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Royal Canin Medium Weight Care Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Medium Weight Care Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
25% min
Fat
9% min
Fiber
12.5% 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 pea fiber
  3. 3 corn
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 wheat
  6. 6 barley
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 wheat gluten
  9. 9 chicken fat
  10. 10 brewers rice
  11. 11 dried plain beet pulp
  12. 12 powdered cellulose
  13. 13 fish oil
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 vegetable oil
  16. 16 psyllium seed husk
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 calcium carbonate
  19. 19 fructooligosaccharides
  20. 20 L-lysine
  21. 21 hydrolyzed yeast
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 taurine
  24. 24 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), niacin supplement, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
  25. 25 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite,copper proteinate]
  26. 26 DL-methionine
  27. 27 glucosamine hydrochloride
  28. 28 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  29. 29 L-carnitine
  30. 30 chondroitin sulfate
  31. 31 rosemary extract
  32. 32 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 Protein25% min27.8%
Crude Fat9% min10%
Crude Fiber12.5% max13.9%
Moisture10% max—
L-carnitine140 mg/kg min—
Glucosamine532 mg/kg min—
Chondroitin sulfate32 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
3,200 kcal
per cup
256 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein78.1 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat28.1 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 40.3% 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 30%
  • Fat 26%
  • Carbohydrate 44%

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

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