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Royal Canin Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Large Joint Care Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
24% min
Fat
13% min
Fiber
7.6% 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 Corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 wheat
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 powdered cellulose
  7. 7 brewers rice
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 wheat gluten
  10. 10 dried plain beet pulp
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 vegetable oil
  13. 13 sodium silico aluminate
  14. 14 calcium carbonate
  15. 15 pork digest
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 choline chloride
  19. 19 taurine
  20. 20 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid]
  21. 21 L-lysine
  22. 22 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
  23. 23 green tea extract
  24. 24 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  25. 25 L-carnitine
  26. 26 chondroitin sulfate
  27. 27 rosemary extract
  28. 28 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 Protein24% min26.7%
Crude Fat13% min14.4%
Crude Fiber7.6% max8.4%
Moisture10% max—
Chondroitin sulfate105 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
3,526 kcal
per cup
314 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein68.1 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat36.9 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 42.4% 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 34%
  • Carbohydrate 41%

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

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