Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Satiety Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Satiety Dry Dog Food are Chicken By-Product Meal, Pea Fiber, Corn Gluten Meal, Wheat Gluten, and Powdered Cellulose.
Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Satiety 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.
Corn Gluten Meal is the principal protein of corn. Despite the name, corn gluten does not contain true gluten which makes it 100% gluten-free indeed.
CGM has over 60% crude protein and good for digestibility.
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.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Satiety Dry Dog Food has 28% protein, 7.5% fat, 16.7% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 32.8%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Satiety Dry Dog Food as 32.8%. 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.
