Royal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Small Dog Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Small Dog Dry Dog Food are Chicken By-Product Meal, Pea Fiber, Powdered Cellulose, Wheat Gluten, and Tapioca.
Royal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Small Dog Dry Dog Food Ingredients
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.
Wheat Gluten is a protein derived from wheat, and is often used as a source of protein in dog food. It is considered a high-quality protein.
Wheat gluten can help support the growth and maintenance of muscle mass, and may also be beneficial for dogs with food allergies or sensitivities to other protein sources.
Tapioca is used as a non-nutritive binder in dog foods.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Royal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Small Dog Dry Dog Food has 28% protein, 7.5% fat, 16.5% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 33%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Royal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Small Dog Dry Dog Food as 33%. Basically, around one third 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 less starch ratio than the average.
