Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary UC Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary UC Dry Dog Food are Brewers Rice, Corn, Wheat, Egg Product, and Chicken Fat.
Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary UC 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
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.
Egg Product is a processed form of egg that has been powdered, or otherwise treated to extend its shelf life. It may contain whole eggs, egg whites, or egg yolks.
Egg product is a good source of protein and other essential nutrients for dogs. It is also highly digestible, making it easy for dogs to absorb and utilize the nutrients it contains.
Chicken Fat is a high quality source of energy and essential fatty acids. For example, chicken fat contains linoleic acid which is an excellent source of the Omega-6 fatty acids. Quality fats support a shiny, healthy coat in dogs.
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary UC Dry Dog Food has 18% protein, 13% fat, 3% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 51%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Royal Canin Veterinary Urinary UC Dry Dog Food as 51%. 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.