Royal Canin

Royal Canin Jack Russell Adult review

Name: Royal Canin Jack Russell Adult
Brand: Royal Canin

44.5/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A small-breed kibble with a dental idea built in: pentasodium triphosphate at 0.35%, a mineral salt that slows tartar on the teeth. Protein is declared at 30.0%. Wheat gluten and maize gluten supply part of that, and with no bird named it sits in our Average band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult and senior Jack Russells and other small terriers
Owners who think about tartar
Small dogs with an appetite for protein, at 32.6% of dry matter
Homes keeping shellfish away, since the glucosamine is made by fermentation

Worth watching

Wheat, wheat gluten and maize gluten carry part of the protein
No species named for the poultry, the fats or the hydrolysed proteins, so an elimination trial has nothing to work from
Fish oil on the list, and crude fibre low at 1.3%

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

How this scores

How we score

44.5/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults and seniors. The label asks 92 grams a day for a 6kg terrier at low activity, so start there and adjust by condition.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Jack Russell Adult 44.5

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The analysis reads decently, and the band reflects where the protein comes from and how little the label commits to.

What's in it

Dehydrated poultry proteinsChicken, turkey or duck could all be here.
Rice, maize, wheat
Wheat glutenConcentrated cereal protein used to lift the analysis.
Animal fats, hydrolysed animal proteinsCould come from anything at all.
Beet pulp, maize gluten
Minerals, including pentasodium triphosphate0.35%The tartar-slowing salt, and a genuinely useful inclusion for a small breed.
Fish oil, soya oilMarine omega 3.
Yeast products, fructo-oligo-saccharides, yeastsPrebiotics for the gut.
Borage oil, marigold meal0.1% borageGamma-linolenic acid and a plant antioxidant.
Glucosamine from fermentation, hydrolysed cartilageJoint support with no shellfish involved.

Trace minerals dosed in print, zinc at 137 mg, copper at 12 mg and selenium at 0.08 mg per kilo among them, with clinoptilolite at 10 g.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated poultry proteins, rice, maize, wheat, wheat gluten*, animal fats, hydrolysed animal proteins, beet pulp, maize gluten, minerals (including pentasodium triphosphate (0.35%)), fish oil, soya oil, yeasts products, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeasts (source of manno-oligosaccharides), borage oil (0.1%), marigold meal, glucosamine from fermentation, hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin). *L.I.P.: protein selected for its very high digestibility.

Against the range

One small-breed kibble led by dehydrated poultry proteins, with rice, maize and wheat behind and two plant glutens lifting the protein figure. No animal entry names a species, and moisture is left off the label, so the dry matter figures assume 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

395.3 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

16%

Fibre

1.3%

Ash

6.1%

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

1.4%

Ash

6.6%

Carbs

42%

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

38.7%

Carbs

57.8%

Oils

2.8%

Other

0.8%

Pricing & size