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Royal Canin Pug Puppy Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Pug Puppy Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Puppy
Protein
27% min
Fat
16% min
Fiber
3.9% max
Moisture
10.5% max

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 brewers rice
  3. 3 corn
  4. 4 chicken fat
  5. 5 wheat gluten
  6. 6 dried plain beet pulp
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 corn protein meal
  9. 9 fish oil
  10. 10 vegetable oil
  11. 11 sodium aluminosilicate
  12. 12 monocalcium phosphate
  13. 13 pea fiber
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  15. 15 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement]
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 fructooligosaccharides
  18. 18 sodium tripolyphosphate
  19. 19 DL-methionine
  20. 20 yeast extract
  21. 21 L-tyrosine
  22. 22 salt
  23. 23 choline chloride
  24. 24 L-lysine
  25. 25 rosemary extract
  26. 26 preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
  27. 27 taurine
  28. 28 L-threonine
  29. 29 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  30. 30 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  31. 31 Yucca schidigera extract
  32. 32 L-carnitine
  33. 33 carotene

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

Guaranteed analysis

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein27% min30.2%
Crude Fat16% min17.9%
Crude Fiber3.9% max4.4%
Moisture10.5% max—
Eicosapentaenoic + Docosahexaenoic acid (EPA + DHA)0.18% min0.2%
Vitamin A19,180 IU/kg min—
Vitamin E420 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
3,763 kcal
per cup
369 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein71.8 g vs 56.3 g minimumAbove
  • fat42.5 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 39.6% 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 27%
  • Fat 38%
  • Carbohydrate 35%

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

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