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Royal Canin Mother & Babycat Dry Cat Food

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Royal Canin Mother & Babycat Dry Cat Food

  • Cat
  • Dry
  • Kitten
Protein
32% min
Fat
23% min
Fiber
3.7% max
Moisture
7.5% 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 gluten
  6. 6 natural flavors
  7. 7 dried plain beet pulp
  8. 8 pea fiber
  9. 9 vegetable oil
  10. 10 potassium chloride
  11. 11 sodium pyrophosphate
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 choline chloride
  14. 14 rice flour
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 sodium aluminosilicate
  17. 17 taurine
  18. 18 fructooligosaccharides
  19. 19 L-lysine
  20. 20 salt
  21. 21 hydrolyzed yeast
  22. 22 monocalcium phosphate
  23. 23 marine microalgae oil
  24. 24 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, biotin, riboflavin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin A acetate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement]
  25. 25 DL-methionine
  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 magnesium oxide
  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 Protein32% min34.6%
Crude Fat23% min24.9%
Crude Fiber3.7% max4%
Moisture7.5% max—
Vitamin E385 IU/kg min—
Ascorbic acid176 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
4,211 kcal
per cup
484 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein76 g vs 75 g minimumAbove
  • fat54.6 g vs 22.5 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 28.5% 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 28%
  • Fat 49%
  • Carbohydrate 23%

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

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