ROYAL CANIN
Royal Canin Maltese Adult Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Maltese Adult Dry Dog Food are Brewers Rice, Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Chicken Fat, and Wheat Gluten. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 42.7%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
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…
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Wheat Gluten
The protein fraction separated from wheat after the starch is washed away.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,861 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 22.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 16.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.3%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 42.7%
317 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
Brewers rice, corn, chicken by-product meal, chicken fat, wheat gluten, pork meal, natural flavors, dried chicory root, vegetable oil, fish oil, grain distillers dried yeast, potassium chloride, sodium silico aluminate, 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], 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., fructooligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, monocalcium phosphate, choline chloride, DL-methionine, taurine, calcium carbonate, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate], magnesium oxide, L-lysine, glucosamine hydrochloride, green tea extract, 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 | 22.0% | 24.4% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 16.0% | 17.8% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.3% | 3.7% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 42.7% | 47.4% | 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 | 24.4% | 34.8% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 47% | 35% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 42.7% | 32.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 317 | 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.