Nutro Natural Choice Adult Dry Dog Food, Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe vs Royal Canin Small Adult
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Pillar by pillar
Weighted pillar contributions from each product's stored score — nutritional adequacy, ingredient quality, additives & processing, transparency.
| Metric | Nutro | Royal Canin |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritional adequacy | 21 | 35 |
| Ingredient quality | 31 | 15 |
| Additives & processing | 20 | 20 |
| Transparency | 6 | 6 |
Guaranteed analysis
As printed on each label; dry-matter protein removes the moisture so wet and dry read on the same basis.
| Metric | Nutro | Royal Canin |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 24% | 25% |
| Fat | 14% | 14% |
| Fiber | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Moisture | 10% | 10.5% |
| Protein (dry-matter) | 26.7% | 27.9% |
First five ingredients
Nutro
- Chicken
- Chicken Meal
- Brown Rice
- Barley
- Oatmeal
Royal Canin
- Corn
- chicken by-product meal
- brewers rice
- brown rice
- corn protein meal
Flags on the label
Nutro
- No nutritional-adequacy statement
Royal Canin
- corn is the 1st ingredient in a dry dog food
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