Royal Canin Labrador Retriever Adult
Dry Extruded complete
Is Royal Canin Labrador Retriever Adult a good dog food?
We score it 45/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall rating of 45 out of 100. The meat content contributed +2.8 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +3 points to the total. However, the processing format reduced the score by -7 and ingredients without printed percentages decreased it by -13.1.
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.
- Recipe45
- Nutritionallow100
- Transparency50
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with maize, rice and beef as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- High in protein: 30% protein on a dry-matter basis.
- Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.
Why you might not
- 4 poor-graded ingredients make up about 24% of the recipe.
- 100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 30%
- Fat
- 13%
- Fibre
- 3.80%
- Ash
- 6.60%
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin A: 28500 IU; Vitamin D3: 800 IU; E1 (Iron): 54 mg; E2 (Iodine): 3.4 mg; E4 (Copper): 5 mg; E5 (Manganese): 38 mg; E6 (Zinc): 139 mg; E8 (Selenium): 0.16 mg
Technological additives
Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin: 10 g
Feeding guide
Weight of dog 26kg: low 308g, medium 356g, high 405g. Weight of dog 28kg: low 325g, medium 376g, high 428g. Weight of dog 30kg: low 342g, medium 396g, high 450g. Weight of dog 32kg: low 359g, medium 416g, high 473g. Weight of dog 34kg: low 376g, medium 435g, high 495g. Weight of dog 36kg: low 393g, medium 455g, high 516g. Weight of dog 38kg: low 409g, medium 473g, high 538g. Weight of dog 40kg: low 425g, medium 492g, high 559g.
Reviews
340 reviews on this product · 4.7/5
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Doesn't list lamb, venison, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
- Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists crustaceans
- Your dog avoids pork: it is listed as an ingredient
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists maize / corn
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
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 (20)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | maize | Maize / Corn | carb | poor | - | 6.9 |
| 2 | rice | Rice - white | carb | medium | - | 6.7 |
| 3 | dehydrated beef and pork protein | Beef | meat | medium | - | 6.5 |
| 4 | dehydrated poultry protein | Dehydrated Poultry Proteins | meat | good | - | 6.3 |
| 5 | hydrolysed animal proteins | Hydrolysed Animal Protein | meat | medium | - | 6.2 |
| 6 | animal fats | Unspecified Animal Fats and Oils | oil | poor | - | 6.0 |
| 7 | vegetable fibres | Vegetable fibre | fibre | medium | - | 5.8 |
| 8 | beet pulp | Beet Pulp | fibre | medium | - | 5.6 |
| 9 | maize gluten | Maize gluten | carb | poor | - | 5.4 |
| 10 | wheat | Wheat | carb | poor | - | 5.3 |
| 11 | yeasts and parts thereof | Yeast | supplement | good | - | 5.1 |
| 12 | fish oil | Fish Oil | oil | good | - | 4.9 |
| 13 | minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement | medium | - | 4.7 |
| 14 | soya oil | Soybean oil | oil | medium | - | 4.5 |
| 15 | psyllium husks and seeds | Psyllium | fibre | good | - | 4.4 |
| 16 | fructo-oligo-saccharides | Fructo-oligosaccharides | supplement | good | - | 4.2 |
| 17 | hydrolysed crustaceans (source of glucosamine) | Crustaceans | meat | good | - | 4.0 |
| 18 | borage oil (0.1%) | Borage oil | oil | good | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 19 | marigold extract (source of lutein) | Calendula | veg | good | - | 3.8 |
| 20 | hydrolysed cartilage (source of chondroitin) | Hydrolysed Cartilage | supplement | good | - | 3.6 |
Brand
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-09
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- 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.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.3 | 9.915 | +2.96 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 23.8% | 0.116 | +2.77 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 24.1% | -0.113 | -2.71 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 17.3% | -0.088 | -1.52 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 18.2% | -0.009 | -0.16 |
| Recipe graded poor | 23.6% | -0.045 | -1.05 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 4 | -0.868 | -3.47 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 6.9% | 0.056 | +0.39 |
| Undeclared quantities | 99.9% | -0.131 | -13.08 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Additive penalty | -0.34 | 0.236 | -0.08 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.3 | 9.915 | +2.96 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 23.8% | 0.116 | +2.77 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 24.1% | -0.113 | -2.71 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 17.3% | -0.088 | -1.52 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 0.6% | -0.002 | -0.00 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.177 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 18.2% | -0.009 | -0.16 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.371 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.022 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 23.6% | -0.045 | -1.05 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.182 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 4 | -0.868 | -3.47 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 6.9% | 0.056 | +0.39 |
| Undeclared quantities | 99.9% | -0.131 | -13.08 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 3.194 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +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 meat | no | -1.250 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | -0.073 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | -0.339 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 16.475 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -0.34 | 0.236 | -0.08 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Raw | no | 13.322 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | 7.712 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | 6.583 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 4.857 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | 0.072 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 11.127 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 9.320 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | 4.569 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -2.321 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.996 | -7.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.833 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.711 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | 2.935 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | 2.292 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.01
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 45.4
- Final score
- 45/100
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.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for adult dogs. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 30 | 32.6 (band 18 to 40%) | 100 |
| Fat | 13 | 14.1 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 3.8 | 4.1 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
Scored over 3 declared nutrients (combined weight 50); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 8% from the food type.
Low confidence: partial analysis or moisture estimated from the food type.
This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.
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.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (voluntary) - not on file | 0/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| 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) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Batch and date labelling).
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.
| Claim | Type | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|
| This formula helps maintain the Labrador Retriever’s ideal weight thanks to an adapted calorie content. (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| This specific formula helps support healthy bones and joints and maintain ideal weight. Enriched with EPA & DHA. (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Labrador Retriever Adult helps support the skin’s “barrier” role (exclusive complex) and maintain skin and coat health (EPA & DHA). Enriched with borage oil. (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| The kibble’s texture and formula are adapted to the Labrador Retriever dog, and its exclusive shape helps reduce the rate of food intake. (on pack) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Complete feed for dogs - Specially for adult and mature Labrador Retrievers (on pack) | Content | Manufacturer 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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