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Royal Canin Giant Adult Dry

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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. 1 Chicken by-product meal
  2. 2 brewers rice
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 brown rice
  5. 5 corn protein meal
  6. 6 wheat
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 dried plain beet pulp
  9. 9 pea fiber
  10. 10 wheat gluten
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 vegetable oil
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 choline chloride
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 salt
  17. 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. 18 rosemary extract
  19. 19 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  20. 20 taurine
  21. 21 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  22. 22 glucosamine hydrochloride
  23. 23 GLA safflower oil
  24. 24 magnesium oxide
  25. 25 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  26. 26 L-carnitine
  27. 27 chondroitin sulfate

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein26% min29.1%
Crude Fat18% min20.1%
Crude Fiber3.9% max4.4%
Moisture10.5% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA)0.24% min0.3%
Calcium0.7% min0.8%
Magnesium0.07% min0.1%
Glucosamine476 mg/kg min—
Chondroitin sulfate4 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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