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Royal Canin Canine Weight Control Medium Dog

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Royal Canin Canine Weight Control Medium Dog

  • Dog
  • Dry
Protein
26% min
Fat
9% min
Fiber
9% max
Moisture
10% 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 Corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 corn gluten meal
  4. 4 barley
  5. 5 pea fiber
  6. 6 wheat gluten
  7. 7 powdered cellulose
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 chicken fat
  10. 10 dried plain beet pulp
  11. 11 vegetable oil
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 sodium silico aluminate
  14. 14 powdered psyllium seed husk
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 calcium carbonate
  18. 18 fructooligosaccharides
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 DL-methionine
  21. 21 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), niacin supplement, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement]
  22. 22 L-lysine
  23. 23 taurine
  24. 24 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  25. 25 GLA safflower oil
  26. 26 L-carnitine
  27. 27 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  28. 28 rosemary extract
  29. 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

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein26% min28.9%
Crude Fat9% min10%
Crude Fiber9% max10%
Moisture10% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA)0.18% min0.2%
Omega-6 fatty acids1.85% min2.1%
Omega-3 fatty acids0.35% min0.4%
Gamma Linolenic Acid0.01% min0%

Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.

Calories

per kg
3,301 kcal
per cup
277 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein78.8 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat27.3 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 43.1% 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 30%
  • Fat 25%
  • Carbohydrate 45%

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

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