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Royal Canin Small Puppy

  • Dog
  • Puppy
Protein
29% min
Fat
18% min
Fiber
3.9% max
Moisture
10.5% 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 brewers rice
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 wheat gluten
  5. 5 corn
  6. 6 dried plain beet pulp
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 corn gluten meal
  9. 9 monocalcium phosphate
  10. 10 pea fiber
  11. 11 vegetable oil
  12. 12 sodium aluminosilicate
  13. 13 calcium carbonate
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  15. 15 fish oil
  16. 16 taurine
  17. 17 fructooligosaccharides
  18. 18 sodium tripolyphosphate
  19. 19 rice flour
  20. 20 hydrolyzed yeast
  21. 21 salt
  22. 22 choline chloride
  23. 23 marine microalgae oil
  24. 24 DL-methionine
  25. 25 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), folic acid, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement]
  26. 26 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  27. 27 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  28. 28 L-lysine
  29. 29 Yucca schidigera extract
  30. 30 carotene
  31. 31 rosemary extract
  32. 32 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 Protein29% min32.4%
Crude Fat18% min20.1%
Crude Fiber3.9% max4.4%
Moisture10.5% max—
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.1% min0.1%
Vitamin E400 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
3,832 kcal
per cup
349 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein75.7 g vs 56.3 g minimumAbove
  • fat47 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 35.1% 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 28%
  • Fat 42%
  • Carbohydrate 30%

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

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