Truline

Truline: Meat & Fish Variety review

Name: Truline: Meat & Fish Variety
Brand: Truline

75.2/100Excellent

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

75.2/100Excellent

Protein and processingGood

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyOutstanding

ValueExcellent

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

Chicken

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

Fresh chicken16%
Dried turkey, dried chicken14% eachThe dried entries carry most of the protein through the oven.
Fresh salmon13%
Cassava, sweet potatoGrain-free starch.
Pure chicken oil8%
Whole egg powder6%
Dried salmon, salmon oil4%, 2%Where the omega 3s come from.
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.

Named ingredients

Fresh Chicken 16%, Dried Turkey 14%, Dried Chicken 14%, Fresh Salmon 13%, Cassava, Sweet Potato, Pure Chicken Oil 8%, Whole Egg Powder 6%, Dried Salmon 4%, 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: Chicken, turkey, salmon; The fish recipe keeps the named meat to fish.
Ash, dry matter: 9.8%; 10.3% on the fish.
Band: Excellent; The fish recipe sits in Good.

The broader of the two on species, for a dog that likes some variety in the bowl.

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

380 kcal/100g

Protein

32%

Fat

20%

Fibre

Ash

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

34.8%

Fat

21.7%

Fibre

3.3%

Ash

9.8%

Carbs

30.4%

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

67%

Carbs

12.5%

Veg

0.7%

Oils

10%

Other

9.8%

Pricing & size