
Royal Canin · Food
Royal Canin Canine Gastrointestinal
- Dog
- Dry
- Adult
- Protein
- 23% min
- Fat
- 18% min
- Fiber
- 3.7% max
- Moisture
- 10% max
Facts read from royalcanin.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken by-product meal
- 2 brown rice
- 3 corn
- 4 brewers rice
- 5 chicken fat
- 6 natural flavors
- 7 egg product
- 8 corn protein meal
- 9 dried plain beet pulp
- 10 vegetable oil
- 11 monocalcium phosphate
- 12 fish oil
- 13 calcium carbonate
- 14 powdered cellulose
- 15 salt
- 16 potassium chloride
- 17 powdered psyllium seed husk
- 18 sodium aluminosilicate
- 19 fructooligosaccharides
- 20 choline chloride
- 21 marine microalgae oil
- 22 vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, riboflavin supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid]
- 23 hydrolyzed yeast
- 24 DL-methionine
- 25 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
- 26 taurine
- 27 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- 28 rosemary extract
- 29 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.
Guaranteed analysis
| Nutrient | On the label | Dry matter (calculated) |
|---|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 23% min | 25.6% |
| Crude Fat | 18% min | 20% |
| Crude Fiber | 3.7% max | 4.1% |
| Moisture | 10% max | — |
| Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA) | 0.24% min | 0.3% |
| Potassium | 0.54% min | 0.6% |
| Sodium | 0.25% min | 0.3% |
| Vitamin E | 350 IU/kg min | — |
| Ascorbic acid | 240 mg/kg min | — |
Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.
Calories
- per kg
- 3,902 kcal
- per cup
- 394 kcal
Against the AAFCO minimums
The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, adult maintenance.
- protein58.9 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
- fat46.1 g vs 13.8 g minimumAbove
Per 1,000 kcal, the way AAFCO writes its profiles. Meeting a minimum doesn't make a food right for your pet: ask your veterinarian. How this is worked out
Carbohydrates and calories (estimates)
About 42.3% of the dry matter is carbohydrate, worked out by difference: labels don't state it. The label states no ash, so 8% of dry matter is assumed (a typical value).
- Protein 22%
- Fat 42%
- Carbohydrate 36%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
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