry foods compare fairly.

Protein

35.2 % DM
Directory average: 28.2

Fat

23.1 % DM
Directory average: 14.9

Est. carbs

31.2 % DM
Directory average: 45.1

Fibre

3.1 % DM
Directory average: 3.7

Ash

7.5 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

Energy

409 kcal/100g
Directory average: 374

Carbohydrates are estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fibre, ash and moisture.

Similar foods that score higher

Same type and life stage, better ODF Score, comparable price per day.

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