Canine Weight Control loaf in sauce

by Royal Canin

Overall Score: 89/100

Ingredients

1. Water sufficient for processing (other)
2. chicken (protein)
3. pork liver (protein)
4. pork by-products (protein)
5. corn meal (other)
6. salmon (protein)
7. brewers rice flour (other)
8. brewers rice (carbohydrate)
9. wheat gluten (carbohydrate)
10. powdered cellulose (fiber)
11. pork plasma (protein)
12. guar gum (additive)
13. natural flavors (additive)
14. sodium silico aluminate (other)
15. carrageenan (additive)
16. potassium chloride (mineral)
17. taurine (additive)
18. calcium carbonate (mineral)
19. fish oil (protein)
20. calcium sulfate (other)
21. vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C) (other)
22. DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E) (other)
23. niacin supplement (vitamin)
24. D-calcium pantothenate (other)
25. biotin (vitamin)
26. thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1) (other)
27. riboflavin supplement (vitamin)
28. pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6) (other)
29. vitamin B12 supplement (vitamin)
30. folic acid (vitamin)
31. vitamin D3 supplement] (other)
32. choline chloride (vitamin)
33. citric acid (preservative)
34. magnesium oxide (other)
35. L-carnitine (additive)
36. trace minerals [zinc oxide (other)
37. ferrous sulfate (mineral)
38. zinc proteinate (mineral)
39. copper sulfate (other)
40. manganous oxide (other)
41. sodium selenite (mineral)
42. calcium iodate] (other)
43. marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.) (other)

Ingredient concerns

• 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.
• Carrageenan (high concern): Research has shown that both degraded carrageenan (poligeenan) and food-grade carrageenan can promote intestinal inflammation in animal models. Studies have linked carrageenan exposure to intestinal lesions, ulcerations, and colitis-like symptoms in laboratory animals. While the FDA considers food-grade carrageenan safe, concerns remain about degradation during processing and digestion. The Cornucopia Institute petitioned the USDA to remove carrageenan from organic food standards.
• 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.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 32.6%, fat 7%, fiber 7.9%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 45.1%. By calories: 34.4% from protein, 18% from fat, 47.6% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 32.6% vs 18% minimum, fat 7% vs 5.5% minimum.

Wet food, with grains.

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