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Royal Canin Fresh Health Nutrition Puppy Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Puppy
Protein
6.5% min
Fat
4.5% min
Fiber
1.5% max
Moisture
75% 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 Chicken
  2. 2 brown rice
  3. 3 eggs
  4. 4 yellow squash
  5. 5 peas
  6. 6 vegetable oil
  7. 7 dicalcium phosphate
  8. 8 calcium carbonate
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 vinegar
  11. 11 citric acid (a preservative)
  12. 12 salt
  13. 13 taurine
  14. 14 trace minerals [magnesium phosphate, zinc gluconate, iron amino acid chelate, potassium iodide, copper gluconate, manganese gluconate, selenium amino acid chelate]
  15. 15 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, folic acid, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, calcium pantothenate]
  16. 16 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  17. 17 natural flavors
  18. 18 tocopherols

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein6.5% min26%
Crude Fat4.5% min18%
Crude Fiber1.5% max6%
Moisture75% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA)0.08% min0.3%
Potassium0.15% min0.6%
Pyridoxine8.82 mg/kg min—
Ascorbic acid56.2 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
1,229 kcal

The label says: “CALORIE CONTENT: This diet contains 1229 kcal ME/kg; 257 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, growth and reproduction.

  • protein52.9 g vs 56.3 g minimumBelow
  • fat36.6 g vs 21.3 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 42% 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 23%
  • Fat 39%
  • Carbohydrate 38%

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

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