Royal Canin Energy

Supplement complementary

Energy
This is a supplement, not a complete diet. The 1–100 rating applies to complete foods, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Is Royal Canin Energy a good dog food?

This is a supplement, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a supplement should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.

How we score

Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.

100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Complementary extruded dry supplement for adult dogs, with rice, unspecified animal fats and oils and coconut oil as the main ingredients.

Why you might choose it

The data we hold shows no standout strengths for this product.

Why you might not

  • A supplement, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • High in fat: 36% fat on a dry-matter basis.

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Estimated composition

oil29.9%
carb25.6%
meat15.0%
fibre13.6%
supplement10.6%
veg5.3%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Protein
27%
Fat
36%
Fibre
2.10%
Ash
3.80%

Additives & feeding info

Nutritional additives

Vitamin A: 26500 IU/kg; Vitamin E: 700 IU/kg; Vitamin D3: 1400 IU/kg

Technological additives

Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin: 10g/kg; Preservatives; Antioxidants

Storage

Store the product in a cool, dry place.

Feeding guide

Feeding amounts provided are a guideline. Speak to a pet professional regarding specific amounts for your pet. Fresh water should be available at all times.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
  • Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
  • Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
  • Your dog avoids fish: the label lists fish oil
  • Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - white
  • You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
  • You are limiting fat: 36.0% on a dry-matter basis is in the high band

These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.

Ingredients (14)

#As declaredMatchedCategoryTierDeclared %Est. %
1RiceRice - whitecarbmedium-9.3
2animal fatsUnspecified Animal Fats and Oilsoilpoor-9.0
3coconut oilCoconut Oiloilmedium-8.6
4wheat glutenWheat Glutencarbpoor-8.3
5pea proteinPea proteincarbmedium-8.0
6dehydrated poultry proteinsDehydrated Poultry Proteinsmeatgood-7.6
7hydrolysed animal proteinsHydrolysed Animal Proteinmeatmedium-7.3
8beet pulpBeet Pulpfibremedium-7.0
9vegetable fibresVegetable fibrefibremedium-6.6
10fish oilFish Oiloilgood-6.3
11soya oilSoybean oiloilmedium-6.0
12fructo-oligosaccharidesFructo-oligosaccharidessupplementgood-5.6
13marigold mealCalendulaveggood-5.3
14mineralsVitamins and mineralssupplementmedium-5.0

Brand

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-09
Product page
www.royalcanin.com

Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.

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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-32.336+32.34
Average ingredient quality0.39.915+3.45
Meat share of dry matter14.8%0.116+1.72
Carb share of dry matter24.3%-0.113-2.73
Oil share of dry matter31.9%-0.088-2.82
Vegetable share of dry matter5.2%-0.002-0.01
Supplement share of dry matter10.6%-0.009-0.09
Recipe graded poor17.3%-0.045-0.77
Number of poor ingredients2-0.868-1.74
Largest single poor ingredient9.0%0.056+0.51
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.131-13.09
Additive penalty-0.270.236-0.06
Processing multiplier1.0032.336+32.34
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.996-7.00
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-32.336+32.34
Average ingredient quality0.39.915+3.45
Meat share of dry matter14.8%0.116+1.72
Carb share of dry matter24.3%-0.113-2.73
Oil share of dry matter31.9%-0.088-2.82
Vegetable share of dry matter5.2%-0.002-0.01
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.177+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter10.6%-0.009-0.09
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.371+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.022+0.00
Recipe graded poor17.3%-0.045-0.77
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.182+0.00
Number of poor ingredients2-0.868-1.74
Largest single poor ingredient9.0%0.056+0.51
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.131-13.09
Prints ingredient percentagesno3.194+0.00
Complete dietno1.703+0.00
Frozen or chilled freshno11.440+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)no-0.506+0.00
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)no-1.988+0.00
High carb and low meatno-1.250+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages0.0-0.073+0.00
Meat share × fresh0.0-0.339+0.00
Fresh × high meat0.016.475+0.00
Additive penalty-0.270.236-0.06
Processing multiplier1.0032.336+32.34
Processing: Rawno13.322+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilledno7.712+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozenno6.583+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigeratedno4.857+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelfno0.072+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Driedno11.127+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Driedno9.320+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno4.569+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-2.321+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.996-7.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.833+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.711+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno2.935+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksno2.292+0.00
Processing-type offset
-0.01
Additives declared on label
+2 transparency bonus
Subtotal
44.0
Final score
44/100

Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.

This is not a complete diet, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to it. Read the recipe breakdown above as ingredient-quality context only.

Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Not applicable to complementary food. FEDIAF reference ranges apply to complete diets.

Transparency: what the label discloses

How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.

ItemPoints
Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
Printed percentages on the label (voluntary) - not on file0/20
Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file0/15
Additives declared (mandatory)10/10
Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file0/5
Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)5/5
Feeding guidance given (mandatory)10/10
Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)5/10
Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)10/10
Batch and date labelling (mandatory)5/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared).

Safety: recall history

Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.

No recalls recorded in our database.

See all current recalls we track.

Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it

The marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.

ClaimTypeSubstantiation
Energy booster (on page)FunctionalManufacturer assertion
Antioxidant complex (on page)FunctionalManufacturer assertion

Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.

The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.

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