
Royal Canin · Food
Royal Canin Canine Selected Protein PD loaf
- Dog
- Wet
- Adult
- Protein
- 5.5% min
- Fat
- 4.8% min
- Fiber
- 2.3% max
- Moisture
- 76% max
Facts read from royalcanin.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Water sufficient for processing
- 2 duck
- 3 potato
- 4 duck liver
- 5 dried potato
- 6 duck by-product meal
- 7 powdered cellulose
- 8 vegetable oil
- 9 fish oil
- 10 natural flavors
- 11 sodium tripolyphosphate
- 12 calcium carbonate
- 13 choline chloride
- 14 taurine
- 15 vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement]
- 16 carrageenan
- 17 citric acid
- 18 sodium carbonate
- 19 trace minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate]
- 20 magnesium oxide
- 21 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
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 | 5.5% min | 22.9% |
| Crude Fat | 4.8% min | 20% |
| Crude Fiber | 2.3% max | 9.6% |
| Moisture | 76% max | — |
Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.
Calories
- per kg
- 1,113 kcal
- per can
- 429 kcal
The label says: “This diet contains 1113 kcal ME/kg; 429 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.
- protein49.4 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
- fat43.1 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 39.5% 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 21%
- Fat 44%
- 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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