Royal Canin

Royal Canin Giant Puppy review

Name: Royal Canin Giant Puppy
Brand: Royal Canin

47.1/100Average

DryPuppy

An Average start to Royal Canin's giant breed programme, for the months a very large pup grows fastest. Protein is generous at 34.0% as fed, though wheat gluten and maize gluten lift that figure without any meat. The label puts no figure on calcium at all.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Very large breed pups in their first growth stage
Growing giants that need protein high, declared at 34.0% as fed
A gut package on the label: FOS, psyllium and hydrolysed yeast at 0.30%
DHA from algal oil, with glucosamine and hydrolysed cartilage in the bowl
Vitamins and minerals dosed in print, down to selenium at 0.05 mg per kg

Worth watching

No calcium figure, the number giant breed rearing turns on
Wheat gluten second and maize gluten later, lifting protein without meat
No animal named anywhere, so nothing for an exclusion plan
Fish oil and soya oil, worth a check for a sensitive pup

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

How this scores

How we score

47.1/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceExcellent

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for giant breed puppies, with the guide arranged by finishing weight from 45kg to 100kg. Ask Royal Canin for the calcium figure, and adjust portions week by week.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Giant Puppy 47.1

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis is strong for a growth kibble; plant gluten and unnamed meat entries are what hold the reading down.

What's in it

Dehydrated poultry proteinAlready dried; no species, so the bird can change between batches.
Wheat glutenConcentrated plant protein, inexpensive and a kibble binder.
Rice, maize, maize flour
Animal fats, wheat flour, beet pulp
Hydrolysed animal proteinsUnnamed.
Minerals, maize glutenThe second plant protein booster.
Soya oil, yeasts products, fish oilSoya and fish both in the bowl.
Fructo-oligo-saccharides, psyllium husks and seeds, hydrolysed yeast0.30% yeastThe digestive package.
Algal oil (Schizochytrium)The declared DHA source.
Yucca juice, marigold meal, glucosamine, hydrolysed cartilageThe joint pair, with no dose given.

Vitamin A at 16500 IU and vitamin D3 at 1100 IU per kg, with zinc at 128 mg, manganese at 47 mg and iron at 36 mg.

No calcium percentage on a food aimed at giant breed growth; ask the maker for it.

Moisture is not declared, so the dry matter figures are close approximations.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated poultry protein, wheat gluten*, rice, maize, maize flour, animal fats, wheat flour, beet pulp, hydrolysed animal proteins, minerals, maize gluten, soya oil, yeasts products, fish oil, fructo-oligo-saccharides, psyllium husks and seeds, hydrolysed yeast (source of manno-oligo-saccharides and betaglucans) (0.30%), algal oil Schizochytrium sp. (source of DHA), Yucca Schidigera juice, marigold meal, glucosamine from fermentation, hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin).

Against the range

One first-stage food for giant breed pups. Dehydrated poultry protein leads, wheat gluten follows it straight away, and maize, rice and maize gluten fill out the base. The digestive, DHA and joint ingredients sit at the end of the list, all undosed.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

381.2 kcal/100g

Protein

34%

Fat

14%

Fibre

1.3%

Ash

7.9%

Dry weight

Protein

37%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

1.4%

Ash

8.6%

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

37.1%

Carbs

59.7%

Oils

2.3%

Other

0.9%

Pricing & size