Kinesis is a three-recipe kibble line from Dr. Tim's. Every recipe opens with chicken meal and lists chicken, egg and fish as animal proteins. Senior and All Life Stages share the same first five ingredients: chicken meal, brown rice, pearled barley, whole oat groats and chicken fat. The third recipe, Sensitive Grain-Free, replaces those grains with peas, potatoes and tapioca starch.
Protein runs from 26% to 32% as fed, fat from 14% to 18%, and estimated starch from 29.5% to 39%. Calories span 392 to 442 kcal per cup. Compared with the 1,834 kibbles in our catalog, the line averages 28.7% protein against 26.9%, 35.8% starch against 37.4%, and 423 kcal per cup against 395.
The trade-off is that the two grain-inclusive recipes both sit at 39% estimated starch, above the catalog average. The lower starch option is the only one with peas and potato. Senior is the only recipe below the catalog calorie average.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Tim’s Kinesis Sensitive Grain-Free | 32% | 18% | 29.5% | 442 | Chicken meal, peas, potatoes |
| Dr. Tim’s Kinesis Senior | 28% | 14% | 39% | 392 | Chicken meal, brown rice, pearled barley |
| Dr. Tim’s Kinesis All Life Stages | 26% | 16% | 39% | 436 | Chicken meal, brown rice, pearled barley |
| Line average | 28.7% | 16% | 35.8% | 423 |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
32% protein · 18% fat · 29.5% starch · 442 kcal/cup
Named Sensitive, this is the only grain-free recipe in the line, built on chicken meal, peas, potatoes and tapioca starch. It tops the line at 32% protein, 18% fat and 442 kcal per cup, with the lowest estimated starch at 29.5%, suiting owners after a denser, lower starch kibble.
Full review of Dr. Tim’s Kinesis Sensitive Grain-Free28% protein · 14% fat · 39% starch · 392 kcal/cup · Senior
Senior shares its brown rice, pearled barley and whole oat groats base with All Life Stages. It has the line's least fat at 14% and fewest calories at 392 kcal per cup, suiting owners of older dogs who want a lighter grain-inclusive kibble.
Full review of Dr. Tim’s Kinesis Senior26% protein · 16% fat · 39% starch · 436 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
All Life Stages uses the same first five ingredients as Senior but carries 16% fat and 436 kcal per cup, and it has the line's least protein at 26%. It is labeled for all life stages, suiting homes that want one grain-inclusive bag for puppies and adults.
Full review of Dr. Tim’s Kinesis All Life StagesOnly one recipe is. Kinesis Sensitive Grain-Free uses peas, potatoes and tapioca starch, while Kinesis Senior and Kinesis All Life Stages include brown rice, pearled barley and whole oat groats.
Kinesis Sensitive Grain-Free has the most, at 32% protein as fed. Kinesis Senior has 28% and Kinesis All Life Stages has 26%.
Only Kinesis Sensitive Grain-Free does. It lists peas as its second ingredient, along with potatoes. Kinesis Senior and Kinesis All Life Stages contain no peas, lentils or potato.
Protein is close to the average kibble we review (31.9% on a dry matter basis).
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
33% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,205 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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