Royal Canin

Royal Canin Hypoallergenic Puppy review

We don't put a score on this food. It is a veterinary diet, formulated for a diagnosed condition and meant to be fed on a vet's advice. Your vet has seen your dog and we have not, so a number from us could only pull you towards their advice or away from it, and neither of those is ours to do. What follows is what the label declares, what the analysis works out at, and where to buy it, with no judgement attached to any of it.

Royal Canin markets this kibble through its Hypoallergenic range as the puppy version, built on hydrolysed protein and rice for growing dogs the maker says are showing food sensitivities.

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Royal Canin Hypoallergenic Puppy is a veterinary diet, built on hydrolysed protein and rice for growing dogs the maker says are showing food sensitivities. There is no whole meat in it to identify. We give no score, only what the label declares and what the analysis works out at.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Puppies on a hydrolysed protein diet their vet has chosen
Low fibre, at 1.1% of dry matter, for keeping digestion simple while a young dog settles
A dense bowl at 385 kcal per 100g

Worth watching

Unnamed animal fats, plus fish oil and soya oil on the list
No calcium or phosphorus figure on the panel

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

The details

Dog fit

Sold for puppies and meant to be fed on a vet's advice. The calcium and phosphorus figures are the two to have in hand for a big puppy.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Puppy

Breed size

Giant

Main protein

Poultry

What's in it

Rice flourWith the rice further down, the carbohydrate source at 42.7%.
Hydrolysed soya protein isolate20.1%Broken into small fragments; the main protein.
Animal fatsNo species attached, so it cannot be pinned down from the pack.
Rice, minerals
Hydrolysed poultry liver5.0%The only animal protein, also hydrolysed.
Beet pulpHandles the fibre.
Soya oil, fructooligosaccharidesPrebiotic in the second.
Fish oilFish-derived, though no fish protein comes with it.
Borage oil, marigold mealBorage is a plant oil chosen for its fatty acids.

Vitamin A at 34500 IU and D3 at 800 IU per kilo with a full trace mineral set, plus clinoptilolite at 10g; preservatives and antioxidants named only as categories.

Calcium and phosphorus are not printed on the panel.

Named ingredients

Rice flour, hydrolysed soya protein isolate, animal fats, rice, minerals, hydrolysed poultry liver, beet pulp, soya oil, fructooligosaccharides, fish oil, borage oil, marigold meal. Protein sources: hydrolysed soya protein isolate (20.1%), hydrolysed poultry liver (5.0%). Carbohydrate sources: rice (42.7%).

Against the range

A single recipe. Protein comes only from two hydrolysed entries, soya protein isolate at 20.1% and poultry liver at 5.0%, broken into small fragments before they reach the bag. Rice is the carbohydrate source at 42.7%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

385.1 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

23%

Fat

19%

Fibre

Ash

8.1%

Dry weight

Protein

25%

Fat

20.7%

Fibre

1.1%

Ash

8.8%

Carbs

44.4%

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

Carbs

47.1%

Oils

8.8%

Other

35.1%

Pricing & size