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Royal Canin Glycobalance Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Glycobalance Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
35% min
Fat
10% min
Fiber
9.8% max
Moisture
10.5% 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 by-product meal
  2. 2 barley
  3. 3 pea fiber
  4. 4 wheat gluten
  5. 5 corn protein meal
  6. 6 chicken fat
  7. 7 dried plain beet pulp
  8. 8 tapioca
  9. 9 natural flavors (ONLY FOR MEXICO: including poultry, cow milk, pork)
  10. 10 powdered psyllium seed husk
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 marine microalgae oil
  13. 13 calcium carbonate
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, riboflavin supplement, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid]
  16. 16 choline chloride
  17. 17 rosemary extract
  18. 18 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  19. 19 L-arginine
  20. 20 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  21. 21 L-carnitine
  22. 22 fish oil
  23. 23 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  24. 24 taurine

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein35% min39.1%
Crude Fat10% min11.2%
Crude Fiber9.8% max10.9%
Moisture10.5% max—
Dietary Starch22.2% max24.8%
Sugars2% max2.2%

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

Calories

per kg
3,330 kcal
per cup
316 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein105.1 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat30 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 30.8% 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 40%
  • Fat 28%
  • Carbohydrate 32%

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

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