Calibra EXPERT+ Adult Active & Energy Beef
Dry Extruded · completeHigh meatClear label
Our verdict
Is Calibra EXPERT+ Adult Active & Energy Beef a good dog food?
We score it 58/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with beef, rice and tallow as the main ingredients.
41% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Doesn't list chicken, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon oil
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - white
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Find foods that fit your dog.
Nutrition and feeding
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
Feed 1–2 meals per day. Initially, feed the recommended daily amounts and then gradually adjust to maintain your dog in a lean condition. When introducing your dog to a new food, make the change gradually over 7–10 days, increasing the proportion of the new food each day. Fresh drinking water should always be available.
No additives recorded yet.
Ingredients (17)41% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 45.0%
- supplement 19.5%
- carb 17.8%
- oil 10.5%
- fibre 5.7%
- veg 1.5%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dehydrated beef protein (31%) | Beef | meat · medium | 31 | 31.0 |
| 2 | broken rice | Rice - white | carb · medium | - | 6.5 |
| 3 | fresh beef (14%) | Beef | meat · medium | 14 | 14.0 |
| 4 | beef tallow (10%) | Tallow | oil · medium | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | brown rice | Rice - brown / whole grain | carb · medium | - | 6.1 |
| 6 | dried beet pulp | Beet Pulp | fibre · medium | - | 5.7 |
| 7 | hydrolyzed vegetable protein | Vegetable protein extracts | carb · poor | - | 5.3 |
| 8 | yeast (2%) | Yeast | supplement · good | 2 | 2.0 |
| 9 | linseed (1.5%) | Linseed | veg · good | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 10 | minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 4.9 |
| 11 | salmon oil (0.5%) | Salmon Oil | oil · good | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 12 | fructo-oligosaccharides (0.2%) | Fructo-oligosaccharides | supplement · good | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 13 | mannan-oligosaccharides (0.15%) | Mannanoligosaccharides | supplement · good | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| 14 | Yucca schidigera (0.15%) | Yucca Schidigera | supplement · good | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| 15 | chondroitine sulphate | Chondroitin | supplement · good | - | 4.5 |
| 16 | glucosamine sulphate | Glucosamine | supplement · good | - | 4.0 |
| 17 | Lacticaseibacillus paracasei HA-108 inactivated | Lacticaseibacillus paracasei | supplement · good | - | 3.6 |
- 1. dehydrated beef protein (31%)31% declared31.0% estimated
- 2. broken rice6.5% estimated
- 3. fresh beef (14%)14% declared14.0% estimated
- 4. beef tallow (10%)10% declared10.0% estimated
- 5. brown rice6.1% estimated
- 6. dried beet pulp5.7% estimated
- 7. hydrolyzed vegetable protein5.3% estimated
- 8. yeast (2%)2% declared2.0% estimated
- 9. linseed (1.5%)1.5% declared1.5% estimated
- 10. minerals4.9% estimated
- 11. salmon oil (0.5%)0.5% declared0.5% estimated
- 12. fructo-oligosaccharides (0.2%)0.2% declared0.2% estimated
- 13. mannan-oligosaccharides (0.15%)0.15% declared0.1% estimated
- 14. Yucca schidigera (0.15%)0.15% declared0.1% estimated
- 15. chondroitine sulphate4.5% estimated
- 16. glucosamine sulphate4.0% estimated
- 17. Lacticaseibacillus paracasei HA-108 inactivated3.6% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-10-21
Brand and contact: Calibra
- Website
- https://calibrastore.co.uk/
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-10-21
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- calibrastore.co.uk
Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.
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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence
Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall score of 58 out of 100 based on several key factors. The meat content contributed +3.8 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +4.6 points. However, the processing format reduced the score by -6.7 points, and ingredients without printed percentages resulted in a deduction of -4.3 points.
Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.58 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 39.1% | 0.096 | +3.75 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 19.0% | -0.115 | -2.19 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 12.5% | -0.092 | -1.15 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.6% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 21.6% | -0.012 | -0.26 |
| Recipe graded poor | 5.3% | -0.065 | -0.34 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 5.3% | 0.060 | +0.32 |
| Undeclared quantities | 40.5% | -0.106 | -4.28 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Additive penalty | -0.32 | 0.222 | -0.07 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.58 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 39.1% | 0.096 | +3.75 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 19.0% | -0.115 | -2.19 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 12.5% | -0.092 | -1.15 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.6% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 21.6% | -0.012 | -0.26 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.027 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 5.3% | -0.065 | -0.34 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 5.3% | 0.060 | +0.32 |
| Undeclared quantities | 40.5% | -0.106 | -4.28 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | no | 2.294 | +0.00 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -3.158 | +0.00 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.180 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 11.084 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -0.32 | 0.222 | -0.07 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Raw | no | -0.054 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 6.629 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 6.331 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.174 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.146 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- +0.02
- Subtotal
- 57.5
- Final score
- 58/100
Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.
Score history across model versions
The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Analytical constituents not declared
No nutritional additives section declared on the label.
Transparency: what the label discloses
How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (59.5% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 11.9/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Additives declared, Batch and date labelling).
Safety: recall history
Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.
No recalls recorded in our database.
See all current recalls we track.
Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it
The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.
100/100 · moderate — 1 checkable claim: 1 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "Complete & balanced superpremium dry dog food." — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
6 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete & balanced superpremium dry dog food. (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Suitable for active adult dogs with higher energy needs, including working dogs, pregnant bitches and dogs that need to gain weight. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Beef-based recipe with dehydrated beef protein and fresh beef to support muscle condition, endurance and everyday vitality. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Contains rice and brown rice as digestible carbohydrate sources for energy, with beef tallow for stamina, while the balanced formula helps support performance, optimal body condition and healthy digestion. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Prebiotics, beet pulp and inactivated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei – helps support sensitive digestion, gut health and immune function. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Glucosamine and chondroitin – helps support healthy joints. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Vet Approved (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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