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Royal Canin Large Digestive Care Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Large Digestive Care Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
26% min
Fat
16% min
Fiber
4.6% max
Moisture
10% 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 corn
  3. 3 brewers rice
  4. 4 brown rice
  5. 5 corn gluten meal
  6. 6 chicken fat
  7. 7 brewers rice flour
  8. 8 pea fiber
  9. 9 natural flavors
  10. 10 wheat gluten
  11. 11 dried plain beet pulp
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 vegetable oil
  14. 14 sodium silico aluminate
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 psyllium seed husk
  18. 18 calcium carbonate
  19. 19 choline chloride
  20. 20 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
  23. 23 GLA safflower oil
  24. 24 glucosamine hydrochloride
  25. 25 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  26. 26 magnesium oxide
  27. 27 chondroitin sulfate
  28. 28 rosemary extract
  29. 29 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 Protein26% min28.9%
Crude Fat16% min17.8%
Crude Fiber4.6% max5.1%
Moisture10% max—
Glucosamine371 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
3,791 kcal
per cup
356 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein68.6 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat42.2 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 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 26%
  • Fat 38%
  • Carbohydrate 36%

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

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