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Royal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PW Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PW Moderate Calorie Dry Dog Food are Potatoes, Fish Meal, Powdered Cellulose, Coconut Oil, and Potato Protein. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 44.2%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 22.5%, fat 7.5%, fibre 9.8%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 44.2%
23%
10%
10%
44%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 44.2% of this cup, above the site average. Protein comes in at 22.5%. One cup carries 257 kcal.
PROTEIN
22.5%
STARCH, DERIVED
44.2%
KCAL / CUP
257
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FIRST 4 OF 20 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,139 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
22.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
7.5%
Crude Fiber (max.)
9.8%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
44.2%

257 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

Potato, fish meal, powdered cellulose, coconut oil, potato protein, natural flavors, vegetable oil, monocalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, 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, menadione sodium bisulfite complex, vitamin D3 supplement], DL-methionine, choline 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., fish oil, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, copper proteinate, calcium iodate], potassium chloride, L-carnitine, 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 22.5% 25.0% TYPICAL
FAT 7.5% 8.3% n/a
FIBRE 9.8% 10.9% n/a
CARB (EST.) 44.2% 49.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 44.2% 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 25.0% 28.9% 32.3%
CARB, DM 49% 44% 39%
STARCH RATIO 44.2% 39.4% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 257 274 384
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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