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Royal Canin Mature 8+ Loaf in Sauce Canned Dog Food

Dog
Wet
Senior

Protein: 7% min
Fat: 3% min
Fiber: 1.6% max
Moisture: 78% max

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Facts read from royalcanin.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.

Ingredients

1 Water sufficient for processing
2 pork by-products
3 pork liver
4 chicken
5 chicken liver
6 corn flour
7 brewers rice flour
8 wheat gluten
9 powdered cellulose
10 pork plasma
11 vegetable oil
12 dried plain beet pulp
13 fish oil
14 carob bean gum
15 carrageenan
16 tricalcium phosphate
17 natural flavors
18 calcium carbonate
19 taurine
20 potassium chloride
21 vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement]
22 citric acid
23 sodium silico aluminate
24 L-carnitine
25 trace minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate]
26 magnesium oxide
27 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)

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

Guaranteed analysis

Nutrient	On the label	Dry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein	7% min	31.8%
Crude Fat	3% min	13.6%
Crude Fiber	1.6% max	7.3%
Moisture	78% max	—

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

Calories

per kg: 967 kcal
per can: 145 kcal

The label says: “This diet contains 967 kcal ME/kg; 145 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.

protein72.4 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
fat31 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 39.3% 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 31%
Fat 32%
Carbohydrate 38%

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

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Nutritional adequacy

CANINE HEALTH NUTRITION MATURE 8+ loaf in sauce is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for maintenance.

Feeding guide

Wet Only - Recommanded daily feeding portion | | | | Dog Weight | Low activity | Medium Activity | High Activity | 4.4 lb (2kg) | 1 can (153 g) | 1+ 1/4 cans (177 g) | 1+ 1/4 cans (201 g) | 6.6 lb (3 kg) | 1+ 1/2 cans (207 g) | 1+ 1/2 cans (240 g) | 1+ 3/4 cans (273 g) | 8.8 lb (4kg) | 1+ 3/4 cans (257 g) | 2 cans (298 g) | 2 + 1/4 cans (339 g) | 11 lb (5kg) | 2 cans (304 g) | 2 + 1/4 cans (352 g) | 2 + 3/4 cans (400 g) | 13 lb (6kg) | 2 + 1/4 cans (349 g) | 2 + 3/4 cans (404 g) | 3 cans (459 g) | 15 lb (7 kg) | 2 + 1/2 cans (392 g) | 3 cans (453 g) | 3 + 1/2 cans (515 g) | 18 lb (8 kg) | 3 cans (433 g) | 3 + 1/4 cans (501 g) | 3 + 3/4 cans (570 g) | 20 lb (9 kg) | 3 + 1/4 cans (473 g) | 3 + 3/4 cans (547 g) | 4 + 1/4 cans (622 g) | 22 lb(10kg) | 3 + 1/2 cans (512 g) | 4 cans (593 g) | 4 + 1/2 cans (673 g) |