
Royal Canin German Shepherd Puppy Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin German Shepherd Puppy Dry Dog Food are Chicken By-Product Meal, Wheat Gluten, Corn, Oat Groats, and Brewers Rice.
Royal Canin German Shepherd 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.
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.
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.
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
Starch Meter
According to the guaranteed analysis, Royal Canin German Shepherd Puppy Dry Dog Food has 28% protein, 14% fat, 3.8% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 39.2%.
We calculated the starch ratio in Royal Canin German Shepherd Puppy Dry Dog Food as 39.2%. 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 more starch ratio than the average.