veterinary diet
This is a medical nutrition decision. Speak to your vet.
This is a veterinary diet product: a "dietetic" feed designed for a particular nutritional purpose and intended for use under veterinary direction. The score and figures below are readings of the label, the same as for any other food: they can't tell you whether this product is right for your dog.
Belcando Vetline Renal
Dry Extruded complete veterinary diet Clear label
Is Belcando Vetline Renal a good dog food?
We score it 54/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves a total score of 54 out of 100 based on several key factors. On the positive side, the overall quality of the ingredient list adds +5.3, while printing percentages on the label contributes +3.2. However, ingredients without printed percentages deduct -9, and the processing format subtracts -7. This is a general explanation of how the score works, not veterinary advice. For any health condition, food choice is a decision for your vet.
69% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe54
- Nutritionalmedium85
- Transparency60
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with turkey, amaranth and potato starch as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
- Doesn't list grain ingredients.
- Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.
Why you might not
- High in fat: 22% fat on a dry-matter basis.
- Low in protein: 18% protein on a dry-matter basis.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 16%
- Fat
- 19.50%
- Fibre
- 2.70%
- Ash
- 5.50%
- Moisture
- 10%
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- 0.25%
- Omega-6 fatty acids
- 2.90%
- Calcium
- 0.60%
- Phosphorus
- 0.45%
- Sodium
- 0.30%
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin A 15,000 IU; Vitamin D3 1,500 IU; Vitamin E 150 mg; DL-methionine 3,500 mg; Copper (as copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate) 12.5 mg; Iron (as iron(II) sulphate monohydrate) 200 mg; Manganese (as manganese (II) oxide) 40 mg; Zinc (as zinc oxide) 125 mg; Iodine (as calcium iodate anhydrous) 2 mg; Selenium (as sodium selenite) 0.05 mg
Technological additives
Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils 48 mg
Storage
Simply feed dry. Fresh drinking water should be available at all times.
Feeding guide
Dietetic complete food for dogs to support renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency. Recommended feeding duration: Initially up to 6 months. Simply feed dry. Fresh drinking water should be available at all times.
Reviews
1 reviews on this product · 5.0/5
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken liver
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists turkey
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists krill
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
- You are limiting fat: 21.7% on a dry-matter basis is in the high band
- You need more protein than this: 17.8% on a dry-matter basis is in the low band
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. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (18)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresh turkey meat (20%) | Turkey | meat | medium | 20 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Amaranth | Amaranth | carb | good | - | 7.4 |
| 3 | Potato starch | Potato starch | carb | poor | - | 7.1 |
| 4 | Pea flour | Pea flour | carb | medium | - | 6.8 |
| 5 | Poultry fat | Poultry Fat | oil | medium | - | 6.5 |
| 6 | Egg (6%) | Egg | meat | good | 6 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Marine zooplankton (Krill) (2.5%) | Krill | meat | good | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Grape pips expeller | Grape Seed Expeller | other | medium | - | 6.2 |
| 9 | Kibbled carob | Carob | fibre | medium | - | 5.9 |
| 10 | Maerl | Maerl | supplement | medium | - | 5.6 |
| 11 | Salmon oil (1.5%) | Salmon Oil | oil | good | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 12 | Dried beet pulp | Beet Pulp | fibre | medium | - | 5.2 |
| 13 | Fish meal from sea fish (1.5%) | Fish Meal | meat | medium | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Poultry liver | Chicken Liver | meat | good | - | 4.9 |
| 15 | Apple pomace | Apple Fibre | fibre | medium | - | 4.6 |
| 16 | Potassium chloride | Potassium Chloride | supplement | medium | - | 4.3 |
| 17 | Sodium chloride | Salt | additive | poor | - | 4.0 |
| 18 | Yeasts products (β-glucans) (0.01%) | Yeast | supplement | good | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Brand
- Website
- https://www.belcando.com/
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-09
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.belcando.com
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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.915 | +5.28 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 16.8% | 0.116 | +1.95 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 21.0% | -0.113 | -2.37 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 11.8% | -0.088 | -1.04 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 5.6% | 0.177 | +0.99 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 19.0% | -0.009 | -0.17 |
| Other share of dry matter | 4.6% | -0.371 | -1.69 |
| Recipe graded poor | 10.5% | -0.045 | -0.47 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 2 | -0.868 | -1.74 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 6.6% | 0.056 | +0.37 |
| Undeclared quantities | 68.5% | -0.131 | -8.97 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 16.8 | -0.073 | -1.23 |
| Additive penalty | -4.82 | 0.236 | -1.14 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.915 | +5.28 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 16.8% | 0.116 | +1.95 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 21.0% | -0.113 | -2.37 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 11.8% | -0.088 | -1.04 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.002 | +0.00 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 5.6% | 0.177 | +0.99 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 19.0% | -0.009 | -0.17 |
| Other share of dry matter | 4.6% | -0.371 | -1.69 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.022 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 10.5% | -0.045 | -0.47 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.182 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 2 | -0.868 | -1.74 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 6.6% | 0.056 | +0.37 |
| Undeclared quantities | 68.5% | -0.131 | -8.97 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | -0.506 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -1.988 | +0.00 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.250 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 16.8 | -0.073 | -1.23 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | -0.339 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 16.475 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -4.82 | 0.236 | -1.14 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Raw | no | 13.322 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | 7.712 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | 6.583 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 4.857 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | 0.072 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 11.127 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 9.320 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | 4.569 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -2.321 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.833 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.711 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | 2.935 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | 2.292 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.01
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 54.3
- Final score
- 54/100
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.
| Model | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| v2 | 54/100 | current |
| v1 | 58/100 | |
| v1.9 | 59/100 |
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for adult dogs. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 16 | 17.8 (band 18 to 40%) | 69.1 |
| Fat | 19.5 | 21.7 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 2.7 | 3 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
| Calcium | 0.6 | 0.7 (band 0.5 to 2.5%) | 75 |
| Phosphorus | 0.45 | 0.5 (band 0.4 to 1.6%) | 75 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.3 | 1.3 (band 1 to 2%) | 90 |
| Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3) | - | - | 100 |
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3): scored as the mean of its declared components (omega-6 100). The FEDIAF minimum for omega-6 is linoleic acid specifically.
Scored over 7 declared nutrients (combined weight 90); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.
Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.
This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.
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 (31.5% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 6.3/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) | 15/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| 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 (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 marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.
| Claim | Type | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|
| Support renal function in case of chronic renal insufficiency (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Fresh turkey meat – for more flavour (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| Marine zooplankton (krill) – source of omega-3 fatty acids (on page) | Nutrient | Manufacturer assertion |
| Egg – source of protein with high biological value (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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