Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Puppy Loaf in Sauce Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 4.8 oz servings, complete and balanced for puppies. With the water taken out it is 38% protein and 22% fat, and each serving carries 141 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for puppies (AAFCO, on the label)
- Paté in sauce
- 4.8 oz serving
- 79% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Pork By-Products
The parts of the pig left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and trimmings.
Pork Liver
The liver of the pig, an organ meat.
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
What’s in the serving
- First ingredient
- Water sufficient for processing, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- chicken, second on the list. Named meats near the top: chicken, pork by-products and pork liver.
- Thickeners and binders
- brewers rice flour, pork plasma, wheat gluten, carrageenan and sodium tripolyphosphate. They give the gravy its body and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the serving, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 1,038 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 8.2%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 4.7%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 1.5%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.5%
141 kcal per 4.8 oz serving, worked out from the kcal/kg figure and the serving size.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the serving prints it, heaviest first
Water sufficient for processing, chicken, pork by-products, pork liver, brewers rice flour, pork plasma, wheat gluten, dried plain beet pulp, powdered cellulose, calcium carbonate, carrageenan, fish oil, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium silico aluminate, natural flavors, taurine, potassium chloride, vitamins[L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), niacin supplement, biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], citric acid, choline chloride, magnesium oxide, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), trace minerals[zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate]
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 8.2% | 38.1% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 4.7% | 21.9% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 1.5% | 7.0% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 23.7% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
What a serving costs
| SIZE | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 oz | $3.49 | $11.63 | Petco |
Prices are from our check on Sep 30. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (1,038 kcal per kg, 141 kcal per serving). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012
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 Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
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