Tribal Trainers Salmon & Blackberry Dog Treats

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Trainers Salmon & Blackberry Dog Treats
This is sold as a treat, not as an everyday meal. The 1–100 rating applies to complete meals, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Our verdict

Is Tribal Trainers Salmon & Blackberry Dog Treats a good dog food?

This is a treat, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a treat should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.

Complementary air-dried treats for dogs of all life stages, with salmon, potatoes and vegetable oil as the main ingredients.

How we score

Why you might choose it

  • Meat makes up an estimated 54% of the dry matter (70% as fed).
  • Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
  • Single named animal protein: fish.

Why you might not

  • A treat, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • High in fat: 29% fat on a dry-matter basis.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
  • Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
  • Single named protein: fish
  • Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • You are limiting fat: 29.0% on a dry-matter basis is in the high 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. Find foods that fit your dog.

What the label tells us

  • The label lists 8 ingredients.
  • Names its animal sources (1 named ingredient).
  • Every animal ingredient is a named source.
  • Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
  • Prints quantities for 3 ingredients.
Why is this treat not scored?

Our 1 to 100 rating applies to complete diets, so treats and complementary foods are presented as what the label tells us rather than a number that would invite comparison with complete meals.

What should I look for on a treat label?

A short ingredient list, named animal sources instead of generic terms, and no artificial colours or preservatives. Printed quantities are a good transparency signal, though few treat labels provide them.

These points are derived from the published ingredient list, not a rating.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 19.10% · Fat 24.50%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein19.10%
Fat24.50%
Fibre2.50%
Ash9.40%
Moisture15.40%

Additives & feeding info

Additives declared on the label

Technological additives

Tocopherol extracts from Vegetable Oils (antioxidant)

Ingredients (8)22% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • meat 70.0%
  • carb 9.5%
  • veg 7.3%
  • oil 5.0%
  • other 4.4%
  • supplement 3.9%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Freshly Prepared Salmon 70%Salmonmeat · good7070.0
2PotatoPotatoescarb · medium-5.5
3Vegetable Oil GlycerineVegetable oiloil · medium-5.0
4Quinoa 4%Quinoacarb · good44.0
5Blackberry 4%Blackberriesveg · good44.0
6Fermented WheySweet whey powderother · medium-4.4
7MineralsVitamins and mineralssupplement · medium-3.8
8Sage.Sageveg · good-3.3
  1. 1. Freshly Prepared Salmon 70%70% declared70.0% estimated
    Salmon · meat · good
  2. 2. Potato5.5% estimated
    Potatoes · carb · medium
  3. 3. Vegetable Oil Glycerine5.0% estimated
    Vegetable oil · oil · medium
  4. 4. Quinoa 4%4% declared4.0% estimated
    Quinoa · carb · good
  5. 5. Blackberry 4%4% declared4.0% estimated
    Blackberries · veg · good
  6. 6. Fermented Whey4.4% estimated
    Sweet whey powder · other · medium
  7. 7. Minerals3.8% estimated
    Vitamins and minerals · supplement · medium
  8. 8. Sage.3.3% estimated
    Sage · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-10-05

Brand and contact: Tribal

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-10-05
Product page
tribalpets.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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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.89.191+7.67
Meat share of dry matter54.1%0.096+5.19
Carb share of dry matter13.5%-0.115-1.55
Oil share of dry matter13.5%-0.092-1.24
Vegetable share of dry matter3.0%-0.005-0.02
Supplement share of dry matter9.8%-0.012-0.12
Other share of dry matter6.1%-0.375-2.27
Undeclared quantities22.0%-0.106-2.32
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Additive penalty-0.100.222-0.02
Processing multiplier1.0833.786+36.49
Processing: Dry Air Driedyes6.331+6.33
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.89.191+7.67
Meat share of dry matter54.1%0.096+5.19
Carb share of dry matter13.5%-0.115-1.55
Oil share of dry matter13.5%-0.092-1.24
Vegetable share of dry matter3.0%-0.005-0.02
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter9.8%-0.012-0.12
Other share of dry matter6.1%-0.375-2.27
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor0.0%-0.065+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients0-0.876+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient0.0%0.060+0.00
Undeclared quantities22.0%-0.106-2.32
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietno2.294+0.00
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)no-3.158+0.00
High carb and low meatno-1.180+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages0.00.000+0.00
Meat share × fresh0.00.000+0.00
Fresh × high meat0.011.084+0.00
Additive penalty-0.100.222-0.02
Processing multiplier1.0833.786+36.49
Processing: Rawno-0.054+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilledno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozenno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigeratedno0.000+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelfno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Driedno6.629+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Driedyes6.331+6.33
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.174+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksno-0.672+0.00
Processing-type offset
+0.28
Additives declared on label
+1 transparency bonus
Subtotal
81.0
Final score
81/100

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.

This is not a complete diet, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to it. Read the recipe breakdown above as ingredient-quality context only.

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.

ModelScore
v381/100current
v280/100
v179/100
v1.980/100
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Not applicable to complementary food. FEDIAF reference ranges apply to complete diets.

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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (78% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)15.6/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)5/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)5/5
✗ Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file0/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Feeding guidance given, 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

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
Made with 70% fresh salmon (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Gently air dried to lock in flavour and nutrients (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
100% natural ingredients (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
contain no nasties (on page)Free-fromnot checkableManufacturer assertion
suitable for dogs and puppies from 8 weeks old (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer 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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