Royal Canin Canine Care Nutrition Adult In Gel Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 13.6 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 29% protein and 13% fat, and each can carries 386 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- 13.6 oz can
- 78% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Pork Liver
The liver of the pig, an organ meat.
Chicken By-Product
The parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, used fresh rather than…
Pork By-Products
The parts of the pig left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and trimmings.
Our read The ingredients
Plain chicken and pork, sold with a vague promise
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Advanced Nutrition
Advanced nutrition for adult dogs. Adult dogs over 10/15 months
What it is A slogan, not an ingredient. Behind it sit chicken, pork liver, by-products, corn and rice, set in gel by guar gum and carrageenan, 13th and 15th on the list.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Nothing here goes past a standard adult maintenance recipe: no fish oil, no joint additives, no named prebiotic. It meets AAFCO minimums on paper, which every complete adult food has to do.
Marketing The claim outruns anything in the recipe.
Corn meal and two forms of brewers rice sit sixth to eighth, right behind the meats. Split three ways, the grain share looks smaller than it is.
- 6 corn meal
- 7 brewers rice
- 8 brewers rice flour
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
- chicken, second on the list. Named meats near the top: chicken, pork liver, chicken by-products and pork by-products.
- Thickeners and binders
- brewers rice flour, pork plasma, guar gum, carrageenan and sodium tripolyphosphate. They give the food its texture 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
- 1,002 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 6.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 3.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 2.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 77.5%
386 kcal per 13.6 oz can.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Water sufficient for processing, chicken, pork liver, chicken by-products, pork by-products, corn meal, brewers rice, brewers rice flour, salmon, powdered cellulose, dried plain beet pulp, pork plasma, guar gum, vegetable oil, carrageenan, potassium chloride, natural flavors, sodium tripolyphosphate, DL-methionine, cysteine, glycine, sodium silico aluminate, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), biotin, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], trace minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate]
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.
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% | 28.9% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 3.0% | 13.3% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 2.0% | 8.9% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 40.0% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Our read The label
A moderate, grain-backed can for everyday adults
39%
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How was it proven?
Formulated
Royal Canin built it to meet AAFCO nutrient levels on paper, without a feeding trial. The pack limits it to dogs over 10 to 15 months.
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
Protein runs 28.9% on a dry basis against 42.1% for the average wet food we list. Corn and rice fill much of the gap.
- Feed it to
- Healthy adults over 15 months that do well on chicken, pork and grains, alone or mixed with kibble.
- Skip it for
- Puppies, dogs allergic to chicken or pork, and owners who want a high-protein or low-carb wet food.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,002 kcal per kg, 386 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
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
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
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