
Royal Canin · Food
Royal Canin Small Indoor Puppy
- Dog
- Dry
- Puppy
- Protein
- 25% min
- Fat
- 16% min
- Fiber
- 3.8% max
- Moisture
- 10.5% max
Facts read from royalcanin.com, checked November 2, 2026. Labels change: check the package before you buy.
Ingredients
- 1 Brewers rice
- 2 chicken by-product meal
- 3 corn
- 4 chicken fat
- 5 dried plain beet pulp
- 6 wheat gluten
- 7 natural flavors
- 8 corn gluten meal
- 9 monocalcium phosphate
- 10 vegetable oil
- 11 sodium aluminosilicate
- 12 potassium chloride
- 13 pea fiber
- 14 calcium carbonate
- 15 taurine
- 16 fish oil
- 17 rice flour
- 18 fructooligosaccharides
- 19 sodium tripolyphosphate
- 20 salt
- 21 choline chloride
- 22 hydrolyzed yeast
- 23 L-lysine
- 24 marine microalgae oil
- 25 DL-methionine
- 26 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, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement]
- 27 L-threonine
- 28 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
- 29 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- 30 Yucca schidigera extract
- 31 L-carnitine
- 32 carotene
- 33 rosemary extract
- 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
| Nutrient | On the label | Dry matter (calculated) |
|---|---|---|
| Crude Protein | 25% min | 27.9% |
| Crude Fat | 16% min | 17.9% |
| Crude Fiber | 3.8% max | 4.2% |
| Moisture | 10.5% max | — |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.1% min | 0.1% |
| Vitamin E | 336 IU/kg min | — |
| Ascorbic acid | 320 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
- 3,735 kcal
- per cup
- 332 kcal
Against the AAFCO minimums
The label's guaranteed minimum, next to the minimum AAFCO sets for dogs, growth and reproduction.
- protein66.9 g vs 56.3 g minimumAbove
- fat42.8 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 41.9% 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 38%
- Carbohydrate 37%
Where the calories come from, with the modified Atwater factors (3.5, 8.5 and 3.5 kcal per gram).
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