Royal Canin

Royal Canin Medium Ageing 10+ review

Name: Royal Canin Medium Ageing 10+
Brand: Royal Canin

41.9/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A cereal-based kibble for medium dogs of ten and over, with dehydrated poultry proteins in front and the last third of the list given to old age. Glucosamine, chondroitin from hydrolysed cartilage, psyllium and algal omega 3 all appear. It lands in our Average band, and nothing in it is wrong for a ten year old.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Medium breeds of ten and over, the age the whole recipe is pitched at
Stiffening dogs, with glucosamine and chondroitin written into the list
Antioxidants in print: vitamin C at 300 mg and vitamin E at 500 mg per kilo
Older digestion that has become an event, helped by psyllium, beet pulp and fructo-oligosaccharides

Worth watching

No quantity on the glucosamine or chondroitin
Wheat appears as flour, as wheat and as wheat gluten
Fish oil runs through the recipe

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

How this scores

How we score

41.9/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceAverage

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for medium seniors. The label asks 148 grams for an 11kg dog and 275 grams for a 25kg one at low activity; let your dog's outline decide between them.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Medium Ageing 10+ 41.9

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Generic animal entries and a heavy cereal base hold it down; the senior tail does genuine work the scoring cannot read without figures.

What's in it

Dehydrated poultry proteinsProtein converts to 28.3% of dry matter, sensible for defending old muscle. No bird is named.
Wheat flour, maize, maize flour, riceThe cereal base. Rice is about as easy on a stomach as a grain gets.
Animal fatsNo species.
Maize gluten, wheat, wheat glutenMaize gluten lifts the protein figure without meat doing the lifting.
Beet pulp, hydrolysed animal proteins
Fish oil, soya oil, algal oilEPA and DHA. The algal oil is a marine omega 3 that is grown, not caught.
Yeast products, minerals, yeasts
Psyllium husks and seeds, fructo-oligosaccharidesSoluble fibre and food for the gut flora.
Glucosamine, marigold meal, hydrolysed cartilageThe ageing case: joint support and lutein, none of it quantified.

A complete panel, vitamin A through to selenium, with vitamin C at 300 mg and vitamin E at 500 mg per kilo.

No moisture or calcium figure on the label; dry-matter figures assume 8% moisture.

Named ingredients

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

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

369.6 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

26%

Fat

14%

Fibre

1.7%

Ash

4.7%

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

15.2%

Fibre

1.8%

Ash

5.1%

Carbs

49.6%

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

2.4%

Other

0.2%

Pricing & size