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Royal Canin Canine Hepatic Loaf

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Royal Canin Canine Hepatic Loaf

  • Dog
  • Wet
Protein
4.5% min
Fat
2% min
Fiber
2.8% max
Moisture
66.3% max
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Facts read from royalcanin.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

  1. 1 Water sufficient for processing
  2. 2 brewers rice
  3. 3 corn flour
  4. 4 chicken liver
  5. 5 pork by-products
  6. 6 chicken
  7. 7 corn grits
  8. 8 powdered cellulose
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 hydrolyzed chicken liver
  11. 11 vegetable oil
  12. 12 natural flavors
  13. 13 dried plain beet pulp
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 tricalcium phosphate
  17. 17 carob bean gum
  18. 18 carrageenan
  19. 19 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), niacin supplement, biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex]
  20. 20 choline chloride
  21. 21 sodium tripolyphosphate
  22. 22 hydrolyzed yeast
  23. 23 guar gum
  24. 24 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate]
  25. 25 glycine
  26. 26 citric acid
  27. 27 sodium carbonate
  28. 28 taurine
  29. 29 L-carnitine
  30. 30 magnesium oxide
  31. 31 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein4.5% min13.4%
Crude Fat2% min5.9%
Crude Fiber2.8% max8.3%
Moisture66.3% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA)0.09% min0.3%
Copper2.21 mg/kg max—
Vitamin E231 IU/kg min—
Ascorbic acid85 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
1,366 kcal
per can
533 kcal

The label says: “This diet contains 1366 kcal ME/kg; 533 kcal ME/can on an as fed basis (calculated)”

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein32.9 g vs 45 g minimumBelow
  • fat14.6 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 64.4% 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 16%
  • Carbohydrate 70%

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

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