Royal Canin

Royal Canin Poodle Loaf review

Name: Royal Canin Poodle Loaf
Brand: Royal Canin

39.6/100Average

WetAdultSenior

Royal Canin's wet loaf for poodles, with fish and fish derivatives second on the list behind meat and animal derivatives. Two animal entries at the top put more animal into this loaf than most labels written this way. It still sits in our Average band, because neither entry names an animal.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Poodle and poodle-cross owners who like a recipe pitched at the breed
Dogs that do well with fish as part of dinner
Small dogs wanting a properly rich bowl, protein at 41.9% of dry matter and fat at 27.0%
Adult and older dogs alike
A dog that needs more fluid, with moisture at 78.5%

Worth watching

A land animal entry above the fish, so it is not a fish-only food
No species on either animal entry, so an exclusion diet has nothing to build on
Various sugars with no source and no amount

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

How this scores

How we score

39.6/100Average

Protein and processingAverage

Nutritional balanceOutstanding

TransparencyAverage

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for small adults and seniors. The printed feeding guide is a single row that no dog that size could manage, so start from your poodle's usual intake and weigh.

Food type

Wet

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Small

Main protein

Fish

The score, in context

Royal Canin Poodle Loaf 39.6

All one Average. Typical wet food: Excellent.

The score reflects the reading, not the recipe: the analysis earns an Outstanding for balance, but a label of category terms cannot be credited for what it never names.

What's in it

Meat and animal derivativesLand animals, no species given.
Fish and fish derivativesReal fish, unnamed. Second on the list.
Derivatives of vegetable origin
CerealsNo grain named.
Oils and fats
Minerals
Various sugarsAdded for taste, no quantity. Nothing to worry over.

Vitamin D3 and five trace elements, dosed in the older E-number style; no technological additive is listed.

The feeding guide is a single row, 170 g a day for a 1kg dog, so it cannot be used as printed.

Named ingredients

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

Against the range

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

93 kcal/100g

Estimated using Modified Atwater factors*

Protein

Fat

5.8%

Fibre

1.2%

Ash

Moisture

78.5%

Dry weight

Protein

41.9%

Fat

27%

Fibre

5.6%

Ash

9.3%

Carbs

16.2%

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

59.5%

Added water

13.5%

Carbs

23.2%

Oils

2.4%

Other

1.4%

Pricing & size