Royal Canin vs Ultimate Pet Foods
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Ultimate Pet Foods scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 64/100 (Average) across 18 rated meals, versus 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.
| Royal Canin | Ultimate Pet Foods | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 95 | 66 |
| Rated meals | 91 | 18 |
| Median meal rating | 39Poor | 64Averagehigher |
| Recipe (median) | 39 | 64higher |
| Nutritional (median) | 100higher · 26% medium, 74% low | 97 · 94% high, 6% low |
| Transparency (median) | 55 | 60higher |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 24 to 56 | 59 to 74 |
| Complete recipes | 91 of 95 | 18 of 66 |
| High-meat recipes | 0% | 83% |
| Clear-label recipes | 11% | 72% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Fresh Frozen, Wet Pate |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Top-rated products
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, Royal Canin or Ultimate Pet Foods?
Ultimate Pet Foods's typical (median) meal rating is 64/100 (Average) across 18 rated meals, compared with 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Ultimate Pet Foods has the higher share: 83% 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.