Trote del Trentino

Trote del Trentino is a PGI covering rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farmed and slaughtered within the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Bagolino municipality in the Province of Brescia. The designation is distinguished by a mandated maximum condition factor and a maximum total fat content of the meat, both specified in the product specification, reflecting the cold, highly oxygenated alpine waters of the production area.

About this designation

Registered as a PGI on 17 February 2012 under file number PGI-IT-0965 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000014033), Trote del Trentino covers rainbow trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) bred, grown, and slaughtered within the Autonomous Province of Trento and the Bagolino municipality in the Province of Brescia. All growth phases — sac-fry, fingerlings, and adult trout — together with slaughter, must take place within that defined area. At the point of release for consumption, fish must display a greenish back with a pink stripe on both sides, a whitish belly, and black speckling on the body and the dorsal and tail fins. The condition factor must not exceed 1.25 for fish weighing up to 500 grams or 1.35 for fish weighing over 500 grams, and the total fat content of the meat must not exceed 6%. The geosmin content must remain below 0.9 μg/kg. Permitted feed ingredients include cereals, oilseeds, legume seeds, tuber flour, fish and crustacean products, seaweed meal, non-ruminant blood products, and, following a 2015 amendment, processed animal proteins derived from non-ruminants. The salmon colour of the flesh must be obtained using mainly the astaxanthin carotenoid pigment and/or naturally-derived carotenoids. The end product is sold whole, gutted, filleted, or sliced; whole and gutted fish must weigh at least 200 g, and filleted or sliced product at least 90 g. Every package must bear the expression 'Indicazione Geografica Protetta' or the abbreviation 'IGP', the designated logo, the European PGI symbol, and a producer or batch reference number.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 17 February 2012 under file number PGI-IT-0965, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000014033.
• The total fat content of the meat must not exceed 6%, and geosmin content must remain below 0.9 μg/kg.
• The condition factor must not exceed 1.25 for fish up to 500 g or 1.35 for fish over 500 g.
• The production area is limited to the entire Autonomous Province of Trento and the Bagolino municipality in the Province of Brescia.

Tasting notes

Trentino trout (rainbow Salmo gairdneri / brown Salmo trutta / brook Salvelinus fontinalis) from alpine streams and aquaculture. Pinkish-white flesh, delicate fresh flavor with clean alpine-water character, tender texture.

HoReCa use

Pan-seared, baked, smoked for antipasto, carpaccio, classic with Trentino butter and sage; paired with regional white wines.

Packaging

• whole-fresh-250-500g
• fillet-fresh-200g
• smoked-vacuum-100g
• smoked-vacuum-200g