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Royal Canin Canine Hepatic

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Royal Canin Canine Hepatic

  • Dog
  • Dry
Protein
14% min
Fat
14% min
Fiber
3.9% max
Moisture
10.5% max

Facts read from royalcanin.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Brewers rice
  2. 2 brown rice
  3. 3 corn
  4. 4 soy protein isolate
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 dried plain beet pulp
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 vegetable oil
  9. 9 calcium carbonate
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 monocalcium phosphate
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 pea fiber
  14. 14 DL-methionine
  15. 15 choline chloride
  16. 16 fructooligosaccharides
  17. 17 marine microalgae oil
  18. 18 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, menadione sodium bisulfite complex]
  19. 19 L-lysine
  20. 20 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate]
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 salt
  23. 23 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  24. 24 L-carnitine
  25. 25 L-threonine
  26. 26 magnesium oxide
  27. 27 rosemary extract
  28. 28 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid

In label order: by weight before cooking, heaviest first. Underlined ingredients have a glossary entry.

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein14% min15.6%
Crude Fat14% min15.6%
Crude Fiber3.9% max4.4%
Moisture10.5% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA)0.24% min0.3%
Copper7.2 mg/kg max—
Vitamin E350 IU/kg min—
Ascorbic acid240 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
3,751 kcal
per cup
323 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, adult maintenance.

  • protein37.3 g vs 45 g minimumBelow
  • fat37.3 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 56.4% 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 14%
  • Fat 35%
  • Carbohydrate 51%

Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).

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