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Royal Canin Small Starter Mother & Babydog

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Royal Canin Small Starter Mother & Babydog

  • Dog
  • Puppy
Protein
28% min
Fat
20% min
Fiber
3.6% 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 Chicken by-product meal
  2. 2 brewers rice
  3. 3 chicken fat
  4. 4 corn
  5. 5 wheat gluten
  6. 6 dried plain beet pulp
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 monocalcium phosphate
  9. 9 vegetable oil
  10. 10 sodium aluminosilicate
  11. 11 potassium chloride
  12. 12 fish oil
  13. 13 pea fiber
  14. 14 salt
  15. 15 taurine
  16. 16 fructooligosaccharides
  17. 17 choline chloride
  18. 18 calcium carbonate
  19. 19 hydrolyzed yeast
  20. 20 rice flour
  21. 21 marine microalgae oil
  22. 22 L-lysine
  23. 23 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement]
  24. 24 DL-methionine
  25. 25 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  26. 26 L-threonine
  27. 27 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate]
  28. 28 carotene
  29. 29 rosemary extract
  30. 30 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 Protein28% min31.1%
Crude Fat20% min22.2%
Crude Fiber3.6% max4%
Moisture10% max—
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.12% min0.1%
Vitamin E350 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
3,949 kcal
per cup
387 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein70.9 g vs 56.3 g minimumAbove
  • fat50.6 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 34.7% 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 26%
  • Fat 45%
  • Carbohydrate 29%

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

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