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Royal Canin Hair & Skin Care Dry Cat Food

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Royal Canin Hair & Skin Care Dry Cat Food

  • Cat
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
31% min
Fat
20% min
Fiber
6.6% max
Moisture
7.5% 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 chicken fat
  3. 3 corn
  4. 4 wheat gluten
  5. 5 brewers rice
  6. 6 natural flavors
  7. 7 pea fiber
  8. 8 wheat
  9. 9 corn gluten meal
  10. 10 vegetable oil
  11. 11 dried plain beet pulp
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 calcium sulfate
  14. 14 sodium pyrophosphate
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 choline chloride
  17. 17 rice flour
  18. 18 taurine
  19. 19 salt
  20. 20 DL-methionine
  21. 21 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), 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 L-cystine
  23. 23 GLA safflower oil
  24. 24 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  25. 25 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  26. 26 rosemary extract
  27. 27 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein31% min33.5%
Crude Fat20% min21.6%
Crude Fiber6.6% max7.1%
Moisture7.5% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA+DHA)0.23% min0.2%
Pantothenic acid114 mg/kg min—
Niacin394 mg/kg min—
Omega-6 fatty acids2.96% min3.2%
Omega-3 fatty acids0.51% min0.6%
Tyrosine0.69% min0.7%
Gamma Linolenic Acid0.05% min0.1%

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

Calories

per kg
3,981 kcal
per cup
430 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein77.9 g vs 65 g minimumAbove
  • fat50.2 g vs 22.5 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 29.7% 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 29%
  • Fat 45%
  • Carbohydrate 26%

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

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