Lily's Kitchen vs Royal Canin
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Lily's Kitchen scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 74/100 (Good) across 27 rated meals, versus 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.
| Lily's Kitchen | Royal Canin | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 34 | 95 |
| Rated meals | 27 | 91 |
| Median meal rating | 74Goodhigher | 39Poor |
| Recipe (median) | 74higher | 39 |
| Nutritional (median) | 98 · 96% medium, 4% low | 100higher · 26% medium, 74% low |
| Transparency (median) | 60higher | 55 |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 55 to 78 | 24 to 56 |
| Complete recipes | 27 of 34 | 91 of 95 |
| High-meat recipes | 81% | 0% |
| Clear-label recipes | 100% | 11% |
| Formats | Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate |
| Recall history | Lily's Kitchen voluntarily recalls Pasta al Ragu wet dog food because it may contain pieces of plastic resolved; Lily's Kitchen recalls wet dog food because it may contain pieces of plastic resolved | None recorded in our database |
Top-rated products
Lily's Kitchen
Visit Lily's KitchenGreat British Breakfast
78Wet Pate
77
Cottage Pie
76Wet Pate
Royal Canin
Visit Royal CaninBabydog Milk
56Dry Air Dried
Dachshund Adult
45Dry Extruded
Cavalier King Charles Adult
45Dry Extruded
Frequently asked questions
Which brand rates higher, Lily's Kitchen or Royal Canin?
Lily's Kitchen's typical (median) meal rating is 74/100 (Good) across 27 rated meals, compared with 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Lily's Kitchen has the higher share: 81% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 0% for Royal Canin.
How are these ratings calculated?
Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.