
Royal Canin Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog Food are Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn, Wheat Gluten, and Chicken Fat.
Royal Canin Cavalier King Charles Puppy 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.
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.
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.
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 Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog Food has 28% protein, 16% fat, 3.7% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 37.3%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Royal Canin Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog Food as 37.3%. Basically, around two fifth (almost 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 kibble has less starch ratio than the average.