Small/Petit Adult

by Royal Canin

Overall Score: 64/100

Ingredients

1. Corn (carbohydrate)
2. chicken by-product (protein)
3. brewers rice (carbohydrate)
4. brown rice (carbohydrate)
5. con gluten meal (other)
6. chicken (protein)
7. natural flavors (additive)
8. dried plain beet pulp (fiber)
9. wheat gluten (carbohydrate)
10. fis (other)
11. oil (other)
12. vegetable oil (other)
13. potassium chloride (mineral)
14. calcium carbonate (mineral)
15. salt (mineral)
16. fructooligosaccharides (other)
17. sodium tripolyphosphate (other)
18. L-lysine (other)
19. choline chloride (vitamin)
20. DL-methionine (other)
21. monocalcium (other)
22. phosphate (other)
23. vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (other)
24. (source of vitamin E) (other)
25. L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (vitamin)
26. (source of vitamin C) (other)
27. biotin (vitamin)
28. D-calcium pantothenate (other)
29. vitamin A acetate (vitamin)
30. pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6). (other)
31. (vitamin B1) (other)
32. vitamin B12 supplement (vitamin)
33. riboflavin (vitamin)
34. niacin supplement (vitamin)
35. folic acid (vitamin)
36. thiamine mononitrate (vitamin)
37. supplement (other)
38. vitamin D3 supplement] (other)
39. trace minerals (other)
40. [zinc proteinate (other)
41. zinc oxide (other)
42. ferrous sulfate (mineral)
43. manganese proteinate (mineral)
44. manganous oxide (other)
45. copper (other)
46. sulfate (other)
47. calcium iodate (mineral)
48. sodium selenite (mineral)
49. copper (other)
50. proteinate), magnesium oxide, L-carnitine, rosemary, extract, preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric, acid (other)

Ingredient concerns

• Corn (medium concern): Corn is one of the most common allergens in dogs, though true corn allergies are relatively rare compared to protein allergies. Often used as an inexpensive filler to increase bulk. While it does provide digestible carbohydrates, its prominence in ingredient lists (especially as multiple corn-derived ingredients) can indicate a lower-quality formulation.
• Wheat Gluten (medium concern): Like corn gluten meal, wheat gluten serves as an inexpensive plant protein that inflates the total protein percentage. It was also at the center of the 2007 pet food recall when melamine-contaminated wheat gluten from China caused widespread kidney failure in pets.
• Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Dry food, with grains, for the adult life stage.

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