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Royal Canin Joint Care Loaf in Sauce Canned Dog Food

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Royal Canin Joint Care Loaf in Sauce Canned Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Wet
  • Adult
Protein
7.5% min
Fat
4.5% min
Fiber
2% max
Moisture
80.5% 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 Water sufficient for processing
  2. 2 pork by-products
  3. 3 chicken by-products
  4. 4 chicken
  5. 5 pork liver
  6. 6 chicken liver
  7. 7 powdered cellulose
  8. 8 wheat flour
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 carrageenan
  11. 11 carob bean gum
  12. 12 pork digest
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 sodium silico aluminate
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 natural flavors
  17. 17 citric acid
  18. 18 sodium tripolyphosphate
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 guar gum
  21. 21 salt
  22. 22 vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), biotin, niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement]
  23. 23 magnesium oxide
  24. 24 green tea extract
  25. 25 sodium carbonate
  26. 26 L-carnitine
  27. 27 choline chloride
  28. 28 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  29. 29 chondroitin sulfate
  30. 30 trace minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite]

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein7.5% min38.5%
Crude Fat4.5% min23.1%
Crude Fiber2% max10.3%
Moisture80.5% max—
Chondroitin sulfate30 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
951 kcal
per can
366 kcal

The label says: “This diet contains 951 kcal ME/kg; 366 kcal ME/can on an as fed basis (calculated)”

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein78.9 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat47.3 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 20.2% 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 34%
  • Fat 49%
  • Carbohydrate 17%

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

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