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Royal Canin X-Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food

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Royal Canin X-Small Weight Care Dry Dog Food

  • Dog
  • Dry
  • Adult
Protein
24% min
Fat
10% min
Fiber
7.8% 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 brewers rice
  4. 4 corn gluten meal
  5. 5 wheat gluten
  6. 6 natural flavors
  7. 7 wheat
  8. 8 barley
  9. 9 chicken fat
  10. 10 pea fiber
  11. 11 dried chicory root
  12. 12 powdered cellulose
  13. 13 vegetable oil
  14. 14 powdered psyllium seed husk
  15. 15 fish oil
  16. 16 calcium carbonate
  17. 17 potassium chloride
  18. 18 sodium silico aluminate
  19. 19 sodium tripolyphosphate
  20. 20 fructooligosaccharides
  21. 21 salt
  22. 22 DL-methionine
  23. 23 choline chloride
  24. 24 L-lysine
  25. 25 L-tyrosine
  26. 26 taurine
  27. 27 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]
  28. 28 L-arginine
  29. 29 magnesium oxide
  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 glucosamine hydrochloride
  33. 33 marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
  34. 34 L-carnitine
  35. 35 chondroitin sulfate
  36. 36 rosemary extract
  37. 37 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 Protein24% min26.7%
Crude Fat10% min11.1%
Crude Fiber7.8% max8.7%
Moisture10% max—
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
3,407 kcal
per cup
262 kcal

Against the AAFCO minimums

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

  • protein70.4 g vs 45 g minimumAbove
  • fat29.4 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 45.6% 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 27%
  • Fat 27%
  • Carbohydrate 46%

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

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