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Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier Adult 8+ Adult Dry Dog Food

Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier Adult 8+ Adult Dry Dog Food are Brown Rice, Brewers Rice, Wheat Gluten, Chicken Fat, and Corn Gluten Meal. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 36.1%.

Composition of one cup as fed: protein 27.0%, fat 16.0%, fibre 4.9%, moisture 10.0%, ash, assumed 6.0%, starch, derived 36.1%
27%
16%
10%
36%
  • protein
  • fat
  • fibre
  • moisture
  • ash, assumed
  • starch, derived
Starch works out at 36.1% of this cup, close to the site average. Protein comes in at 27.0%. One cup carries 345 kcal.
PROTEIN
27.0%
STARCH, DERIVED
36.1%
KCAL / CUP
345
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FIRST 5 OF 37 COMPONENTS

Guaranteed
Analysis

As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”

Calories
3,791 kcal/kg
Crude Protein (min.)
27.0%
Crude Fat (min.)
16.0%
Crude Fiber (max.)
4.9%
Moisture (max.)
10.0%
Starch ratio (calculated)
36.1%

345 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

Brown rice, brewers rice, wheat gluten, chicken fat, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, corn, natural flavors, pea fiber, dried plain beet pulp, fish oil, vegetable oil, dried tomato pomace, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, sodium silico aluminate, fructooligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, 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, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], choline chloride, hydrolyzed yeast, 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., taurine, DL-methionine, trace minerals [zinc oxide, zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, manganese proteinate, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate], L-lysine, GLA safflower oil, glucosamine hydrochloride, L-tyrosine, marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), magnesium oxide, green tea extract, L-carnitine, carotene, chondroitin sulfate, 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 27.0% 30.0% HIGH
FAT 16.0% 17.8% n/a
FIBRE 4.9% 5.4% n/a
CARB (EST.) 36.1% 40.1% HIGH
STARCH RATIO 36.1% 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 range and the archive average.

METRIC THIS RECIPE LABRADOR RETRIEVER ADULT ARCHIVE AVG
PROTEIN, DM 30.0% 34.8% 32.3%
CARB, DM 40% 35% 39%
STARCH RATIO 36.1% 32.0% 37.84%
KCAL / CUP 345 275 384
RECALL HISTORY // ROYAL CANIN

No FDA Recalls On Record

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, 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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