Royal Canin Small Puppy Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Small Puppy Dry Dog Food are Chicken By-Product Meal, Brewers Rice, Chicken Fat, Wheat Gluten, and Corn. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 32.6%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
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.
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.
Corn
The kernel of the corn plant, used ground or as separated fractions.
Our read The ingredients
Brain support sits deep in this kibble
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DHA
Enriched with DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid that is scientifically proven to support the puppy's brain development.
What it is DHA is an omega-3 fat in the kibble, coming from fish oil at 15th on the list and marine microalgae oil below salt.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Royal Canin sells DHA for brain development, and DHA is a building block of the growing brain. Fish oil is 15th and algae oil follows salt, so it is a small addition with a sound purpose.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Chicken by-product meal leads, while brewers rice, wheat gluten and corn take three of the first five spots; plant ingredients shape this recipe.
- 1 Chicken by-product meal
- 2 brewers rice
- 4 wheat gluten
- 5 corn
- 21 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,832 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 29.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 18.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.9%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.5%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 32.6%
349 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, chicken fat, wheat gluten, corn, dried plain beet pulp, natural flavors, corn gluten meal, monocalcium phosphate, pea fiber, vegetable oil, sodium aluminosilicate, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, fish oil, taurine, fructooligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, rice flour, hydrolyzed yeast, 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., choline chloride, marine microalgae oil, DL-methionine, 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), folic acid, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement], trace minerals[zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), L-lysine, Yucca schidigera extract, carotene, 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 | 29.0% | 32.4% | HIGH |
| FAT | 18.0% | 20.1% | n/a |
| FIBER | 3.9% | 4.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 32.6% | 36.4% | TYPICAL |
Our read The label
Fat does much of the growth fueling
16.4g
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Where do the calories come from?
Fat leads
About 42% of calories come from fat, ahead of carbohydrate and protein. That is substantial fuel for a growing puppy.
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Is a cup calorie dense?
Less than average
Each cup runs about 12% below the average dry food we list. Use the feeding chart for the puppy's expected adult weight.
- Feed it to
- Small puppies 2 to 10 months old expected to weigh 9 to 22 lb as adults.
- Skip it for
- Small puppies on a low fat diet, puppies with chicken allergies, and pups expected to outgrow 22 lb.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lb | $27.99LIVE | $7.00 | Amazon lowest of 15 stores |
| 14 lb | $65.99LIVE | $4.71 | Amazon lowest of 13 stores |
| 30 lb | $109.99LIVE | $3.67 | Amazon lowest of 9 stores |
Prices marked LIVE were read from the store 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.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (349 kcal per cup). 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 on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
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