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Royal Canin Shih Tzu Loaf In Sauce Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 3.0 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 35% protein and 25% fat, and each can carries 81 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
  • Paté in sauce
  • 3.0 oz can
  • 82% water
Protein is 35.1% once the water is taken out, below the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 6.5% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 81 kcal and about 2.4 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
35.1%
KCAL / CAN
81
CANS A DAY*
13.3

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Royal Canin Shih Tzu Loaf In Sauce Wet Dog Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 24 COMPONENTS
Water Sufficient for Processing

Water Sufficient for Processing

Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Pork By-Products

Pork By-Products

The parts of the pig left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and trimmings.
Chicken

Chicken

The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken By-Product

Chicken By-Product

The parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, used fresh rather than…
Pork Liver

Pork Liver

The liver of the pig, an organ meat.
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First ingredient
Water sufficient for processing, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
First meat
pork by-products, second on the list. Named meats near the top: pork by-products, chicken, chicken by-products and pork liver.
Thickeners and binders
carrageenan and guar gum. They give the gravy its body and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
949 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
6.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
4.6%
Crude Fiber (max.)
1.8%
Moisture (max.)
81.5%

81 kcal per 3.0 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

Water sufficient for processing, pork by-products, chicken, chicken by-products, pork liver, corn flour, powdered cellulose, vegetable oil, fish oil, carrageenan, natural flavors, carob bean gum, potassium phosphate, taurine, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], guar gum, L-carnitine, calcium carbonate, citric acid, choline chloride, sodium carbonate, magnesium oxide, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.

NUTRITION WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 6.5% 35.1% 43.2%
FAT 4.6% 24.9% 22.2%
FIBER 1.8% 9.7% -
CARBS (EST.) - 19.5% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 819 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
35%
Higher than 17%. Median 43%.
Calories
949 kcal/kg
Richer than 39%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
82%
Wetter than 58%. Median 78%.
HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
13.3CANS
    1,076 kcal40.0 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (949 kcal per kg, 81 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // ROYAL CANIN

    No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012

    We have not matched any FDA recall to Royal Canin. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log

    SAME LINE

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    Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, calories, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a can. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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