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Concept for Life · dry

Concept for Life X-Large Adult review

A solid, honest dry food. Just 23.5% declared meat content. Feeding it costs about 42p a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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ODF Score 73/100 Good
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Top 52%scores higher than 48% of rated foodsacross all 3075 foods we've scored
Goodscore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£0.42per day for a 10 kg dogcheaper than 85% of dry foods
23.5%declared meat content
Germanybrand origin

Where the points went

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

Ingredient quality
Weighted ingredient quality 69/100 across 19 ingredients (declared percentages used for 9, position estimates for the rest).
27.8 / 40
Label clarity
Vague category terms on the label (lignocellulose) - naming points withheld; percentages cover 45% of the recipe (+2.7); meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
6.7 / 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 ~76.4% fresh-equivalent (added up from every named meat on the label; dried meats counted at their fresh weight).
15 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 41% dry matter (moderate); fat 21.7% DM is high (obesity/pancreatitis watch) (-0.4); moisture not declared - 8% assumed for the dry-matter maths; fibre 2.2% DM (+2); ash 7.3% DM - sensible mineral load (+2); functional extras: omega-3 source, joint support, pre/probiotics (+2).
7.9 / 10
Processing
Assumed extruded kibble (standard high-heat process).
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.1 · scored August 19, 2026 · full methodology public
73 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 73 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 27.8 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is declared meat content at 15 of 15.

The label declares 23.5% meat, which is a low figure, and a declared low figure is still more honest than silence, and the ingredient list is only partly specific.

At about 42p a day to feed a 10kg 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

poultry protein 23.5%rich in chickenfresh chicken meat 20%

Carbs & grains

ricemaizemaize proteinlignocellulose

Fruit & veg

dried beet pulp de-sugaredaronia extract 0.1%rich in polyphenols

Oils & fats

poultry fatsalmon oil 0.5%sunflower oil 0.35%

Supplements & extras

linseedsodium chlorideegg driedyeast extract 0.2%chicory inulin 0.1%Algaeglucosamine 0.04%chondroitin 0.02% hop and green tea extract 0.02%rich in flavonoids
Good qualityAcceptable / watch the amountRed flagGeneric / neutralOutlined = first five on the label
Additives (as declared on the label)
Nutritional additives: Vitamin A 12000 IU, vitamin D 1400 IU, vitamin E 500mg, vitamin C 550mg, L-carnitine 200mg, taurine 2000mg, vitamin B1 15mg, vitamin B2 (as riboflavin) 15mg, vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine hydrochloride) 10mg, vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) 220mcg, niacin 35mg, calcium-D-pantothenate 35mg, folic acid 1.2mg, biotin 300mcg, choline chloride 2500mg, copper (as copper (II) sulphate, pentahydrate) 12.5mg, zinc (as zinc sulphate, monohydrate) 100mg, iron (as iron (II) sulphate, monohydrate) 250mg, manganese (as manganese (II) sulphate, monohydrate) 30mg, iodine (as calcium iodate, anhydrous) 2.2mg, selenium (as sodium selenite) 0.40mg. Technological additives: Antioxidants

Feeding & cost

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

Pack sizeRRPPer kg
12 kg£38.00£3.17

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 10 kg adult dog needs about 136 g a day = £0.42 / day, £12.77 / 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 10 kg dog works out near 534 kcal).
  2. Portion: divide that by this food's energy density, 392 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £3.08 / 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. Try the full feeding calculator

Nutrition

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

Protein

28.3 % DM
Directory average: 28.2

Fat

21.7 % DM
Directory average: 14.8

Est. carbs

40.5 % DM
Directory average: 45.2

Fibre

2.2 % DM
Directory average: 3.6

Ash

7.3 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

Moisture isn't declared on this label - dry-matter figures assume 8% (typical for a dry food) and are marked estimated.

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

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