ROYAL CANIN
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. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 39.4%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Corn
The kernel of the corn plant, used ground or as separated fractions.
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Wheat
The grain of the wheat plant, one of the most widely grown cereals.
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
- 3,526 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 24.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 13.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 7.6%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 39.4%
314 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
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*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., 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
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 | 24.0% | 26.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 13.0% | 14.4% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 7.6% | 8.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 39.4% | 43.8% | 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 | 26.7% | 34.8% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 44% | 35% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 39.4% | 32.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 314 | 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.