Royal Canin Veterinary Gastrointestinal Puppy Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Royal Canin Veterinary Gastrointestinal Puppy Dry Dog Food are Brewers Rice, Chicken By-Product Meal, Chicken Fat, and Corn Gluten Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 33.8%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Chicken Fat
Fat rendered from chicken tissue, used as an energy source and to make the food more appealing.
Corn Gluten Meal
The protein-rich fraction left after corn is processed to remove its starch, germ and bran.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,960 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 20.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 3.2%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 33.8%
428 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
Brewers rice, chicken by-product meal, chicken fat, corn gluten meal, natural flavors, dried plain beet pulp, wheat gluten, egg product, sodium silico aluminate, monocalcium phosphate, fish oil, vegetable oil, pea fiber, potassium chloride, taurine, 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., powdered psyllium seed husk, fructooligosaccharides, hydrolyzed yeast (source of betaglucans), DL-methionine, calcium carbonate, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid], choline chloride, L-lysine, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), 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 | 27.0% | 30.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 20.0% | 22.2% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 3.2% | 3.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 33.8% | 37.6% | TYPICAL |
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>Royal Canin Veterinary range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | ROYAL CANIN VETERINARY | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 30.0% | 28.9% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 38% | 44% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 33.8% | 39.4% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 428 | 274 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Royal Canin>Royal Canin Veterinary. 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.