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Royal Canin Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
28% min
Fat
9% min
Fiber
10% 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 wheat gluten
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 pea fiber
  6. 6 barley
  7. 7 brewers rice
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 chicken fat
  10. 10 dried plain beet pulp
  11. 11 powdered cellulose
  12. 12 powdered psyllium seed husk
  13. 13 fish oil
  14. 14 vegetable oil
  15. 15 potassium chloride
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 salt
  18. 18 sodium tripolyphosphate
  19. 19 fructooligosaccharides
  20. 20 choline chloride
  21. 21 taurine
  22. 22 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]
  23. 23 L-lysine
  24. 24 DL-methionine
  25. 25 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
  26. 26 magnesium oxide
  27. 27 GLA safflower oil
  28. 28 glucosamine hydrochloride
  29. 29 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  30. 30 L-carnitine
  31. 31 chondroitin sulfate
  32. 32 rosemary extract
  33. 33 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 Fat9% min10%
Crude Fiber10% max11.1%
Moisture10% max—
L-carnitine140 mg/kg min—
Glucosamine371 mg/kg min—
Chondroitin sulfate4 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
3,273 kcal
per cup
259 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein85.5 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat27.5 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 39.8% 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 33%
  • Fat 26%
  • Carbohydrate 42%

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

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