Royal Canin Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food are Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Wheat, Corn Gluten Meal, and Chicken Fat.

Guaranteed Analysis

Crude Protein (min.): 24%

Crude Fat (min.): 13%

Crude Fiber (max.): 7.6%

Moisture (max.): 10%

Calories: 3,526 kcal/kg, 314 kcal/cup

Royal Canin Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food Ingredients

Corn, chicken by-product meal, wheat, corn gluten meal, chicken fat, powdered cellulose, brewers rice, natural flavors, wheat gluten, dried plain beet pulp, fish oil, vegetable oil, sodium silico aluminate, calcium carbonate, pork digest, salt, potassium chloride, choline chloride, taurine, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid], L-lysine, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate], green tea extract, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), L-carnitine, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary extract, preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid

We specified the salt's position and marked it to help you evaluate the ingredients better with The Salt Divider.

Chicken by-products meal as a dog food ingredient

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.

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.

Corn Gluten Meal is the principal protein of corn. Despite the name, corn gluten does not contain true gluten which makes it 100% gluten-free indeed.

CGM has over 60% crude protein and good for digestibility.

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 Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food has 24% protein, 13% fat, 7.6% fiber, and 10% moisture. If we assume 5% ash, then the starch amount in this dog food is 40.4%.

The largest proportion of Carbohydrates in dog food is provided by starch and indeed dogs don't have carbohydrate requirement at all.

We calculated the starch ratio in Royal Canin Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food as 40.4%. 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.

Protein (24%)

Starch (40.4 %)

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