Royal Canin

Royal Canin Maxi Adult In Loaf review

Name: Royal Canin Maxi Adult In Loaf
Brand: Royal Canin

40.8/100Average

WetAdult

A rich loaf for big dogs on a list that tells you almost nothing. Protein converts to 41.8% of dry matter and fat to 26.0%, strong by wet food standards. It sits in our Average band because the recipe is described in headings, not ingredients.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Large-breed adults, the size this loaf is written for
Owners who would rather open one 410 g pack than several small ones
Dogs that like a firm loaf they can take in clean mouthfuls
A bowl rich enough to keep weight on
Topping up a dry ration, as the pack's own rows assume
Dogs that drink too little, with moisture at 79.2%

Worth watching

Meat and animal derivatives first, any land animal in any share, so no exclusion trial can start here
Unnamed cereals second, which can change between runs
The pack's rows are far below a full day of food for the weights listed
Our energy figure, not the maker's, so adjust portions to your dog

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

How this scores

How we score

40.8/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for large-breed adults. Treat the printed rows as part of the day, not all of it, and check the total against your dog's condition.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult

The score, in context

Royal Canin Maxi Adult In Loaf 40.8

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Where the figures can be checked they hold up well; a list written in categories gives our scoring little else to go on.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivativesFlesh and processed carcass from any warm-blooded land animal, in any mix.
CerealsAny grain, with no name attached.
Derivatives of vegetable originNearly anything a plant has been worked into.
MineralsWhy ash converts to 9.6% of dry matter.
Oils and fatsAnimal or plant, unspecified.
YeastsThe one entry that describes itself: B vitamins and a savoury taste.

Every line dosed per kilo, from vitamin D3 at 160 IU to zinc at 27 mg, plus clinoptilolite at 2 g to hold the loaf's texture.

Four of six entries are categories, so the recipe can change without the pack changing.

Named ingredients

Meat and animal derivatives, cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, minerals, oils and fats, yeasts.

Against the range

One soft loaf for large adults. Six entries make up the whole list, and four of them are legal categories that could hold almost any animal, grain, plant product or fat.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

90 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

8.7%

Fat

5.4%

Fibre

0.8%

Ash

Moisture

79.2%

Dry weight

Protein

41.8%

Fat

26%

Fibre

3.8%

Ash

9.6%

Carbs

18.8%

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

39.5%

Added water

14.2%

Carbs

37.9%

Oils

2.6%

Other

5.8%

Pricing & size