Royal Canin

Royal Canin Medium Adult 7+ review

Name: Royal Canin Medium Adult 7+
Brand: Royal Canin

43.7/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A cereal-based kibble for medium dogs from seven onwards, sitting in our Average band on how little the label names. Nothing in the bowl is troubling. The mature dog care is in the small print: vitamin E at 500 mg and vitamin C at 200 mg per kilo, marine omega 3 and psyllium.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium breed dogs of about seven and up
Owners who want antioxidants in print, at vitamin E 500 mg and vitamin C 200 mg per kilo
Older digestions, with psyllium husks and fructo-oligosaccharides there for that
Fussier older eaters. Hydrolysed animal proteins keep the kibble worth finishing

Worth watching

Poultry is the only name the meat gets, so no bird can be ruled out
Wheat in three forms across the list
Fish oil in the omega package

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

How this scores

How we score

43.7/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium breed adults and seniors. The table asks 149 grams for an 11kg dog and 277 for a 25kg one at low activity; portion to the waistline from there.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Medium Adult 7+ 43.7

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Cereal leading the list and generic animal entries pull it down; both are questions of transparency, and many medium breed veterans do perfectly well on it.

What's in it

Dehydrated poultry proteinsFirst place holds honestly after baking, but the bird could be chicken, turkey, duck or goose.
Wheat flour, maize flour, maize, riceMost dogs digest cooked cereal well; rice is about as gentle as a grain gets.
Animal fatsEnergy and palatability. No species.
Wheat, wheat glutenWheat is the grain most intolerances trace back to.
Beet pulp
Hydrolysed animal proteins, maize glutenFor taste; no species named.
Minerals, soya oil, yeast products
Fish oil, algal oilEPA and DHA between them, for ageing joints and minds.
Psyllium husks and seeds, fructo-oligosaccharides, yeastsA gentle nudge to the digestion; crude fibre stays at 1.7% of dry matter.

Complete and dosed in print, including vitamin E at 500 mg and vitamin C at 200 mg per kilo.

Calcium goes undeclared, a small gap for a dog past seven.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated poultry proteins, wheat flour, maize flour, maize, rice, animal fats, wheat, wheat gluten, beet pulp, hydrolysed animal proteins, maize gluten, minerals, soya oil, yeasts products, fish oil, psyllium husks and seeds, fructo-oligosaccharides, algal oil Schizochytrium sp., yeasts (source of manno-oligosaccharides).

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

385.4 kcal/100g

Protein

25%

Fat

14%

Fibre

1.6%

Ash

5.6%

Moisture

Dry weight

Protein

27.2%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

1.7%

Ash

6.1%

Carbs

49.8%

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

36.6%

Carbs

60.8%

Oils

2.2%

Other

0.3%

Pricing & size