Our verdict
Is Lifestage Raw Adult a good dog food?
We score it 94/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Complete raw food for adult dogs, with beef, carrots and beef lung as the main ingredients.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Single named protein: beef
- Doesn't list chicken, turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
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.
Ingredients (22)7% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 77.0%
- veg 18.9%
- supplement 2.4%
- fibre 1.1%
- oil 0.6%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beef with Bone (63%) | Beef | meat · medium | 63 | 63.0 |
| 2 | Carrot (10%) | Carrots | veg · good | 10 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Beef Lung (9%) | Beef lung | meat · medium | 9 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Broccoli (5%) | Broccoli | veg · good | 5 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Beef Liver (3%) | Beef Liver | meat · good | 3 | 3.0 |
| 6 | Beef Kidney (2%) | Beef Kidney | meat · good | 2 | 2.0 |
| 7 | Kale (1%) | Kale | veg · good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 8 | Spinach | Spinach | veg · good | - | 0.6 |
| 9 | Linseed Oil | Linseed oil | oil · good | - | 0.6 |
| 10 | Chicory Extract | Chicory Root Extract | fibre · good | - | 0.6 |
| 11 | Inulin | Inulin | fibre · good | - | 0.5 |
| 12 | MOS | Mannanoligosaccharides | supplement · good | - | 0.5 |
| 13 | Yeast | Yeast | supplement · good | - | 0.5 |
| 14 | Glucosamine | Glucosamine | supplement · good | - | 0.5 |
| 15 | Chondritin | Chondroitin | supplement · good | - | 0.5 |
| 16 | Yucca Extract | Yucca Schidigera | supplement · good | - | 0.4 |
| 17 | Thyme | Thyme | veg · good | - | 0.4 |
| 18 | Cranberry | Cranberries | veg · good | - | 0.4 |
| 19 | Dandelion Root | Dandelion Root | veg · good | - | 0.4 |
| 20 | Marigold | Calendula | veg · good | - | 0.4 |
| 21 | Ginger | Ginger | veg · good | - | 0.3 |
| 22 | Turmeric. | Turmeric | veg · good | - | 0.3 |
- 1. Beef with Bone (63%)63% declared63.0% estimated
- 2. Carrot (10%)10% declared10.0% estimated
- 3. Beef Lung (9%)9% declared9.0% estimated
- 4. Broccoli (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
- 5. Beef Liver (3%)3% declared3.0% estimated
- 6. Beef Kidney (2%)2% declared2.0% estimated
- 7. Kale (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
- 8. Spinach0.6% estimated
- 9. Linseed Oil0.6% estimated
- 10. Chicory Extract0.6% estimated
- 11. Inulin0.5% estimated
- 12. MOS0.5% estimated
- 13. Yeast0.5% estimated
- 14. Glucosamine0.5% estimated
- 15. Chondritin0.5% estimated
- 16. Yucca Extract0.4% estimated
- 17. Thyme0.4% estimated
- 18. Cranberry0.4% estimated
- 19. Dandelion Root0.4% estimated
- 20. Marigold0.4% estimated
- 21. Ginger0.3% estimated
- 22. Turmeric.0.3% estimated
Nutrition and feeding
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
Suggested feeding amounts are based on the manufacturer's recommended daily amount; amounts and costs are approximate and may vary considerably from dog to dog.
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
Vitamin a 7866iu; Vitamin D 656 Iu; Vitamin E 153mg; Iron (Iron II Sulphate Monohydrate) 35mg; Zinc (Zine Sulphate Monohydrate) 51mg; Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Glycine Hydrate) 13mg; Manganese (Mangonous Sulphate Monohydrate) 3.1mg; Copper (Copper II Sulphate Pentahydrate) 2.2mg; Manganese (Manganese Chelate of Glycine Hydrate) 1.3mg; Copper (Copper II Chelate of Glycine Hydrate) 1.3mg; Lodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.7mg
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-12
Brand and contact: Lifestage
- Contact page
- www.lifestage.co.uk
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-12
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.jollyes.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?
The overall score for this recipe is 94 out of 100. The meat content contributed +7.2 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +6 points. Being labelled nutritionally complete gave the recipe +2.3 points, and printing percentages for most of the recipe provided a further +1 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 | 0.7 | 9.191 | +6.00 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 75.1% | 0.096 | +7.21 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 2.0% | -0.092 | -0.19 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 11.6% | -0.005 | -0.06 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 7.8% | -0.012 | -0.10 |
| Undeclared quantities | 7.0% | -0.106 | -0.74 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Fresh × high meat | 1.0 | 11.084 | +11.08 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.12 | 33.786 | +37.84 |
| Processing: Raw | yes | -0.054 | -0.05 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.7 | 9.191 | +6.00 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 75.1% | 0.096 | +7.21 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.115 | +0.00 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 2.0% | -0.092 | -0.19 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 11.6% | -0.005 | -0.06 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 7.8% | -0.012 | -0.10 |
| 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 | 0.0% | -0.065 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.876 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.060 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 7.0% | -0.106 | -0.74 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| 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 | 1.0 | 11.084 | +11.08 |
| Additive penalty | 0.00 | 0.222 | +0.00 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.12 | 33.786 | +37.84 |
| Processing: Raw | yes | -0.054 | -0.05 |
| 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 | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| 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
- -1.74
- Additives declared on label
- +1 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 94.2
- Final score
- 94/100
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
Declared fortification: 11 nutritional additives on the label
- Vitamin a 7866iu
- Vitamin D 656 Iu
- Vitamin E 153mg
- Iron (Iron II Sulphate Monohydrate) 35mg
- Zinc (Zine Sulphate Monohydrate) 51mg
- Zinc (Zinc Chelate of Glycine Hydrate) 13mg
- Manganese (Mangonous Sulphate Monohydrate) 3.1mg
- Copper (Copper II Sulphate Pentahydrate) 2.2mg
- Manganese (Manganese Chelate of Glycine Hydrate) 1.3mg
- Copper (Copper II Chelate of Glycine Hydrate) 1.3mg
- Lodine (Calcium Iodate Anhydrous) 0.7mg
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 (93% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 18.6/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| 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, 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.
Claims on file; none we can check against the label
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suitable for all breeds of dogs (on page) | provenance | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Certified nutritionally complete: This food complies fully with the complete food nutrient tolerances as recommended by FEDIAF and/or AAFCO (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| High meat content: Contains at least 30% meat ingredients (on an as fed basis) (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Hypoallergenic: Free from wheat, maize, dairy products, soya products and artificial additives (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Natural: Free from added artificial preservatives, antioxidants, colourings, flavourings or other controversial synthetic ingredients (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Clearly labelled: Ingredients are declared clearly and individually and key ingredient percentages are stated (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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