Royal Canin Canine Care Nutrition Mature Adult in Gel Wet Dog Food
Wet food in 13.6 oz cans, complete and balanced for senior dogs. With the water taken out it is 35% protein and 9% fat, and each can carries 345 kcal.
- Complete & balanced for senior dogs (AAFCO, on the label)
- 13.6 oz can
- 79% water
*For a 45 lb adult dog on this food alone. Set your own dog.
Ingredient Wiki
Water Sufficient for Processing
Water added to a recipe so it can be mixed, cooked and canned, as distinct from moisture native to the…
Pork By-Products
The parts of the pig left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and trimmings.
Pork Liver
The liver of the pig, an organ meat.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
What’s in the can
- First ingredient
- Water sufficient for processing, there for moisture. Almost every wet food opens with water or broth; what follows it is the recipe.
- First meat
- pork by-products, second on the list. Named meats near the top: pork by-products, pork liver, chicken and chicken by-products.
- Thickeners and binders
- brewers rice flour, wheat flour, wheat gluten, carrageenan, pork plasma and guar gum. They give the food its texture and hold pieces together. Normal in wet food; starches and flours also add carbohydrate.
- Added color
- None listed.
- Flagged additives
- None from our list.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the can, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 896 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 7.5%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 2.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 2.6%
- Moisture (max.)
- 78.5%
345 kcal per 13.6 oz can.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the can prints it, heaviest first
Water sufficient for processing, pork by-products, pork liver, chicken, brewers rice flour, chicken by-products, wheat flour, powdered cellulose, wheat gluten, vegetable oil, dried plain beet pulp, carrageenan, fish oil, carob bean gum, pork plasma, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, taurine, guar gum, vitamins [L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], lecithin, natural flavors, sodium silico aluminate, L-carnitine, glycine, trace minerals [zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, zinc proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so the tail of the list is present in very small amounts.
Wet food is mostly water, so the label’s percentages look small next to kibble. Taking the water out is the only fair way to compare it with other foods.
| NUTRIENT | ON THE LABEL | WATER OUT | WET FOOD MEDIAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 7.5% | 34.9% | 43.2% |
| FAT | 2.0% | 9.3% | 22.2% |
| FIBER | 2.6% | 12.1% | - |
| CARBS (EST.) | - | 34.4% | - |
Carbohydrate is not on any label: it is what is left after protein, fat, fiber, water and an assumed 2% ash.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (896 kcal per kg, 345 kcal per can). A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
No Recalls In Our Record Since 2012
We have not matched any FDA recall to Royal Canin. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavors
Protein with the water taken out, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other wet food recipes with the closest protein, fat and moisture as fed, the way the label prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
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