Tribal

Tribal Fresh Pressed Senior/Light: Fresh Chicken review

Name: Tribal Fresh Pressed Senior/Light: Fresh Chicken
Brand: Tribal

60.5/100Good

Cold pressedAdultSenior

Flavour

Tribal's cold-pressed pellet reworked for older dogs and dogs carrying a little extra, with both flavours in our Good band. Protein and fat come down, carrot joins the list, and the joint doses go up to roughly double the adult recipes. The choice between the two is largely which bird your dog prefers.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Seniors slowing down, with fat trimmed against Tribal's adult recipes
Waistline work. The leaner analysis keeps portions up while energy comes down
Stiffening joints, at glucosamine 2000 mg/kg, chondroitin 1250 mg/kg and green lipped mussel 750 mg/kg
Older mouths that struggle with hard kibble; a cold-pressed pellet crumbles
Homes feeding a senior and a younger dog side by side, since the guide runs from 5kg to 60kg

Worth watching

Fish in both recipes
Green lipped mussel is shellfish, for a dog kept off molluscs
Protein at 21.1% of dry matter is below the adult recipes, so a lean older dog holding muscle may want a topper

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

60.5/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balancePoor

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adults and seniors of every size. A dog being slimmed should sit under the feeding guide, not on it.

Food type

Cold pressed

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Chicken

The score, in context

Fresh Turkey 64.3
Fresh Chicken 60.5

All two Good. Typical dry food: Good.

The named fresh meat and generous printed joint doses do the lifting, and the extra starch a lighter analysis needs is what stops either climbing higher.

What's in it

Fresh chicken36%No other Tribal recipe takes fresh meat past a third.
Sweet potato35%
Hydrolysed fish protein7.3%Tops up the animal share; lower than the adult recipes use.
Beet pulp, carrotFibre that helps an older dog feel fed on less energy.
Whole egg4.4%
Brewer's yeast, mineralsYeast for natural B vitamins.
Inulin, sunflower oilPrebiotic FOS; the oil brings vitamin E with its fats.
Herbal blend: parsley, rosemary, nettle, chamomile, sage, thyme, coriander, dandelion, liquorice0.25%All nine plants named.
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, green lipped mussel2000, 1250 and 750 mg/kgMeaningful doses, each printed. The mussel is shellfish.

Vitamin D3 printed at 2020 IU/kg, with iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine and selenium all dosed.

Named ingredients

Fresh chicken (36%), Sweet potato (35%), hydrolysed fish protein (7.3%), Beet pulp, Carrot, Whole egg (4.4%), Brewer's yeast, Minerals, Inulin (source of prebiotic FOS), Sunflower oil, Herbal blend (0.25%; Parsley, Rosemary, Nettle, Chamomile, Sage, Thyme, Coriander leaves, Dandelion leaves, Liquorice), Glucosamine (2000mg/kg), Chondroitin sulphate (1250mg/kg), Green lipped mussel (750mg/kg).

Against the range

Meat: Fresh chicken, 36%; Fresh turkey, 35%
Fish protein: Hydrolysed fish, 7.3%; Blue whiting, 5.75%
Calcium, dry matter: 1.09%; 0.87% on the turkey
Energy: 362 kcal per 100g; 357 on the turkey

The richer of the pair, and the one with the higher calcium.

Fresh chicken at 36% or fresh turkey at 35% leads, with sweet potato at 35% matching it. Hydrolysed fish tops up the animal share in both, and whole egg adds a little more complete protein. Protein converts to 21.1% of dry matter on both, and carbohydrate to 56.8% or 59.0%, above the 43.2% middle for cold-pressed food.

The joint package is the same in both: glucosamine at 2000 mg/kg, chondroitin sulphate at 1250 mg/kg and green lipped mussel at 750 mg/kg. The nine-plant herbal blend is named in full.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

362.2 kcal/100g

Protein

19.4%

Fat

10.5%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

6.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

21.1%

Fat

11.4%

Fibre

3.6%

Ash

7.1%

Carbs

56.8%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

47.9%

Carbs

43.7%

Veg

3.4%

Oils

0.5%

Other

4.5%

Pricing & size