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Royal Canin Weight Care Loaf in Sauce Wet Dog Food

Wet food in 5.3 oz cans, complete and balanced for adult dogs. With the water taken out it is 44% protein and 6% fat, and each can carries 103 kcal.

  • Complete & balanced for adult dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
  • Paté in sauce
  • 5.3 oz can
  • 83% water
Protein is 44.1% once the water is taken out, close to the wet food median of 43%. The label prints 7.5% because that figure includes the water. One can carries 103 kcal and about 4.4 oz of water.
PROTEIN, WATER OUT
44.1%
KCAL / CAN
103
CANS A DAY*
10.4
COST A DAY*
$20.41

*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.

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Ingredient Wiki

FIRST 5 OF 26 COMPONENTS
READING THE LIST

What’s in the can

First ingredient
Water sufficient for processing, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
First meat
pork by-products, second on the list. Named meats near the top: pork by-products, pork liver, chicken liver and chicken.
Thickeners and binders
wheat flour, carrageenan, pork plasma, guar gum and sodium tripolyphosphate. They give the gravy its body and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
Added color
None listed.
Flagged additives
None from our list.

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the can, measured “as fed”

Calories
684 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
7.5%
Crude Fat (min.)
1.1%
Crude Fiber (max.)
2.1%
Moisture (max.)
83.0%

103 kcal per 5.3 oz can.

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Full Ingredient
Declaration

Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first

SALT DIVIDER

Water sufficient for processing, pork by-products, pork liver, chicken liver, chicken, wheat flour, powdered cellulose, dried plain beet pulp, calcium carbonate, carrageenan, carob bean gum, natural flavors, potassium chloride, sodium silico aluminate, pork plasma, taurine, guar gum, sodium tripolyphosphate, 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., vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), niacin supplement, biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], citric acid, sodium carbonate, L-carnitine, magnesium oxide, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), trace minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate]

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 WITH THE WATER TAKEN OUT

Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.

NUTRIENT ON THE LABEL WATER OUT WET FOOD MEDIAN
PROTEIN 7.5% 44.1% 43.2%
FAT 1.1% 6.5% 22.2%
FIBER 2.1% 12.4% -
CARBS (EST.) - 25.3% -

Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.

AMONG 819 WET FOODS
Protein, water out
44%
Higher than 53%. Median 43%.
Calories
684 kcal/kg
Richer than 3%. Median 994 kcal/kg.
Water
83%
Wetter than 87%. Median 78%.
Price per 1,000 kcal
$18.98
Pricier than 87%. Median $10.36.
PRICE BY PACK SIZE

What a can costs

SIZE LOWEST PRICE PER LB WHERE
4.8 oz $3.49 $11.63 Petco
12.8 oz $4.71 $5.89 Petco

Prices are from our check on Oct 16. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.

HOW MUCH TO FEED

Daily portion calculator

Weight
45 lb
Weight goal
OF THIS FOOD, PER DAY
10.4CANS
    1,076 kcal55.5 oz

    Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (684 kcal per kg, 103 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.

    RECALL HISTORY // ROYAL CANIN

    No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012

    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, calories, 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 can. 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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