Royal Canin Maxi Canine Health Nutrition Labrador Retriever 30

From DogFoodAnalysis.com

The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product, in meal form. It is the sole significant meat product in the food, and our confidence that this product contains a decent amount of meat is low.


The main grains in the food are rice, oatmeal and corn. Rice and oatmeal are decent quality grains, but corn is a low quality product in dog food. It is a difficult to digest grain that is commonly associated with allergy problems. Corn Gluten Meal is the dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that bit of the corn leftover after most of the nutritious bits have been removed. Pea fiber and the husks of psyllium seeds are further filler.


Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.

Pros: meat is the first ingredient

Cons: lots of fillers

Royal Canin is a great brand all around. It doesn't matter which product you get. You know that when you see the Royal Canin log on the bag, you know that you are getting a healthy, nutritious meal for your dog.

Pros: healthy and tasty

Cons: a little expensive