Royal Canin

Royal Canin Giant Adult review

Name: Royal Canin Giant Adult
Brand: Royal Canin

46.4/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A dense, joint-minded kibble for dogs measured in stones, and it delivers what it promises. Dehydrated poultry proteins head the list, and the glucosamine comes from fermentation, not shellfish. It lands in our Average band, largely on how little the label names.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Giant breed adults and seniors, the size it is portioned and packed for
Shellfish-free homes. The glucosamine is made by fermentation
Big dogs who struggle to eat enough in a sitting, at 418 kcal per 100g
A list that opens with meat before any grain

Worth watching

Wheat flour, maize gluten and wheat gluten, so plants supply a good share of the protein
No animal entry names a bird or a beast
Fish oil beside the algal oil, so not fish free

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

How this scores

How we score

46.4/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for giant adults and seniors. Fat is declared at 20.0%, so watch the scoop on a dog already carrying condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Giant Adult 46.4

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis is not the problem; the marks come off for unnamed animal entries and three plant proteins topping up the meat.

What's in it

Dehydrated poultry proteinsAlready dried, so it still heads the list after the oven. Any bird.
Wheat flour
Animal fatsNo species named.
Maize flour, maizeThe starch.
Vegetable fibres
Hydrolysed animal proteinsUnnamed species.
Maize gluten, beet pulp, wheat glutenThe glutens lift the protein figure with plant protein a dog makes less of.
Minerals, soya oil, yeast products
Fish oil, algal oil (Schizochytrium)Omega 3 from two directions; the algae are where oily fish get theirs.
Glucosamine from fermentation, marigold meal, hydrolysed cartilageJoint pair with no shellfish behind it.

Vitamins A and D3 with iron, iodine, copper, manganese, zinc at 131 mg a kilo and selenium, plus clinoptilolite, a mineral clay used in the making.

With nothing animal named, this cannot be the food you use to prove which ingredients your dog reacts to.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated poultry proteins, wheat flour, animal fats, maize flour, maize, vegetable fibres, hydrolysed animal proteins, maize gluten, beet pulp, wheat gluten, minerals, soya oil, yeasts products, fish oil, algal oil Schizochytrium sp., glucosamine from fermentation, marigold meal, hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin).

Against the range

One recipe for giant breeds. Moisture is declared at 8.0%, so the dry-matter figures come straight off the label: protein 30.4%, fat 21.7% and estimated carbohydrate 37.8%, with energy at 418 kcal per 100g.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

418.4 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

20%

Fibre

3.2%

Ash

6.1%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

21.7%

Fibre

3.5%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

37.8%

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

41.7%

Carbs

46.7%

Veg

2.7%

Oils

8.5%

Other

0.4%

Pricing & size