Royal Canin

Royal Canin Medium Sterilised Care review

Name: Royal Canin Medium Sterilised Care
Brand: Royal Canin

37.5/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A medium-breed kibble written for the appetite change after neutering, and it sits in our Average band. The band is about unnamed entries on the label, not about how the food behaves in the bowl. For a neutered medium dog whose waistline needs watching it is a straightforward thing to feed.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Neutered medium dogs whose appetite has outrun what they burn
Owners who want L-carnitine named and dosed, here 200 mg per kilo
One bag carried from adulthood into the senior years
Dogs that get on with a plain poultry kibble and have no history of trouble with cereals

Worth watching

Poultry with no bird named, so an elimination diet needs more than this label gives
Maize first and wheat third, which matters for a dog with a cereal reaction
Fish oil in the mix

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

How this scores

How we score

37.5/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for neutered medium adults and seniors. A dog heavier than 15 kg eats proportionally more than the 210 grams a day estimate, so portion to the waistline.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Medium

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Medium Sterilised Care 37.5

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Most of the gap to the shelf average comes from what the label leaves unnamed; the analysis itself fits the job.

What's in it

MaizeFirst on the list.
Dehydrated poultry proteinWater already out, so it keeps its place in the kibble. No bird named.
Wheat
Vegetable fibresPart of the bulk that lets a smaller portion feel like a meal.
Hydrolysed animal proteins, animal fatsNeither names an animal.
Maize gluten, vegetable protein isolateBoth raise the protein figure without bringing meat.
Beet pulp, yeasts, psyllium husks and seedsMore fibre, lifting the crude figure to 6.4%.
Fish oil, soya oil, borage oilBorage is the source of gamma linolenic acid.
Minerals, fructo-oligo-saccharides, hydrolysed yeastPrebiotics for the gut.
Marigold extract

Vitamins A and D3, trace minerals with doses, and L-carnitine at 200 mg to carry fat into the cells that burn it.

Moisture is not printed, so the dry matter figures assume the usual 8%.

Named ingredients

Maize, dehydrated poultry protein, wheat, vegetable fibres, hydrolysed animal proteins, animal fats, maize gluten, vegetable protein isolate*, beet pulp, yeasts and parts thereof, fish oil, soya oil, minerals, psyllium husks and seeds, fructo-oligo-saccharides, hydrolysed yeast (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), borage oil, marigold extract (source of lutein).

Against the range

One recipe: maize first, dehydrated poultry protein second, wheat third. Crude fibre is lifted to 6.4% by beet pulp, psyllium and vegetable fibres, fat is held at 13%, and L-carnitine is the one supplement with a figure. Moisture is not declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

347.7 kcal/100g

Protein

28%

Fat

13%

Fibre

6.4%

Ash

4.9%

Dry weight

Protein

30.4%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

Ash

5.3%

Carbs

43.2%

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

31.4%

Carbs

58%

Veg

7.4%

Oils

2.6%

Other

0.7%

Pricing & size