Skip to content
In The Kibble
My dogs
ROYAL CANIN

Royal Canin Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food are Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Wheat Gluten, Corn Gluten Meal, and Pea Fiber. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.0%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 28.0%, fat 9.0%, fibre 10.0%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 37.0%
28%
9%
10%
10%
37%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 37.0% of this cup, close to the site average. Protein comes in at 28.0%. One cup carries 259 kcal.
PROTEIN
28.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
37.0%
KCAL / CUP
259
Compare With Another Food

Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 33 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,273 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
28.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
9.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
10.0%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
37.0%

259 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

SALT DIVIDER

Corn, chicken by-product meal, wheat gluten, corn gluten meal, pea fiber, barley, brewers rice, natural flavors, chicken fat, dried plain beet pulp, powdered cellulose, powdered psyllium seed husk, fish oil, vegetable oil, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, 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., sodium tripolyphosphate, fructooligosaccharides, choline chloride, taurine, 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], L-lysine, DL-methionine, trace minerals[zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate], magnesium oxide, GLA safflower oil, glucosamine hydrochloride, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), L-carnitine, 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.

NUTRITION, DRY MATTER
NUTRIENT AS FED DRY M. READING
PROTEIN 28.0% 31.1% HIGH
FAT 9.0% 10.0% n/a
FIBRE 10.0% 11.1% n/a
CARB (EST.) 37.0% 41.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 37.0% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
--
KCAL
THIS FOOD
--
CUPS / DAY

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

BENCHMARK

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 31.1% 34.8% 32.3%
CARB, DM 41% 35% 39%
STARCH RATIO 37.0% 32.0% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 259 275 384
RECALL HISTORY // ROYAL CANIN

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

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.

Keep In The Know,
Know What's In The Bowl

Dog food guidance, ingredient deep dives, and nutrition news worth knowing.