Truline

Truline: Fish Variety review

Name: Truline: Fish Variety
Brand: Truline

68.8/100Good

DryPuppyAdult

Flavour

Two grain-free kibbles loaded with animal ingredients, every one of them given a percentage. Carbohydrate stops at 29.9% and 30.4% of dry matter against 46.2% for the typical adult dry food. The meat and fish recipe reaches our Excellent band, the fish recipe our Good band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Working dogs and busy dogs, as both run high on protein and fat
Owners who want the starch kept well down
Dogs kept off grain
One bag for puppies through to seniors
Stiff mornings, with glucosamine and chondroitin on the list

Worth watching

Chicken oil at 8% in both, so neither can test a dog for chicken
Whole egg in both
Energy-dense kibble, so measure portions for a dog that mostly keeps the sofa warm

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

How this scores

How we score

68.8/100Good

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueGood

The details

Dog fit

Listed for puppies, adults and seniors of every size. Neither label prints calcium, the figure that matters most for a large-breed puppy.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy, Adult, Senior

Breed size

Toy, Small, Medium, Large, Giant

Main protein

Salmon

The score, in context

Meat 75.2
Fish Variety 68.8

Two recipes across Excellent and Good. Typical dry food: Good.

A genuinely meat-forward build lifts both, and the meat and fish recipe edges a band ahead on balance.

What's in it

Dried whole salmon, dried whole ocean fish15% eachDried entries carry far more into the kibble than fresh.
Fresh whole salmon, fresh whole ocean fish13% eachOcean fish names the family, not the species.
Pure chicken oil8%The main fat, and chicken on a fish recipe.
Cassava, sweet potatoThe starch, with no grain in sight.
Dried whole farm eggs6%A complete protein dogs digest well.
Chicken gravy, Norwegian salmon oil3%, 2%
Pea fibre, minerals, prebiotic MOS and FOSPea fibre for stool quality, not bulk.
Seaweed, green tea, yucca extract, glucosamine, chondroitinThe joint pair, listed without doses.
Carrots, grape seed, spinach, green beans, berries, apple, herbsPressed grape seed is an antioxidant, a different thing from grapes.

Vitamin E at 560mg per kilo, organic selenium, and some of the zinc as a chelate of protein hydrolysates beside plain zinc oxide.

No calcium figure on the label, though it is listed for puppies of every size.

Chicken oil and chicken gravy are on the list, so it is fish led, not fish only.

Named ingredients

Dried Whole Salmon 15%, Dried Whole Ocean Fish 15%, Fresh Whole Salmon 13%, Fresh Whole Ocean Fish 13%, Pure Chicken Oil 8%, Cassava, Sweet Potato, Dried Whole Farm Eggs 6%, Chicken Gravy 3%, Norwegian Salmon Oil 2%, Pea Fibre, Minerals, Prebiotic MOS, Prebiotic FOS, Seaweed, Green Tea, Yucca Extract, Glucosamine, Carrots, Grape Seed, Chondroitin, Spinach, Green Beans, Bilberries, Cranberries, Blackcurrants, Apple, Dandelion, Marigold, Chamomile, Peppermint

Against the range

Animals: Salmon and ocean fish, four entries; The other adds chicken and turkey as meat.
Carbohydrate, dry matter: 29.9%; 30.4% on the meat and fish.
Band: Good; The meat and fish reaches Excellent.

For a dog kept off land meats, this is the one of the two to choose.

Both recipes put a percentage against every animal entry, with plenty of dried meat or fish high on the list. Cassava and sweet potato replace grain, whole egg sits at 6%, and chicken oil at 8% with salmon oil at 2% supplies the fat in both. The tail of greens, berries, herbs and joint entries is identical.

The analysis barely moves between the two: protein at 34.8% and fat at 21.7% of dry matter on both, carbohydrate at 29.9% and 30.4%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

378.3 kcal/100g

Protein

32%

Fat

20%

Fibre

Ash

9.5%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

34.8%

Fat

21.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

10.3%

Carbs

29.9%

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

65%

Carbs

13.6%

Veg

0.7%

Oils

10%

Other

10.7%

Pricing & size