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Royal Canin X-Small Aging 12+

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Royal Canin X-Small Aging 12+

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
22% min
Fat
14% 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 by-product meal
  3. 3 corn gluten meal
  4. 4 corn
  5. 5 chicken fat
  6. 6 brown rice
  7. 7 wheat gluten
  8. 8 natural flavors
  9. 9 dried chicory root
  10. 10 fish oil
  11. 11 vegetable oil
  12. 12 dried tomato pomace
  13. 13 psyllium seed husk
  14. 14 potassium chloride
  15. 15 calcium sulfate
  16. 16 L-arginine
  17. 17 L-tyrosine
  18. 18 calcium carbonate
  19. 19 fructooligosaccharides
  20. 20 sodium tripolyphosphate
  21. 21 vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
  22. 22 L-lysine
  23. 23 taurine
  24. 24 choline chloride
  25. 25 DL-methionine
  26. 26 hydrolyzed yeast
  27. 27 L-tryptophan
  28. 28 magnesium oxide
  29. 29 L-carnitine
  30. 30 trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
  31. 31 GLA safflower oil
  32. 32 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  33. 33 green tea extract
  34. 34 rosemary extract
  35. 35 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 Fat14% min15.6%
Crude Fiber3.6% max4%
Moisture10% max—
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.19% min0.2%
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.08% 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
3,768 kcal
per cup
343 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein58.4 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat37.2 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 48% 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 34%
  • Carbohydrate 44%

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

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