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Royal Canin Golden Retriever Puppy Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Golden Retriever Puppy Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Puppy
Protein
27% min
Fat
14% min
Fiber
5.4% 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 corn
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 wheat
  5. 5 brewers rice
  6. 6 wheat gluten
  7. 7 brown rice
  8. 8 pea fiber
  9. 9 chicken meal
  10. 10 natural flavors (ONLY FOR MEXICO: including poultry, cow milk, pork)
  11. 11 brewers rice flour
  12. 12 corn protein meal
  13. 13 dried plain beet pulp
  14. 14 vegetable oil
  15. 15 sodium aluminosilicate
  16. 16 potassium chloride
  17. 17 marine microalgae oil
  18. 18 monocalcium phosphate
  19. 19 powdered psyllium seed husk
  20. 20 calcium carbonate
  21. 21 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]
  22. 22 fructooligosaccharides
  23. 23 sodium tripolyphosphate
  24. 24 yeast extract
  25. 25 salt
  26. 26 choline chloride
  27. 27 rosemary extract
  28. 28 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  29. 29 fish oil
  30. 30 taurine
  31. 31 glucosamine hydrochloride
  32. 32 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  33. 33 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  34. 34 Yucca schidigera extract
  35. 35 L-carnitine
  36. 36 L-threonine
  37. 37 carotene
  38. 38 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 Protein27% min30.2%
Crude Fat14% min15.6%
Crude Fiber5.4% max6%
Moisture10.5% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA)0.2% min0.2%
Vitamin E413 IU/kg min—
Ascorbic acid288 mg/kg min—
Glucosamine800 mg/kg min—
Chondroitin sulfate8 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
3,607 kcal
per cup
339 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, growth and reproduction.

  • protein74.9 g vs 56.3 g minimumAbove
  • fat38.8 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 40.2% 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 28%
  • Fat 35%
  • Carbohydrate 37%

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

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