Royal Canin

Royal Canin Mini Adult 8+ review

Name: Royal Canin Mini Adult 8+
Brand: Royal Canin

42.8/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A small, easy-going kibble for little dogs past their eighth year, with fish oil and an algal oil for DHA in the small print. Meat opens the list, though only as poultry. The cereal is split across many entries and carries much of the load. It sits in our Average band.

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Our view

Likely to suit

An older small dog that still asks for dinner with the old enthusiasm
Small breeds in their later years, with the kibble sized for a small mouth
Meat first on the list
Little dogs on small portions, at 392 kcal per 100g
Fish oil and algal oil both spelled out

Worth watching

Poultry, animal fats and hydrolysed animal proteins, none named to species
Cereal spread down the list, so it never looks dominant while doing much of the work
Crude fibre light at 1.5%

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

How this scores

How we score

42.8/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult and senior dogs. The label's low-activity guide gives a 6kg dog 93 grams, so scale the daily figure to your own dog.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Mini Adult 8+ 42.8

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

Nothing in the analysis raises an eyebrow; the weight of cereal and how little of the animal side is named are what hold it down.

What's in it

Dehydrated poultry proteinsWater gone before mixing, so the weight holds. Family name only.
Maize, rice, wheat flourThe start of a long cereal run.
Animal fatsNo animal given.
Wheat gluten, maize glutenLift the protein figure without adding meat.
Maize flour, wheat
Hydrolysed animal proteinsUnnamed again.
Beet pulp, fructo-oligosaccharidesThe only fibre and prebiotic entries of note.
Minerals, soya oil, yeasts products
Fish oilLong-chain omega 3s, and fish in the bowl.
Algal oil (Schizochytrium)An algae-grown source of DHA, a sensible find on an older dog's recipe.

Trace minerals dosed in print, zinc at 134 mg and manganese at 50 mg per kilo among them, with vitamin A at 21800 IU.

Named ingredients

Dehydrated poultry proteins, maize, rice, wheat flour, animal fats, wheat gluten, maize gluten, maize flour, wheat, hydrolysed animal proteins, beet pulp, minerals, soya oil, yeasts products, fish oil, fructo-oligosaccharides, algal oil Schizochytrium sp.

Against the range

One small-breed kibble for dogs past eight. Dehydrated poultry proteins lead, and a cereal base spread over several entries follows. No animal is named to species anywhere, and moisture is not declared, so the dry-matter figures assume 8%.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

392.3 kcal/100g

Protein

27%

Fat

16%

Fibre

1.5%

Ash

6.3%

Dry weight

Protein

29.3%

Fat

17.4%

Fibre

1.6%

Ash

6.8%

Carbs

44.9%

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

37.1%

Carbs

59.3%

Oils

3.4%

Other

0.3%

Pricing & size