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Royal Canin Golden Retriever Adult Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Golden Retriever Adult Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
23% min
Fat
11% min
Fiber
4.8% 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 Corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 wheat
  4. 4 oat groats
  5. 5 brewers rice
  6. 6 corn protein meal
  7. 7 chicken fat
  8. 8 natural flavors (ONLY FOR MEXICO: including poultry, cow milk)
  9. 9 pea fiber
  10. 10 dried plain beet pulp
  11. 11 wheat gluten
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 vegetable oil
  14. 14 sodium aluminosilicate
  15. 15 salt
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 monocalcium phosphate
  19. 19 powdered psyllium seed husk
  20. 20 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement]
  21. 21 fructooligosaccharides
  22. 22 L-lysine
  23. 23 choline chloride
  24. 24 L-carnitine
  25. 25 rosemary extract
  26. 26 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  27. 27 taurine
  28. 28 DL-methionine
  29. 29 glucosamine hydrochloride
  30. 30 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  31. 31 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  32. 32 magnesium oxide
  33. 33 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 Protein23% min25.7%
Crude Fat11% min12.3%
Crude Fiber4.8% max5.4%
Moisture10.5% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA)0.2% min0.2%
Taurine0.13% min0.1%
Glucosamine976 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
3,513 kcal
per cup
278 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein65.5 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat31.3 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 48.6% 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 29%
  • Carbohydrate 47%

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

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