50/100Good
Royal Canin
Royal Canin dog food review
Royal Canin is a very large catalogue, 114 products, cut by breed, body size and life stage. Eighty four are dry and 30 are wet. All 95 scored products land in our Average band. Nutritional balance is the pillar doing the most, Outstanding on 25 of them, while transparency reads Poor on 46. Nineteen veterinary diets carry no score.
Average score
41
out of 100
Value
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Ingredient clarity
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Foods reviewed
114
Dry, Wet
Range at a glance
Broad range- Foods reviewed
- 114
- Food types
- Dry, Wet
- Life stages
- Puppy, Adult, Senior
- Common fit
- Joint support, High energy, Weight management, Sensitive stomach
Currently reviewed Royal Canin foods
- 150/100
- 250/100
- 348/100
- 447/100
- 547/100
- 647/100
- 747/100
- 847/100
- 946/100
- 1046/100
- 1146/100
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- 1944/100
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- 2644/100
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- 3642/100
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- 4541/100
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- 4841/100
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- 100
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Price & value
- Cost from
- ≈ 86p a day
- Typical cost per day
- ≈ £1.51 a day
Estimated for a 15 kg adult dog, from each food’s feeding guide and price per kilo.
Best for
Breed-specific dry foodSmall-breed feedersJoint-support recipesPuppy, adult and senior
Summary figures are derived from this brand’s 114 reviewed foods. Prices and retailer availability can change. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. Guidance, not veterinary advice.
Royal Canin: the closer look
The range
One hundred and fourteen products, 84 dry and 30 wet, spread over a very large number of small ranges. Breed lines such as West Highland White Terrier, German Shepherd Puppy and Labrador Retriever Adult sit beside the Mini, Maxi, Giant and X-Small size lines. Sixty products are flagged small. Nineteen veterinary diets sit apart from the rest.
Ingredients
Poultry leads 76 products, with fish on eight and pork, beef and duck on a handful. Joint support is flagged on forty five products, with glucosamine, chondroitin, yucca and linseed across the dry labels. One product in the whole catalogue is flagged grain free.
Nutrition
The dry bags vary a lot, from 21.0% protein as fed on the West Highland White Terrier recipe to 34.0% on Giant Puppy. The wet loaves and gravy trays sit near 8% protein, with energy around 77 to 93 kcal per 100g. Nutritional balance is Outstanding on 25 products, and protein and processing is Average on 67.
Strengths
- Nutritional balance Outstanding on 25 products
- Breed and size formulas across 114 products
- Joint support flagged on 45 products
Limitations
- Transparency reads Poor on 46 products
- One grain-free product in the catalogue
- Poultry leads 76 of the products
Where it is less of a fit
- If you feed grain free, check the labels, as one product in 114 carries that flag
- If ingredient detail matters to you, check transparency, which reads Poor on 46 products
- If a spread of proteins matters to your dog, check the labels, since poultry leads 76 products
Score overview
Every scored product reads Average, and the pillars show why. Transparency is the weak one, Poor on 46 products and Average on 41. Value reads Average on all 95. Nutritional balance pulls the other way, Outstanding on 25 and Good on 44. With so many small ranges, no line stands out from another on band.
The average score is the mean of each product's overall score out of 100 (using the best-scoring variety per product), not a flat average across every variety.
Figures are derived from current catalogue data for this brand's active foods, and the editorial read is ours. Scores are independent and never affected by commission. This is guidance, not veterinary advice. Last reviewed 9 September 2026.
All Royal Canin dog foods
114 foods, ranked by score
50/100Good
48/100Average
47/100Average
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41/100Average
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41/100AverageStarter Mother & Babydog Ultra Soft Mousse
WetAll life stages≈ £10.03 a day as a complete diet
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41/100Average
41/100Average
40/100Average
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40/100Average
39/100Average
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39/100Average
39/100Average
39/100AverageLight Weight Care Loaf
WetAdult and seniorWeight management≈ £13.56 a day as a complete diet
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39/100Average
39/100Average
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34/100Average
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33/100Average
33/100Average
32/100Average
32/100Average
Gastrointestinal Puppy Ultra Soft Mousse
WetPuppySensitive stomach≈ £9.16 a day as a complete diet
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Satiety Weight Management Loaf
WetAdult and seniorWeight management≈ £14.59 a day as a complete diet
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Veterinary Diet Neutered Adult Small Dog
DryAdult and seniorWeight management≈ £1.48 a day
View review
Veterinary Diet Satiety Weight Management
DryAdult and seniorWeight management≈ £1.13 a day
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Veterinary Diet Satiety Weight Management Small Dogs
DryAdult and seniorWeight management≈ £1.75 a day
View review
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Royal Canin — common questions
Is Royal Canin good dog food?
Across 114 reviewed foods, Royal Canin averages 41/100, which we rate Average. It suits breed-specific dry food, small-breed feeders, joint-support recipes, puppy, adult and senior.
Which Royal Canin dog food scores highest?
Royal Canin Maxi Puppy leads the range at 50/100. You can read its full review, score breakdown and retailer prices on its product page.
What type of dogs is Royal Canin best for?
Its reviewed foods are best suited to breed-specific dry food, small-breed feeders, joint-support recipes, puppy, adult and senior. Use the Food Finder to match a specific food to your dog's age, size and needs.
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