Royal Canin
Medium Adult Dry Dog Food
7.1/ 10
Leads on Brand Trust, Ingredient Clarity
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Royal Canin Medium Adult vs Purina Pro Plan Shredded Blend
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Purina Pro Plan edges Royal Canin by 0.3 on composite.
+0.3 composite
Purina Pro Plan
Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Adult Chicken & Rice
7.4/ 10
Leads on PetScored rating, Nutrition Fit, Value
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A genuine split decision: Royal Canin leads on brand trust and a much clearer ingredient panel, while Pro Plan takes nutrition fit and runs away with value, since Royal Canin's price per 1,000 kcal lands at the bottom of the range we score. They tie on sensitivity risk.
This verdict is our opinion under the PetScored rubric, not veterinary advice. The exact sub-scores are in the table below; each food’s source confidence and limitations stay on its own scorecard.
Score areaRoyal Canin
Medium Adult Dry Dog FoodPurina Pro Plan
Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Adult Chicken & Rice
Medium Adult Dry Dog FoodPurina Pro Plan
Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Adult Chicken & Rice
PetScored ratingRoyal Canin7.1Purina Pro Plan7.4
Nutrition FitRoyal Canin8.0Purina Pro Plan9.0
Brand TrustRoyal Canin8.7Purina Pro Plan7.0
Ingredient ClarityRoyal Canin7.0Purina Pro Plan4.0
Sensitivity RiskRoyal Canin7.5Purina Pro Plan7.5
ValueRoyal Canin2.0Purina Pro Plan8.0
Royal Canin
Medium Adult Dry Dog Food
Manufacturer source supports adult maintenance AAFCO language, calories, calcium, phosphorus, and core label fields. Main watch-outs are chicken and wheat exposure, generic natural flavors, incomplete Brand Trust verification, and a disclosed 2023 Royal Canin veterinary cat-food mislabeling recall that does not involve this scored dog food SKU.
Partially verifiedpartially verifiedchickenwheatcornfish oilnatural flavors
Retailer-sourcedRegulatory historyWarning gap
Purina Pro Plan
Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Adult Chicken & Rice
A widely fed kibble that earns the stronger AAFCO substantiation method, a feeding trial rather than formulation alone. Chicken leads, but wheat, poultry by-product meal, soybean meal, and corn keep Ingredient Clarity mid-pack and the trigger count high.
Partially verifiedsource missingchickenwheatsoycorneggfish
Comparison scores use the same reconstructed score-event math as the product pages. Source confidence, unresolved gaps, recall context, and warning-letter limitations remain attached to each individual scorecard.