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Royal Canin Veterinary Hydrolyzed Protein HP Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Veterinary Hydrolyzed Protein HP Dry Dog Food are Brewers Rice, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavor, and Dried Plain Beet Pulp. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 44.9%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 19.0%, fat 17.0%, fibre 3.1%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 44.9%
19%
17%
10%
45%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 44.9% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 19.0%. One cup carries 332 kcal.
PROTEIN
19.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
44.9%
KCAL / CUP
332
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FIRST 4 OF 23 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,856 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
19.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
17.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
3.1%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
44.9%

332 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

Brewers rice, hydrolyzed soy protein, chicken fat, natural flavors, dried plain beet pulp, monocalcium phosphate, vegetable oil, sodium silico aluminate, fish oil, calcium carbonate, fructooligosaccharides, potassium chloride, 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., DL-methionine, L-tyrosine, taurine, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement], choline chloride, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, ferrous sulfate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate, calcium iodate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), magnesium oxide, 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 19.0% 21.1% LOW
FAT 17.0% 18.9% n/a
FIBRE 3.1% 3.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 44.9% 49.9% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 44.9% ARCHIVE AVG 37.84%
HOW MUCH TO FEED
PER DAY
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KCAL
THIS FOOD
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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>Royal Canin Veterinary range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE ROYAL CANIN VETERINARY ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 21.1% 28.9% 32.3%
CARB, DM 50% 44% 39%
STARCH RATIO 44.9% 39.4% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 332 274 384
RECALL HISTORY // ROYAL CANIN>ROYAL CANIN VETERINARY

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

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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