Royal Canin Labrador Retriever 5+

by Royal Canin

Overall Score: 48/100

Ingredients

1. Chicken by-product meal (protein)
2. brown rice (carbohydrate)
3. oat groats (other)
4. brewers rice flour (other)
5. natural flavors (additive)
6. corn gluten meal (carbohydrate)
7. corn (carbohydrate)
8. brewers rice (carbohydrate)
9. wheat gluten (carbohydrate)
10. powdered cellulose (fiber)
11. pork meal (protein)
12. dried plain beet pulp (fiber)
13. chicken fat (protein)
14. fish oil (protein)
15. vegetable oil (other)
16. sodium silico aluminate (other)
17. pork digest (protein)
18. dried tomato pomace (fiber)
19. calcium carbonate (mineral)
20. salt (mineral)
21. powdered psyllium seed husk (other)
22. potassium chloride (mineral)
23. fructooligosaccharides (other)
24. vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E) (other)
25. biotin (vitamin)
26. L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C) (other)
27. niacin supplement (vitamin)
28. pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) (other)
29. D-calcium pantothenate (other)
30. riboflavin supplement (vitamin)
31. vitamin A acetate (vitamin)
32. folic acid (vitamin)
33. thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1) (other)
34. vitamin B12 supplement (vitamin)
35. menadione sodium bisulfite complex (additive)
36. vitamin D3 supplement] (other)
37. trace minerals [zinc proteinate (other)
38. ferrous sulfate (mineral)
39. manganous oxide (other)
40. sodium selenite (mineral)
41. calcium iodate] (other)
42. taurine (additive)
43. choline chloride (vitamin)
44. green tea extract (other)
45. marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.) (other)
46. GLA safflower oil (other)
47. L-carnitine (additive)
48. chondroitin sulfate (additive)
49. carotene (other)
50. rosemary extract (preservative)
51. preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid (other)

Ingredient concerns

• Chicken By-Product Meal (medium concern): While nutritionally adequate, by-product meals can vary widely in quality and digestibility. They include parts like necks, feet, and intestines, which some consumers find objectionable. Quality control is less consistent than named muscle meat sources.
• Corn Gluten Meal (medium concern): Primarily used as an inexpensive plant-based protein booster that can inflate the protein percentage on guaranteed analysis without providing the complete amino acid profile of animal proteins. Its presence in large quantities may indicate the manufacturer is supplementing with cheap protein instead of using more meat.
• Corn (medium concern): Corn is one of the most common allergens in dogs, though true corn allergies are relatively rare compared to protein allergies. Often used as an inexpensive filler to increase bulk. While it does provide digestible carbohydrates, its prominence in ingredient lists (especially as multiple corn-derived ingredients) can indicate a lower-quality formulation.
• Wheat Gluten (medium concern): Like corn gluten meal, wheat gluten serves as an inexpensive plant protein that inflates the total protein percentage. It was also at the center of the 2007 pet food recall when melamine-contaminated wheat gluten from China caused widespread kidney failure in pets.
• Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (high concern): Menadione (vitamin K3) is a synthetic form of vitamin K that has been banned for use in human dietary supplements in many countries due to toxicity concerns, including potential liver damage, allergic reactions, and cytotoxicity. It can cause oxidative damage to cell membranes. Natural forms of vitamin K (K1 from plants, K2 from bacterial fermentation) are considered safer alternatives. Despite these concerns, it remains widely used in pet food as an inexpensive vitamin K source.
• Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 31.1%, fat 12.2%, fiber 0%, ash 7.8%, carbohydrate 48.9%. By calories: 28.4% from protein, 27% from fat, 44.6% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 31.1% vs 18% minimum, fat 12.2% vs 5.5% minimum.

Dry food, with grains, for the adult life stage.

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