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Royal Canin vs Orijen: supermarket vet food vs premium grain-free

Royal Canin C (58/100) vs Orijen A (92/100). Is the price difference justified? Full ingredient and score analysis.

Royal Canin

Adult Medium

Dogs · dry food

C
58 /100
  • Top ingredients
  • 1 rice
  • 2 chicken dehydrated 14%
  • 3 corn
  • 4 animal fats unspecified
  • 5 wheat
Price/kg 5.80 eu approx. 1.80 eu/day
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Orijen

Original Adult Poulet

Dogs · dry food

A
92 /100
  • Top ingredients
  • 1 fresh chicken 25%
  • 2 chicken dehydrated 13%
  • 3 turkey 8%
  • 4 salmon 6%
  • 5 peas
Price/kg 8.50 eu approx. 2.38 eu/day
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Orijen wins: 92/100 (Excellent) against 58/100 for Royal Canin.

5-dimension score breakdown

PetFoodRate scores every product on five independent dimensions. Here's how Royal Canin and Orijen compare on each one.

Dimension Royal Canin Orijen
Proteins C A
Nutrition balance C A
Undesirables B A
Transparency D A
Adaptability A B
Total score 58/100 92/100

Scores are deterministic and based on ingredient composition only. Read our full methodology to understand how each dimension is weighted.

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