Royal Canin

Royal Canin Mini Sterilised Care review

Name: Royal Canin Mini Sterilised Care
Brand: Royal Canin

37.2/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A small-breed kibble for the appetite that arrives after neutering, and it does that job well on paper. Protein is held at 30% while fat is kept to 13%, crude fibre reaches 6.6% and L-carnitine is dosed at 200 mg per kilo. It sits in our Average band because maize leads and the animal entries name no species.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Neutered small dogs whose weight has begun to creep
Owners looking for L-carnitine with a dose printed against it
A filling bowl on fewer calories, with crude fibre at 6.6% doing the bulking
Owners who would rather not change food as their dog moves into old age

Worth watching

Cereal takes a good share, with maize first and wheat third
Poultry with no bird named, so it will not settle a question about chicken
Fish oil in the small print, for a bowl that has to stay fish free

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

How this scores

How we score

37.2/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adult and senior dogs. Portion to the dog's own weight, as a small breed eats well under the 15kg guide.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Mini Sterilised Care 37.2

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The panel reads well for its job; the unnamed poultry, fats and proteins are what hold the score down.

What's in it

MaizeA workmanlike cereal most dogs digest without fuss.
Dehydrated poultry proteinWater already removed, so it holds its place to the finished kibble. No bird named.
Wheat
Hydrolysed animal proteinsNo species.
Maize gluten, vegetable protein isolatePlant protein helping the 30% figure along.
Vegetable fibres, beet pulp, psyllium husks and seedsThe bulk that stops a smaller portion feeling like a punishment. Psyllium settles digestion.
Animal fatsUnnamed.
Yeasts, fructo-oligo-saccharidesFor the gut.
Fish oil, soya oil, borage oilLong chain omega 3 from the fish; gamma linolenic acid from the borage.
Minerals, marigold extractMarigold for lutein.

L-carnitine at 200 mg per kilo to help move fat into cells that burn it, with zinc and manganese among the dosed minerals.

No moisture on the pack, so the dry-matter figures assume the usual 8% for a kibble.

Named ingredients

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

Against the range

One small-breed kibble for neutered dogs, built on maize, dehydrated poultry protein and wheat. Fibre from psyllium, beet pulp and vegetable fibres does the filling, and none of the animal entries is pinned to a species.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

345 kcal/100g

Protein

30%

Fat

13%

Fibre

6.6%

Ash

5.4%

Dry weight

Protein

32.6%

Fat

14.1%

Fibre

7.2%

Ash

5.9%

Carbs

40.2%

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

33.9%

Carbs

59.9%

Veg

4.2%

Oils

1.3%

Other

0.6%

Pricing & size