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Royal Canin Small Adult 8+ Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Small Adult 8+ Dry Dog Food are Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Corn Gluten Meal, and Chicken Fat. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 41.5%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 25.0%, fat 14.0%, fiber 3.5%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 41.5%
25%
14%
10%
42%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fiber
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 41.5% of this cup, above the kibble average. Protein comes in at 25.0%. One cup carries 343 kcal.
PROTEIN
25.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
41.5%
KCAL / CUP
343
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FIRST 5 OF 29 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,765 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
25.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
14.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
41.5%

343 kcal per cup.

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Complete guaranteed
analysis

Every row printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Crude Protein (min.)
25.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
14.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.5%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
L-carnitine (min.)*
35 mg/kg.

*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles.

Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Corn, chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, chicken fat, brown rice, brewers rice flour, natural flavors, dried plain beet pulp, wheat gluten, fish oil, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, fructooligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, DL-methionine, choline chloride, L-lysine, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), niacin supplement, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin 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., magnesium oxide, taurine, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate], GLA safflower oil, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), green tea extract, 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 25.0% 27.8% TYPICAL
FAT 14.0% 15.6% n/a
FIBER 3.5% 3.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 41.5% 46.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 41.5% KIBBLE AVG 38.0%
PRICE BY BAG SIZE

What a bag costs

BAG LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
2.5 lb $23.99 $9.60 Amazon lowest of 8 stores
13 lb $65.99 $5.08 Amazon lowest of 7 stores

Prices are from our check on Oct 5. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
3.1CUPS
    1,076 kcal286 g

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (343 kcal per cup). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // ROYAL CANIN

    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

    One honest caveat. These figures are what a label will tell us: protein, starch, the top of the ingredient list, flagged additives and the brand’s recall record. They cannot tell you whether your dog will do well on this food. Allergies, gut sensitivity, age and health conditions all matter more than any of it, and none of them are printed on a bag. If your dog is thriving on a food whose figures read lower than this one, that is not a mistake, and we would not switch on our say-so.

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