ROYAL CANIN
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%.
- 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…
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
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
- 3,765 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. 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, 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.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 25.0% | 27.8% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 14.0% | 15.6% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.5% | 3.9% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 41.5% | 46.1% | 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 | 27.8% | 34.8% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 46% | 35% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 41.5% | 32.0% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 343 | 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.