
Royal Canin · Food
Royal Canin Giant Adult Dry
- Dog
- Dry
- Adult
- Protein
- 26% min
- Fat
- 18% min
- Fiber
- 3.9% max
- Moisture
- 10.5% max
Facts read from royalcanin.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Chicken by-product meal
- 2 brewers rice
- 3 chicken fat
- 4 brown rice
- 5 corn protein meal
- 6 wheat
- 7 natural flavors
- 8 dried plain beet pulp
- 9 pea fiber
- 10 wheat gluten
- 11 fish oil
- 12 vegetable oil
- 13 potassium chloride
- 14 choline chloride
- 15 calcium carbonate
- 16 salt
- 17 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, riboflavin supplement, niacin supplement, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement]
- 18 rosemary extract
- 19 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
- 20 taurine
- 21 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
- 22 glucosamine hydrochloride
- 23 GLA safflower oil
- 24 magnesium oxide
- 25 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- 26 L-carnitine
- 27 chondroitin sulfate
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 | 26% min | 29.1% |
| Crude Fat | 18% min | 20.1% |
| Crude Fiber | 3.9% max | 4.4% |
| Moisture | 10.5% max | — |
| Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA) | 0.24% min | 0.3% |
| Calcium | 0.7% min | 0.8% |
| Magnesium | 0.07% min | 0.1% |
| Glucosamine | 476 mg/kg min | — |
| Chondroitin sulfate | 4 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
- 3,958 kcal
- per cup
- 427 kcal
Against the AAFCO minimums
The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, adult maintenance.
- protein65.7 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
- fat45.5 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 38.5% 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 25%
- Fat 42%
- Carbohydrate 33%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
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