Royal Canin

Royal Canin Bichon Frise Adult review

Name: Royal Canin Bichon Frise Adult
Brand: Royal Canin

42.3/100Average

DryAdultSenior

Average overall, but the panel is stronger than that: protein reads 31.9% of dry matter on a declared moisture figure. The ground is lost on the label, where not one animal is named. The dental mineral at 0.35% is the most distinctive thing about it.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Small adult bichons that need a kibble they can pick up and chew
Keeping on top of tartar, with pentasodium triphosphate declared inside the minerals
Dogs that cannot have shellfish. The glucosamine comes from fermentation
Feeding for coat, with zinc at 141 mg per kilo beside fish oil and borage oil
Older bichons, as the label covers seniors too

Worth watching

Wheat twice, once on its own and once as wheat gluten
Poultry, animal fats and animal proteins with no species named, which limits an elimination plan
No energy figure on the pack, so 365 kcal per 100g is our estimate

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

How this scores

How we score

42.3/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult and senior dogs. Use the label's own table: 70 grams a day at 4kg, rising to 118 grams at 8kg.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Bichon Frise Adult 42.3

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis is better than the placing suggests; unnamed animal entries cost it on transparency.

What's in it

Dehydrated poultryDried before mixing, so the listed weight holds. Any domestic bird can be called poultry.
Rice, maize, wheatThe starch.
Wheat gluten, maize glutenReal protein, though not meat, and a dog uses it less efficiently.
Animal fats, hydrolysed animal proteinsNo species named.
Minerals, with pentasodium triphosphate0.35%Ties up calcium in saliva so less soft plaque turns to tartar.
Soya oil, fish oil
Chicory pulp, yeasts products, fructo-oligosaccharides, psylliumInulin from the chicory feeds the gut bacteria.
Borage oil0.1%Gamma-linolenic acid for the coat.
Glucosamine from fermentation, hydrolysed cartilageNo quantities, so a gesture to ageing joints.
Marigold meal

Vitamins A and D3 with trace minerals itemised per kilo, zinc highest at 141 mg, and clinoptilolite clay at 5 g as a technological aid.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated poultry, rice, maize, wheat, wheat gluten*, animal fats, maize gluten, hydrolysed animal proteins, minerals (including pentasodium triphosphate (0.35%)), soya oil, chicory pulp, fish oil, yeasts products, fructo-oligosaccharides, psyllium husks and seeds, borage oil (0.1%), glucosamine from fermentation, marigold meal, hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin). *L.I.P.: protein selected for its very high digestibility.

Against the range

A single small kibble for bichons, led by dehydrated poultry with rice, maize and wheat behind it. The extras aim at the mouth and the coat.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

364.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

29%

Fat

15%

Fibre

1.6%

Ash

6.6%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

31.9%

Fat

16.5%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

7.3%

Carbs

42.5%

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

37.9%

Carbs

57.9%

Veg

0.4%

Oils

Other

0.8%

Pricing & size