Royal Canin vs Wainwright's
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Wainwright's scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 69/100 (Average) across 20 rated meals, versus 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.
| Royal Canin | Wainwright's | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 95 | 28 |
| Rated meals | 91 | 20 |
| Median meal rating | 39Poor | 69Averagehigher |
| Recipe (median) | 39 | 69higher |
| Nutritional (median) | 100higher · 26% medium, 74% low | 99 · 45% medium, 55% low |
| Transparency (median) | 55 | 60higher |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 24 to 56 | 56 to 89 |
| Complete recipes | 91 of 95 | 20 of 28 |
| High-meat recipes | 0% | 80% |
| Clear-label recipes | 11% | 100% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Extruded, Wet Chunks, Wet Pate | Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Wet Chunks, 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 Wainwright's?
Wainwright's's typical (median) meal rating is 69/100 (Average) across 20 rated meals, compared with 39/100 (Poor) for Royal Canin across 91 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Wainwright's has the higher share: 80% 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.