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Royal Canin French Bulldog Adult Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin French Bulldog Adult Dry Dog Food are Brewers Rice, Wheat, Chicken By-Product Meal, Chicken Fat, and Wheat Gluten. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 40.7%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 24.0%, fat 16.0%, fiber 3.3%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 40.7%
24%
16%
10%
41%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 40.7% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 24.0%. One cup carries 331 kcal.
PROTEIN
24.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
40.7%
KCAL / CUP
331
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FIRST 5 OF 31 COMPONENTS

Our read The ingredients

A custom kibble with modest practical value

Signature feature

Tailor-made kibble

Kibbles designed for your French bulldog

Royal Canin says

What it is The feature is the kibble itself: dry pieces made from this recipe's rice, wheat, animal meals and fats, presented as designed for French bulldogs.

Our grade

  1. Marketing
  2. Modest
  3. Meaningful

Royal Canin sells the breed-specific kibble as the signature. The shape is built for a flat-faced jaw to pick up; it changes how the food is eaten, not what the food is.

Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.

Two grains outrank the first animal meal, with wheat gluten also in the first five. This is a grain-forward recipe.

  • 1 Brewers rice
  • 2 wheat
  • 3 chicken by-product meal
  • 5 wheat gluten
  • 13 Salt

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,844 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.3%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
40.7%

331 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein (min.)
24.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.3%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) (min.)
0.17%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min.)
0.07%
L-Carnitine (min.)*
70 mg/kg
Glucosamine (min.)*
743 mg/kg
Chondroitin sulfate (min.)*
8 mg/kg.

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Brewers rice, wheat, chicken by-product meal, chicken fat, wheat gluten, pork meal, natural flavors, dried plain beet pulp, fish oil, vegetable oil, sodium silico aluminate, potassium chloride, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., calcium carbonate, fructooligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], choline chloride, L-tyrosine, glucosamine hydrochloride, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), taurine, DL-methionine, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate], L-lysine, magnesium oxide, green tea extract, L-carnitine, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary extract, preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid

Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 24.0% 26.7% TYPICAL
FAT 16.0% 17.8% n/a
FIBER 3.3% 3.7% n/a
CARB (EST.) 40.7% 45.2% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 40.7% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%

Our read The label

A lighter cup with substantial fat calories

The number

38%

Estimated share of calories from fat per cup, based on the dry matter profile. Relevant for dogs needing fat restriction.
  1. Is it a high-protein food?

    No

    Protein runs below the dry food average we list, while carbohydrate runs above it. This suits a steady adult better than a hard-working dog.

  2. Is a cup a normal cup?

    Lighter than average

    Each cup has about 16% fewer calories than the average dry food we list. Check the feeding amount when switching foods.

Feed it to
Adult French bulldogs over 12 months that do well on poultry, pork, wheat and rice.
Skip it for
Puppies, dogs with wheat or poultry allergies, and dogs on a low-fat diet or with pancreatitis.
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
6 lb $34.99LIVE $5.83 Amazon lowest of 6 stores
17 lb $79.99LIVE $4.71 Amazon lowest of 10 stores
30 lb $99.99LIVE $3.33 Amazon lowest of 5 stores

Prices marked LIVE were read from the store on Oct 5. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.3CUPS
    1,076 kcal280 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (331 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // ROYAL CANIN

    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

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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