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Royal Canin Fresh Health Nutrition Adult Dog Food
- Dog
- Adult
- Protein
- 6.5% min
- Fat
- 4.5% min
- Fiber
- 2% max
- Moisture
- 75% max
Facts read from royalcanin.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Brown rice
- 2 pork
- 3 yellow squash
- 4 spinach
- 5 dicalcium phosphate
- 6 fish oil
- 7 vinegar
- 8 citric acid (a preservative)
- 9 vegetable oil
- 10 calcium carbonate
- 11 trace minerals [magnesium phosphate, zinc gluconate, iron amino acid chelate, potassium iodide, copper gluconate, manganese gluconate, selenium amino acid chelate]
- 12 salt
- 13 taurine
- 14 choline bitartrate
- 15 vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, folic acid, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, calcium pantothenate]
- 16 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- 17 natural flavors
- 18 tocopherols
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 | 6.5% min | 26% |
| Crude Fat | 4.5% min | 18% |
| Crude Fiber | 2% max | 8% |
| Moisture | 75% max | — |
| Potassium | 0.23% min | 0.9% |
| Iron | 55 mg/kg min | — |
| Vitamin E | 116 IU/kg min | — |
| Ascorbic acid | 60.6 mg/kg min | — |
| Beta-carotene | 7.14 mg/kg min | — |
| Lutein | 1.67 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
- 1,228 kcal
The label says: “CALORIE CONTENT: This diet contains 1228 kcal ME/kg; 220 kcal ME per cup 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.
- protein52.9 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
- fat36.6 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 40% 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 24%
- Fat 40%
- 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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