Tails.com Example Recipes Adult Hypoallergenic vs Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care

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

The short answer

Tails.com Example Recipes Adult Hypoallergenic takes it +31 points

76/100 Tails.com Example Recipes Adult Hypoallergenic vs 45/100 Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care

Tails.com Example Recipes Adult Hypoallergenic costs less to feed: £1.05 a day against £1.07.
Both scored by the same open algorithm - the full working is below, every point accounted for.

Attribute	Tails Tails.com Example Recipes Adult Hypoallergenic Full review	Royal Canin Royal Canin Maxi Light Weight Care Full review
ODF Score	76/100 Good (best in this row)	45/100 Average
Price per day	£1.05 / day approx. (best in this row)	£1.07 / day
Best price per kg	£5.26 / kg	£4.71 / kg (best in this row)
Food type	Dry	Dry
Life stage	Adult & senior	Adult
Properties	Grain free Gluten free Natural	-
Nutrition
Protein (% DM)	27.1%	29.3% est.
Fat (% DM)	11.6%	12% est.
Est. carbs (% DM)	47.7%	40.3% est.
Fibre (% DM)	4%	12.4% est.
Ash (% DM)	9.6%	6% est.
Energy	364 kcal/100g	318 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients	Chicken 40% Sweet potato Potato Poultry meal 8.2% Beet pulp	Poultry meal Vegetable fibre (unspecified) Maize Barley Maize flour
Where the points went
Ingredient quality (of 40)	27 / 40 (best in this row)	20.2 / 40
Meat content (of 15)	15 / 15 (best in this row)	6 / 15
Labelling clarity (of 15)	11.9 / 15 (best in this row)	2 / 15
Additives (of 10)	10 / 10	10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10)	6.1 / 10	6.3 / 10 (best in this row)
Processing (of 10)	6 / 10	6 / 10
Red-flag penalties	0 (best in this row)	-6
Label last verified	July 17, 2026	July 27, 2026

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

ODF Score: 76/100 Good best
Price per day: £1.05 / day approx. best
Best price per kg: £5.26 / kg
Food type: Dry
Life stage: Adult & senior
Properties: Grain free Gluten free Natural
Protein (% DM): 27.1%
Fat (% DM): 11.6%
Est. carbs (% DM): 47.7%
Fibre (% DM): 4%
Ash (% DM): 9.6%
Energy: 364 kcal/100g
First 5 ingredients: Chicken 40% Sweet potato Potato Poultry meal 8.2% Beet pulp
Ingredient quality (of 40): 27 / 40 best
Meat content (of 15): 15 / 15 best
Labelling clarity (of 15): 11.9 / 15 best
Additives (of 10): 10 / 10
Nutritional balance (of 10): 6.1 / 10
Processing (of 10): 6 / 10
Red-flag penalties: 0 best
Label last verified: July 17, 2026

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

Ingredient differences

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

These recipes are 9% the same: 3 shared ingredients, and 32 that appear in only one of them. The differences are below.

Chicken Chicken meal Chicken fat Chicken gravy Sweet potato Potato Poultry fat Poultry gravy Linseed Vitamins and minerals Seaweed / kelp Salt Chondroitin Yucca

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 FOS (prebiotic) Psyllium Soya oil Marigold Cartilage

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Red flags on these labels

Good quality Acceptable / watch the amount Red flag

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