Royal Canin

Royal Canin Dachshund Adult review

Name: Royal Canin Dachshund Adult
Brand: Royal Canin

40.6/100Average

DryAdult

A small, easy kibble for a low, long dog, with a strong protein figure for a small breed food at 30.4% of dry matter. Rice is the only cereal. It sits in our Average band, set by unnamed animal entries and not by the numbers, and it will keep a healthy dachshund's condition steady.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult dachshunds. The kibble is shaped for a low, long dog to take cleanly
Dogs off maize and wheat, with rice the single grain
Joint ingredients named on the pack
Careful portioners: the table runs from a 2kg dog to a 10kg one
A protein figure at the upper end

Worth watching

An adult food, so not for the growing months
Poultry names a family, which gives an elimination plan nothing firm to start from
Plant protein third on the list, from a vegetable protein isolate
Fish oil and hydrolysed crustaceans, so neither fish nor shellfish is avoided

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

How this scores

How we score

40.6/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for adult dachshunds. Portion from the pack's own table, which asks 43 grams a day at 2kg up to 143 grams at 10kg at low activity.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Dachshund Adult 40.6

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The panel on its own would not raise an eyebrow; the placing comes from unnamed animal entries and a plant isolate high on the list.

What's in it

RiceThe only cereal. No wheat, no maize, no cereal gluten.
Dehydrated poultry proteinChicken, turkey, duck or goose could sit behind the word.
Vegetable protein isolateSelected for very high digestibility, the maker says. Still plant.
Hydrolysed animal proteinsMainly for taste. No species.
Animal fats
Vegetable fibres, beet pulpBulk for well-formed stools.
Fish oil, soya oilMarine omega 3.
Minerals, fructo-oligo-saccharides
Borage oil, marigold extractGamma-linolenic acid for the skin, and lutein.
Hydrolysed crustaceans, hydrolysed cartilageGlucosamine and chondroitin with no quantity given.

Every vitamin and mineral carries a dose, from zinc at 139 mg a kilo down to selenium at 0.07 mg, with a tea extract for polyphenols and clinoptilolite as a technological aid.

Named ingredients

Rice, dehydrated poultry protein, vegetable protein isolate*, hydrolysed animal proteins, animal fats, vegetable fibres, beet pulp, fish oil, soya oil, minerals, fructo-oligo-saccharides, borage oil, marigold extract (source of lutein), hydrolysed crustaceans (source of glucosamine), hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin).

Against the range

One recipe for adult dachshunds. Moisture is declared at 8.0%, so the dry-matter figures are measured: protein 30.4%, fat 15.2% and estimated carbohydrate 44.2%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

372.6 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

14%

Fibre

2.9%

Ash

6.4%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

Carbs

44.2%

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

37.3%

Carbs

43.4%

Veg

13%

Oils

5.4%

Other

0.9%

Pricing & size