Royal Canin Small Puppy

Chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, chicken fat, wheat gluten, corn, dried plain beet pulp, natural flavors, corn gluten meal, monocalcium phosphate, pea fiber, vegetable oil, sodium aluminosilicate, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, fish oil, taurine, fructooligosaccharides, sodium tripolyphosphate, rice flour, hydrolyzed yeast, salt, choline chloride, marine microalgae oil, DL-methionine, 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), folic acid, niacin supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin supplement], trace minerals[zinc proteinate, manganese proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), L-lysine, Yucca schidigera extract, carotene, rosemary extract, preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid

First 5 ingredients

This is the largest single category in FeedWise. It looks at which animal ingredients are present, whether the species is named, whether organs, egg and named fats are included, and whether concentrated plant proteins are diluting the animal content.

• Named animal protein first

  Chicken by-product meal is a named animal ingredient in position 1.

  +8 / 8

• Animal ingredients dominate the panel

  35 percent of the position weighted food ingredients are animal ingredients (fortifying nutrients excluded).

  +0.8 / 5

• Liver

  No liver in the ingredient panel.

  0 / 2

• Heart

  No heart in the ingredient panel.

  0 / 2

• Other appropriate organs

  No additional organ meats identified.

  0 / 2

• Whole egg

  No meaningful egg inclusion.

  0 / 1

• Named animal or marine fats

  Named animal or marine fat sources: chicken fat, fish oil, marine microalgae oil.

  +2 / 2

• Verified animal ingredient proportion

  The manufacturer has not published an animal ingredient percentage. Excluded from the score rather than counted against the product.

  0 / 3

• Plant protein dilution

  Concentrated plant proteins detected: wheat gluten, corn gluten meal.

  -4

Every ingredient is classified into a quality tier and weighted by its position on the label, so ingredient number one counts far more than ingredient number fifteen.

• Position weighted ingredient quality

  13 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 38 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +9.6 / 20

• Ingredient splitting

  Multiple fractions of the same core ingredient appear: corn family (corn, corn gluten meal); rice family (brewers rice, rice flour).

  -1

• Prominent protein isolates

  Protein concentrates appear from position 4: wheat gluten, corn gluten meal.

  -2

• Estimated carbohydrate: not calculable
• Pulse ingredients detected: pea fiber
• Plant protein concentrates: wheat gluten, corn gluten meal
• Ingredient splitting: corn family (corn, corn gluten meal); rice family (brewers rice, rice flour)

Carbohydrate is not calculable because ash is not disclosed. It is left blank rather than overstated.

• Carbohydrate level

  Carbohydrate could not be calculated from the available guaranteed analysis, so a neutral mid range value is used and confidence is reduced.

  +7 / 15

• Refined carbohydrate sources

  Refined starch or flour fractions in the first ten ingredients: brewers rice, dried plain beet pulp, pea fiber.

  -3

• Split plant fractions

  Split plant fractions understate the true plant load in the ingredient order.

  -1

Processing method: Extruded. This category measures food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control, so a raw food can score well here and still lose safety points.

• Processing method

  Extruded processing. Food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control.

  +5 / 10

• Animal species clearly identified

  Every animal ingredient names its species.

• Ingredient sourcing disclosed

  Not publicly verified

• Country or region identified

  Country or region of origin published: Canada.

• Manufacturing location identified

  Not publicly verified

• Detailed nutritional analysis

  A detailed nutritional analysis is published.

• Traceability information

  Not publicly verified

• Manufacturer provides sourcing detail

  Not publicly verified

• Overall formulation transparency

  A complete ingredient panel and an identified manufacturer are on file.

Marketing language alone does not count. Anything that has not been published is shown as not publicly verified rather than as a failure.

• Complete and balanced for the stated life stage

  ROYAL CANIN® SMALL PUPPY is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth including growth of large size dogs (70 lb. or more as an adult).

• Detailed nutritional analysis available

  A full guaranteed analysis with energy content is on file.

• Qualified formulation expertise

  Not publicly verified

• Feeding trial or validation

  Not publicly verified

• Calcium and phosphorus disclosed

  Not publicly verified

• Batch testing

  Not publicly verified

• Pathogen testing

  Not publicly verified

• Supplier verification

  Not publicly verified

• Lot traceability

  Not publicly verified

• Nutrient verification

  Not publicly verified

• Manufacturing quality program

  Not publicly verified

• Recall context and corrective action

  No recalls on file.

A recall alone does not destroy a score. Severity, cause, frequency, recency and documented corrective action are all considered.