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Royal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein KO Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein KO Dry Dog Food are Oat Groats, Kangaroo, Canola Meal, Chicken Fat, and Dried Plain Beet Pulp. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 47.8%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 19.0%, fat 12.0%, fibre 5.2%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 47.8%
19%
12%
10%
48%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 47.8% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 19.0%. One cup carries 335 kcal.
PROTEIN
19.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
47.8%
KCAL / CUP
335
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FIRST 5 OF 19 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,567 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
19.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
12.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
5.2%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
47.8%

335 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

Oat groats, kangaroo, canola meal, chicken fat, dried plain beet pulp, calcium carbonate, monocalcium phosphate, fish oil, 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., fructooligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, DL-methionine, choline chloride, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid], taurine, potassium chloride, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, ferrous sulfate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate, calcium iodate], 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 12.0% 13.3% n/a
FIBRE 5.2% 5.8% n/a
CARB (EST.) 47.8% 53.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 47.8% 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 53% 44% 39%
STARCH RATIO 47.8% 39.4% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 335 274 384
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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