Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care vs Harringtons Just 6 Dry

Same open algorithm, same data, side by side - so the label wins, not the marketing. How we rate

The short answer

Harringtons Just 6 Dry takes it +35 points

80/100 Harringtons Just 6 Dry vs 45/100 Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care

Harringtons Just 6 Dry costs less to feed: £1.02 a day against £1.07.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Royal Canin Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care Full review	Harringtons Harringtons Just 6 Dry Full review
ODF Score	45/100 Average	80/100 Very good (best in this row)
Price per day	£1.07 / day	£1.02 / day approx. (best in this row)
Best price per kg	£4.71 / kg (best in this row)	£4.83 / kg
Food type	Dry	Dry
Life stage	Adult	Adult
Properties	-	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	29.3% est.	26.1%
Fat (% DM)	12% est.	12%
Est. carbs (% DM)	40.3% est.	51.6%
Fibre (% DM)	12.4% est.	2.7%
Ash (% DM)	6% est.	7.6%
Energy	318 kcal/100g	~344 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients	Poultry meal Vegetable fibre (unspecified) Maize Barley Maize flour	Mixed named meats 50.5% Potato 21% Sweet potato 19% Peas 9% Vitamins and minerals
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	20.2 / 40	28.7 / 40 (best in this row)
Meat content (of 15)	6 / 15	14.4 / 15 (best in this row)
Labelling clarity (of 15)	2 / 15	15 / 15 (best in this row)
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	6.3 / 10 (best in this row)	5.5 / 10
Processing (of 10)	6 / 10	6 / 10
Red-flag penalties	-6	0 (best in this row)
Label last verified	July 27, 2026	July 18, 2026

Green-tinted cells mark the best value in that row - highest score, lowest price, most points.

ODF Score: 45/100 Average
Price per day: £1.07 / day
Best price per kg: £4.71 / kg best
Food type: Dry
Life stage: Adult
Properties: -
Protein (% DM): 29.3% est.
Fat (% DM): 12% est.
Est. carbs (% DM): 40.3% est.
Fibre (% DM): 12.4% est.
Ash (% DM): 6% est.
Energy: 318 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients: Poultry meal Vegetable fibre (unspecified) Maize Barley Maize flour
Ingredient quality (of 40): 20.2 / 40
Meat content (of 15): 6 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15): 2 / 15
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 6.3 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: -6
Label last verified: July 27, 2026

ODF Score: 80/100 Very good best
Price per day: £1.02 / day approx. best
Best price per kg: £4.83 / kg
Food type: Dry
Life stage: Adult
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Protein (% DM): 26.1%
Fat (% DM): 12%
Est. carbs (% DM): 51.6%
Fibre (% DM): 2.7%
Ash (% DM): 7.6%
Energy: ~344 kcal/100g est.
First 5 ingredients: Mixed named meats 50.5% Potato 21% Sweet potato 19% Peas 9% Vitamins and minerals
Ingredient quality (of 40): 28.7 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 14.4 / 15 best
Labelling clarity (of 15): 15 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 5.5 / 10
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0 best
Label last verified: July 18, 2026

Ingredient differences

What only one recipe contains - the shared ingredients are tucked away at the bottom.

These recipes are 0% the same: 0 shared ingredients, and 31 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Mixed named meats Chicken meal Chicken Salmon oil Chicken fat Chicken gravy Potato Sweet potato Peas Vitamins and minerals

These recipes share no matched ingredients.

Red flags on these labels

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This is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.