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Royal Canin Medium Puppy Dry

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Royal Canin Medium Puppy Dry

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Puppy
Protein
30% min
Fat
18.4% min
Fiber
4% 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 chicken fat
  3. 3 brewers rice
  4. 4 corn
  5. 5 wheat
  6. 6 wheat gluten
  7. 7 dried plain beet pulp
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 brewers rice flour
  10. 10 corn gluten meal
  11. 11 monocalcium phosphate
  12. 12 vegetable oil
  13. 13 sodium aluminosilicate
  14. 14 pea fiber
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 salt
  17. 17 fish oil
  18. 18 taurine
  19. 19 calcium carbonate
  20. 20 fructooligosaccharides
  21. 21 hydrolyzed yeast
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 marine microalgae oil
  24. 24 DL-methionine
  25. 25 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, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement]
  26. 26 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  27. 27 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  28. 28 Yucca schidigera extract
  29. 29 carotene
  30. 30 rosemary extract
  31. 31 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 Protein30% min33.3%
Crude Fat18.4% min20.4%
Crude Fiber4% max4.4%
Moisture10% max—
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.1% min0.1%
Vitamin E357 IU/kg min—
Ascorbic acid320 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
3,869 kcal
per cup
410 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, growth and reproduction.

  • protein77.5 g vs 56.3 g minimumAbove
  • fat47.6 g vs 21.3 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 33.8% 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 43%
  • Carbohydrate 29%

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

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