Royal Canin

Royal Canin Rottweiler Adult review

Name: Royal Canin Rottweiler Adult
Brand: Royal Canin

39.6/100Average

DryAdultSenior

A big bag for a big dog, with the extras reading like rottweiler worries answered one by one. It sits in our Average band because the list names almost nothing. The analysis behind it is better balanced than the list suggests.

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Our view

Likely to suit

Adult rottweilers and other giant breeds, the size the feeding table is pitched at
Big dogs feeling their years, glucosamine and chondroitin both on the list
Keeping a heavy dog trim, with L-carnitine at 830 mg per kilo
Active and working adults, fat at 20.0% carrying the energy
Dogs that do well on poultry and rice

Worth watching

Glucosamine from hydrolysed crustaceans, which matters in a shellfish-avoiding home
Fish oil part way down the list
Poultry, fats and hydrolysed proteins all named by family, so it cannot prove or clear a single protein

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

How this scores

How we score

39.6/100Average

Protein and processingPoor

Nutritional balanceGood

TransparencyPoor

ValueAverage

The details

Dog fit

Listed for giant adults and seniors. At low activity the label asks 375 grams at 40kg and 444 grams at 50kg, so scale to the dog you have.

Food type

Dry

Life stage

Adult, Senior

Breed size

Giant

Main protein

Poultry

The score, in context

Royal Canin Rottweiler Adult 39.6

All one Average. Typical dry food: Good.

The band is a verdict on transparency more than substance: nutritional balance reads Good while protein and processing reads Poor.

What's in it

RiceFirst, and where the calories start.
Dehydrated poultry proteinWater already out, so the declared weight is close to what reaches the bowl. No bird named.
Animal fatsNo animal named.
Vegetable protein isolate, maizePlant protein doing some of the work the meat gets credit for.
Hydrolysed animal proteins
Vegetable fibres, beet pulp
Fish oil, soya oil
Minerals, dehydrated tomato, hydrolysed yeastAntioxidants from the tomato, a prebiotic from the yeast.
Hydrolysed crustaceans, hydrolysed cartilageSources of glucosamine and chondroitin, with no dose printed.
Marigold extract

Vitamins A and D3 and trace minerals with doses, L-carnitine at 830 mg to help turn stored fat into energy, and tea extract at 150 mg for polyphenols.

The glucosamine comes from crustaceans, so not for a household avoiding shellfish.

Named ingredients

Rice, dehydrated poultry protein, animal fats, vegetable protein isolate*, maize, hydrolysed animal proteins, vegetable fibres, fish oil, beet pulp, soya oil, minerals, dehydrated tomato, hydrolysed yeast (source of manno-oligo-saccharides), hydrolysed crustaceans (source of glucosamine), marigold extract (source of lutein), hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin).

Against the range

One recipe for big adults: rice first, dehydrated poultry protein second, animal fats third, then vegetable protein isolate and maize. Fat is set at 20.0%, L-carnitine is dosed at 830 mg per kilo, and glucosamine and chondroitin come from hydrolysed crustaceans and cartilage. Moisture is not declared.

Nutritional analysis

Declared analysis

Energy

402.6 kcal/100g

Protein

26%

Fat

20%

Fibre

2.5%

Ash

6.4%

Dry weight

Protein

28.3%

Fat

21.7%

Fibre

2.7%

Ash

Carbs

40.3%

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

31.3%

Carbs

49.4%

Veg

8.8%

Oils

10%

Other

0.5%

Pricing & size