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Royal Canin Pug Adult Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Pug Adult Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
23% min
Fat
14% min
Fiber
3.4% 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 Brewers rice
  2. 2 brown rice
  3. 3 oat groats
  4. 4 chicken by-product meal
  5. 5 corn
  6. 6 corn gluten meal
  7. 7 chicken fat
  8. 8 wheat gluten
  9. 9 natural flavors
  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 potassium chloride
  16. 16 L-lysine
  17. 17 fructooligosaccharides
  18. 18 sodium tripolyphosphate
  19. 19 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
  20. 20 DL-methionine
  21. 21 choline chloride
  22. 22 monocalcium phosphate
  23. 23 salt
  24. 24 taurine
  25. 25 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
  26. 26 glucosamine hydrochloride
  27. 27 GLA safflower oil
  28. 28 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  29. 29 green tea extract
  30. 30 L-carnitine
  31. 31 magnesium oxide
  32. 32 chondroitin sulfate
  33. 33 rosemary extract
  34. 34 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 Protein23% min25.6%
Crude Fat14% min15.6%
Crude Fiber3.4% max3.8%
Moisture10% max—
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.13% min0.1%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.05% min0.1%
L-Carnitine70 mg/kg min—
Glucosamine371 mg/kg min—
Chondroitin sulfate4 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
3,751 kcal
per cup
315 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein61.3 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat37.3 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 47.1% 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 23%
  • Fat 34%
  • Carbohydrate 43%

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

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