Royal Canin Veterinary Gastrointestinal Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Royal Canin Veterinary Gastrointestinal Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food are Brewers Rice, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn, and Brown Rice.
Royal Canin Veterinary Gastrointestinal Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food Ingredients
Brewers Rice is no different from white rice, except that the grain is broken into pieces. As such, it offers the same nutritional value as white rice with trace amounts of Iron, Vitamin B6, Magnesium and Calcium and Potassium.
Brewers rice is often used as an inexpensive filler ingredient to add volume to dog food and also it increases digestibility
Chicken By-Product Meal is rendered mix of less desirable parts (eg. gizzards, giblets, feet), internal organs (eg. lungs, spleen, liver, heart, kidneys) and bones of a chicken.
Chicken by-products are protein rich like chicken and also it's a natural source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine. However, it's an already processed material in dog food manufacturing and makes the food ultra-processed.
Corn is a fibrous grain that promotes gut health as well as gastrointestinal motility. It provides easily digestible carbohydrates, and that makes it a key energy source. Also corn has linoleic acid, an essential omega-6 fatty acid to maintain healthy skin, coat and immune system.
Brown rice is a wholesome source of fiber and carbohydrates. A perfect choice for dogs, because this kind of complex carbohydrate is easier for them to digest than other kinds of carbohydrates, such as corn and wheat.
Brown rice is low in fat and is an excellent fiber source which promotes digestive health. It is also a good source of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids as well as Vitamin E.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Royal Canin Veterinary Gastrointestinal Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food has 21% protein, 9% fat, 3.8% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 51.2%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Royal Canin Veterinary Gastrointestinal Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food as 51.2%. Basically, more than half of the food you feed to {your dog} is starch.
Average starch ratio of dry dog foods on inthekibble.com is 38.67% - and that means this Royal Canin Veterinary kibble has more starch ratio than the average.
