Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care vs Naturo Puppy Grain Free Dry

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

The short answer

Naturo Puppy Grain Free Dry takes it +39 points

84/100 Naturo Puppy Grain Free Dry vs 45/100 Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care

Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care costs less to feed: £1.07 a day against £1.09.
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	Naturo Naturo Puppy Grain Free Dry Full review
ODF Score	45/100 Average	84/100 Very good (best in this row)
Price per day	£1.07 / day (best in this row)	£1.09 / day approx.
Best price per kg	£4.71 / kg (best in this row)	£5.50 / kg
Food type	Dry	Dry
Life stage	Adult	Puppy
Properties	-	Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	29.3% est.	30.4% est.
Fat (% DM)	12% est.	14.1% est.
Est. carbs (% DM)	40.3% est.	42.9% est.
Fibre (% DM)	12.4% est.	3.3% est.
Ash (% DM)	6% est.	9.2% est.
Energy	318 kcal/100g	366 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients	Poultry meal Vegetable fibre (unspecified) Maize Barley Maize flour	Chicken 50% Sweet potato 26% Peas 5% Beet pulp Poultry fat 4%
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	20.2 / 40	31.6 / 40 (best in this row)
Meat content (of 15)	6 / 15	14.6 / 15 (best in this row)
Labelling clarity (of 15)	2 / 15	14.4 / 15 (best in this row)
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	6.3 / 10	7.1 / 10 (best in this row)
Processing (of 10)	6 / 10	6 / 10
Red-flag penalties	-6	0 (best in this row)
Label last verified	July 27, 2026	July 17, 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
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
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: -6
Label last verified: July 27, 2026

ODF Score: 84/100 Very good best
Price per day: £1.09 / day approx.
Best price per kg: £5.50 / kg
Food type: Dry
Life stage: Puppy
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Hypoallergenic Natural
Protein (% DM): 30.4% est.
Fat (% DM): 14.1% est.
Est. carbs (% DM): 42.9% est.
Fibre (% DM): 3.3% est.
Ash (% DM): 9.2% est.
Energy: 366 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients: Chicken 50% Sweet potato 26% Peas 5% Beet pulp Poultry fat 4%
Ingredient quality (of 40): 31.6 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 14.6 / 15 best
Labelling clarity (of 15): 14.4 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 7.1 / 10 best
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0 best
Label last verified: July 17, 2026

Ingredient differences

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

These recipes are 8% the same: 3 shared ingredients, and 33 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Poultry meal Vegetable fibre (unspecified) Maize Barley Maize flour Maize gluten meal Wheat gluten Hydrolysed animal proteins (unspecified) Wheat Animal fat (unspecified) Cellulose Fish oil Minerals Hydrolysed yeast Psyllium Soya oil Marigold Cartilage

Chicken Chicken meal Chicken digest Sweet potato Peas Poultry fat Pea starch Carrot Linseed Tomato pomace Algae MOS (prebiotic) Chondroitin Rosemary extract Yucca

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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.