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Royal Canin Small Adult 8+ Dry

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Royal Canin Small Adult 8+ Dry

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
25% min
Fat
14% min
Fiber
3.5% 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 Corn
  2. 2 chicken by-product meal
  3. 3 brewers rice
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 brown rice
  7. 7 brewers rice flour
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 dried plain beet pulp
  10. 10 wheat gluten
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 calcium carbonate
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 fructooligosaccharides
  15. 15 sodium tripolyphosphate
  16. 16 DL-methionine
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 L-lysine
  19. 19 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]
  20. 20 salt
  21. 21 magnesium oxide
  22. 22 taurine
  23. 23 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
  24. 24 GLA safflower oil
  25. 25 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  26. 26 green tea extract
  27. 27 L-carnitine
  28. 28 rosemary extract
  29. 29 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 Fat14% min15.6%
Crude Fiber3.5% max3.9%
Moisture10% max—
L-Carnitine35 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
3,765 kcal
per cup
343 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein66.4 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat37.2 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 44.8% 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 25%
  • Fat 34%
  • Carbohydrate 41%

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

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