Royal Canin

Royal Canin Pomeranian Loaf review

Name: Royal Canin Pomeranian Loaf
Brand: Royal Canin

40.1/100Average

WetAdultSenior

A soft breed loaf for the Pomeranian, and it sits in our Average band because no animal on the list is ever named. The analysis behind it is sound, with protein at 40.5% of dry matter. Molluscs and crustaceans near the end are the likely glucosamine source, though no amount is given.

View on Amazon

Affiliate link. As an Amazon Associate, Off the Leash earns from qualifying purchases.

Our view

Likely to suit

Pomeranian owners who want a recipe written with the breed in mind
Small dogs with delicate jaws. A loaf this soft takes no effort to eat
Choosy eaters that need a bowl to smell of something before they start
A small dog that could use some joint help, with molluscs and crustaceans on the list
A house feeding an adult and an older dog, as the loaf is listed for both

Worth watching

Shellfish on the label, which matters in a home that keeps the dog off it
Various sugars with no source and no quantity
No named species, so it cannot carry an allergy trial
A garbled feeding table that lists 1500 pouches a day for a 1kg dog

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

How this scores

How we score

40.1/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults and seniors. The printed feeding table cannot be followed as it stands, so ask Royal Canin or your vet for a daily amount before you start.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

The score, in context

Royal Canin Pomeranian Loaf 40.1

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

Nutritional balance reads Outstanding, and the gap to the typical wet food comes almost entirely from what the label leaves unsaid.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivativesLeads the list. Covers flesh and processing derivatives of any warm-blooded land animal, with no species given.
CerealsUnnamed, and free to change between production runs.
Derivatives of vegetable origin
Oils and fatsSource not stated.
Minerals
Various sugarsThere for taste in a breed known for refusing food. No amount printed.
Molluscs and crustaceansA natural glucosamine source, concentrated in the shells. A gesture, not a measured dose.

A short, light panel: vitamin D3 at 180 IU a kilo with modest iron, copper, manganese and zinc, plus clinoptilolite as a technological aid.

Shellfish is on the list, so this loaf is out for a dog kept away from it.

Named ingredients

Meat and animal derivatives, cereals, derivatives of vegetable origin, oils and fats, minerals, various sugars, molluscs and crustaceans.

Against the range

Every ingredient is a category term, so no animal, grain or plant is named and no percentage is printed. Molluscs and crustaceans and various sugars close the list, both without a quantity.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

90.8 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

8.5%

Fat

5.5%

Fibre

Ash

1.9%

Moisture

79%

Dry weight

Protein

40.5%

Fat

26.2%

Fibre

4.8%

Ash

Carbs

19.5%

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

38.5%

Added water

14%

Carbs

40%

Oils

4.2%

Other

3.4%

Pricing & size