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Royal Canin vs Hill's: which vet-recommended brand is actually better?

Royal Canin C (58/100) vs Hill's B (72/100). Side-by-side ingredient breakdown, sub-scores, and daily cost compared.

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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VS
Hill's Science Plan

Medium Adult Optimal Care

Dogs · dry food

B
72 /100
  • Top ingredients
  • 1 chicken dehydrated 20%
  • 2 corn
  • 3 wheat
  • 4 chicken fat
  • 5 rice
Price/kg 6.20 eu approx. 1.86 eu/day
Full review
B

Hill's Science Plan wins: 72/100 (Good) against 58/100 for Royal Canin.

5-dimension score breakdown

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

Dimension Royal Canin Hill's
Proteins C B
Nutrition balance C B
Undesirables B A
Transparency D C
Adaptability A A
Total score 58/100 72/100

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

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