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Royal Canin X-Small Adult 8+

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Royal Canin X-Small Adult 8+

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
22% min
Fat
16% 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 Brewers rice
  2. 2 chicken fat
  3. 3 chicken by-product meal
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 corn
  6. 6 brown rice
  7. 7 natural flavors
  8. 8 wheat gluten
  9. 9 dried chicory root
  10. 10 vegetable oil
  11. 11 fish oil
  12. 12 psyllium seed husk
  13. 13 potassium chloride
  14. 14 calcium sulfate
  15. 15 calcium carbonate
  16. 16 L-arginine
  17. 17 L-lysine
  18. 18 L-tyrosine
  19. 19 monocalcium phosphate
  20. 20 DL-methionine
  21. 21 fructooligosaccharides
  22. 22 sodium tripolyphosphate
  23. 23 choline chloride
  24. 24 salt
  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), niacin supplement, folic acid, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
  26. 26 magnesium oxide
  27. 27 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
  28. 28 taurine
  29. 29 GLA safflower oil
  30. 30 L-carnitine
  31. 31 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  32. 32 green tea extract
  33. 33 rosemary extract
  34. 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

NutrientOn the labelDry matter (calculated)
Crude Protein22% min24.4%
Crude Fat16% min17.8%
Crude Fiber3.6% max4%
Moisture10% max—
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.11% min0.1%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.05% min0.1%

Dry matter takes the water out (value ÷ (100 − moisture) × 100), so wet and dry foods can be compared on one scale.

Calories

per kg
3,854 kcal
per cup
362 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein57.1 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat41.5 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 45.8% 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 22%
  • Fat 38%
  • Carbohydrate 40%

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

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