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Techni-Cal Lifestages · dry

Techni-Cal Lifestages Large Breed Adult review

A middling dry food - fine, with clear compromises. Feeding it costs about 72p a day for a typical adult dog - the breakdown below shows exactly what that buys.

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DryAdultNaturalSensitive stomachJoint careSkin and coatDigestion
ODF Score 51/100 Average
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Top 72%scores higher than 28% of rated foodsacross all 3420 foods we've scored
Averagescore bandthe dot marks where it sits among every food we've rated
£0.72 approx.per day for a 15 kg dogcheaper than 69% of dry foods
359kcal 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 58/100 across 13 ingredients (no percentages declared - position-based estimates used). Named meat is only 2% of the recognised recipe, so the quality score is anchored down towards a plant-led food.
19.1 / 40
Label clarity
Every ingredient individually named (+5); no percentages declared at all - the recipe is unverifiable; meat sources named (+2); recipe reads as a fixed formula (+2).
9 / 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 not declared and no named meat leads the label.
0 / 15
Nutritional balance
Estimated carbohydrate 53% dry matter (high); fat 13.2% DM in the healthy band; fibre 3.5% DM (+2); ash 7.7% DM - sensible mineral load (+2); functional extras: omega-3 source, pre/probiotics, joint support (+2).
6.4 / 10
Processing
Assumed extruded kibble (standard high-heat process).
6 / 10
ODF Score
Algorithm v1.4.0 · scored July 30, 2026 · full methodology public
51 / 100

Our analysis

Breaking the 51 down: the biggest single loss is ingredient quality, where it takes 19.1 of a possible 40. Its strongest showing is additives at 10 of 10.

The label declares no meat percentage at all, so there is no way to verify how much of the recipe is animal protein, and the ingredient list is only partly specific.

At about 72p 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 does not.

Ingredients

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

Meat & fish

Fish Meal

Carbs & grains

RiceBarleyOats

Fruit & veg

Beet Pulp

Oils & fats

Chicken FatPork FatSalmon Oil Cold Pressed

Supplements & extras

Sodium ChlorideFructo-OligosaccharidesPotassium ChlorideGlucosamineChondroitin Sulphate
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
12 kg£42.99£3.58

How heavy is your dog?

A typical 15 kg adult dog needs about 202 g a day = £0.72 / day, £21.89 / 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, 359 kcal/100g, to get the grams above - a denser food needs fewer grams.
  3. Cost: multiply the grams by this food's price, £3.58 / 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

23.1 % DM
Directory average: 28.3

Fat

13.2 % DM
Directory average: 14.9

Est. carbs

52.5 % DM
Directory average: 45.1

Fibre

3.5 % DM
Directory average: 3.7

Ash

7.7 % DM
Directory average: 7.9

Energy

359 kcal/100g
Directory average: 374

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

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

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