ROYAL CANIN
Royal Canin Large Digestive Care Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Large Digestive Care Dry Dog Food are Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Brown Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, and Chicken Fat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 38.2%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,812 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 26.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.8%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 38.2%
343 kcal per cup. This food is 90% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, brown rice, corn gluten meal, chicken fat, natural flavors, brewers rice flour, dried plain beet pulp, fish oil, wheat gluten, pea fiber, sodium silico aluminate, vegetable oil, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, 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., psyllium seed husk, hydrolyzed yeast, choline chloride, taurine, L-lysine, glucosamine hydrochloride, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate], chondroitin sulfate, L-carnitine, 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 26.0% | 28.9% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.8% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.8% | 4.2% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 38.2% | 42.4% | HIGH |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Royal Canin range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | LABRADOR RETRIEVER ADULT | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 28.9% | 34.8% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 42% | 35% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 38.2% | 32.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 343 | 275 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
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 Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.