Royal Canin

Royal Canin Beagle Adult review

Name: Royal Canin Beagle Adult
Brand: Royal Canin

42.5/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A kibble shaped for the beagle and its appetite, with fat kept to 13.0% of dry matter. It sits in our Average band. The analysis is steadier than that suggests; the placing comes from how much of the list names a category in place of an animal. The digestive package in the back half is the most thoughtful part of the label.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium adult beagles, with the kibble sized and shaped for the breed
A dog that piles weight on quickly, as fat is gentle for a dry food
Older beagles still eating an adult food
Owners who portion from a chart
Joint ingredients named on the pack, from crustaceans and cartilage

Worth watching

Poultry with no species, so a sensitive dog's bird cannot be pinned down
Wheat and maize gluten
Fish oil, and hydrolysed crustaceans for a shellfish-free home

Written by our editorial team. Independent guidance, not veterinary advice.

How this scores

How we score

42.5/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium adult and senior beagles. The table asks 171 grams at 12kg and 232 at 18kg on low activity, so let the waistline decide where your dog sits.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Beagle Adult 42.5

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The bowl is ordinary with nothing alarming in it, and the score mostly measures what the bag chooses not to say.

What's in it

Dehydrated poultry proteinDried, so near enough what the kibble contains. Poultry covers chicken, turkey, duck and goose.
Maize, rice, wheatRice is the gentlest; wheat is the one most often blamed when a dog reacts to a cereal.
Hydrolysed animal proteins, animal fatsCategories, with no animal named.
Maize gluten, vegetable protein isolatePlant protein a dog uses less efficiently than meat protein.
Vegetable fibres, beet pulp, psyllium husks and seedsBulk to firm a stool, and soluble fibre.
Fish oil, soya oilMarine omega 3s.
Minerals, yeasts
Fructo-oligo-saccharides, hydrolysed yeastFood for the friendly gut bacteria.
Borage oil, marigold extractBorage is rich in gamma-linolenic acid, chosen for skin comfort.
Hydrolysed crustaceans, hydrolysed cartilageGlucosamine and chondroitin sources with no quantity: a nod to joint support.

Every trace element and vitamin added is printed with a dose, from zinc at 135 mg per kilo to selenium, plus clinoptilolite at 10 g as a technological aid and tea extract at 150 mg.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated poultry protein, maize, rice, wheat, hydrolysed animal proteins, animal fats, maize gluten, vegetable fibres, vegetable protein isolate*, beet pulp, fish oil, minerals, yeasts and parts thereof, psyllium husks and seeds, soya oil, fructo-oligo-saccharides, hydrolysed yeast (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), borage oil, hydrolysed crustaceans (source of glucosamine), marigold extract (source of lutein), hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin).

Against the range

One breed-shaped kibble for beagles, with fat held down for a famously large appetite. Moisture is not printed, so dry matter figures work from the 8% standard.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

358.1 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

12%

Fibre

3.7%

Ash

6.2%

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

13%

Fibre

Ash

6.7%

Carbs

47%

As-fed composition

Estimated breakdown of the finished product by ingredient category, from the declared ingredient list and ingoing weights. These are estimates, not measurements.

Meat

42.9%

Carbs

52.5%

Veg

1.8%

Oils

2.4%

Other

0.4%

Pricing & size