Royal Canin

Royal Canin Great Dane Adult review

Name: Royal Canin Great Dane Adult
Brand: Royal Canin

34.4/100Average

DryAdultSenior

Royal Canin's adult Dane recipe puts animal fats first on the label, ahead of manioc and dehydrated poultry proteins. Fat is declared at 25.0% against protein at 23.0%, so this is an energy-first bag for a dog with a great deal of frame to carry. It lands in our Average band, and every reason for that is on the label: none of the animal entries names a species.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Danes and other giant breeds that struggle to hold their weight
Keeping condition on a very big dog, where calories come first
Shellfish-free homes. The glucosamine here is made by fermentation
Owners who like the joint entries named, chondroitin from hydrolysed cartilage among them
A big adult and an older dog fed from the same bag, as the label covers both

Worth watching

Animal fats lead the list with no species named, so the largest entry is also the vaguest
Protein on the modest side at 23.0%
Wheat gluten fourth, carrying the digestibility note, so some protein comes from wheat
Fish oil among the smaller entries

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

How this scores

How we score

34.4/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for giant-breed adults and seniors. The bag's own feeding table asks 726 grams a day for a 60kg adult, so check your dog's line on it before ordering.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Great Dane Adult 34.4

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

An unnamed fat at the top of the list and generic animal entries throughout hold this below the middle of the adult dry shelf, though it remains a workable everyday food for a giant dog.

What's in it

Animal fatsThe first entry, and no species named. Fat converts to 27.2% of dry matter, high for a kibble.
Manioc (tapioca)The main starch. Easy to digest, brings little else.
Dehydrated poultry proteinsGeneric poultry, no bird named.
Wheat glutenCarries the label's digestibility note, so some of the protein comes from wheat.
Maize flour, rice
Hydrolysed animal proteinsAnother unnamed animal source, which rules out an elimination trial.
Minerals, vegetable fibres, beet pulpFibre comes to 2.4%.
Fish oil, soya oilSo fish is in the bag.
Yeasts products, yeastsA source of manno-oligosaccharides for the gut.
Glucosamine from fermentation, marigold meal, hydrolysed cartilageShellfish-free glucosamine, with chondroitin from the cartilage.

Trace minerals are dosed in print: zinc at 145 mg, iron at 60 mg and selenium at 0.16 mg per kilo, with vitamins A and D3.

Moisture is not declared, so the dry-matter figures assume 8% and the 416 kcal per 100g is calculated.

Named ingredients

Animal fats, manioc (tapioca), dehydrated poultry proteins, wheat gluten*, maize flour, rice, hydrolysed animal proteins, minerals, vegetable fibres, fish oil, beet pulp, soya oil, yeasts products, yeasts (source of manno-oligosaccharides), glucosamine from fermentation, marigold meal, hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin). *L.I.P.: protein selected for its very high digestibility.

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

415.5 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

25%

Fibre

2.4%

Ash

6.6%

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

27.2%

Fibre

2.6%

Ash

7.2%

Carbs

38%

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

25.3%

Carbs

29.6%

Veg

Oils

26.1%

Other

18.1%

Pricing & size