Royal Canin Golden Retriever Adult Dry Dog Food
Top 5 ingredients of Royal Canin Golden Retriever Adult Dry Dog Food are Corn, Chicken By-Product Meal, Wheat, Oat Groats, and Brewers Rice. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 44.7%.
- protein
- fat
- fiber
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Corn
The kernel of the corn plant, used ground or as separated fractions.
Chicken By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from the parts of the chicken left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and…
Wheat
The grain of the wheat plant, one of the most widely grown cereals.
Oat Groats
The whole oat kernel with only the inedible outer hull removed, leaving the bran and germ intact.
Brewers Rice
The small fragments of rice kernel separated out during milling, a by-product of producing whole white rice.
Our read The ingredients
A corn-first recipe sold on kibble design
Signature feature
Tailor-made kibble
Kibbles designed for your Golden Retriever
What it is Not an ingredient but the kibble itself, which Royal Canin says is designed for this breed. The recipe under it is corn, chicken by-product meal and wheat.
Our grade
- Marketing
- Modest
- Meaningful
Shape changes how a dog picks up and chews food, which matters for a breed that tends to gulp. It does nothing for nutrition, so the recipe inside still has to earn its place.
Modest Real, but smaller than the pack makes it sound.
Taurine and L-carnitine, behind the heart claim, sit below the salt. That's normal for added nutrients, and taurine status matters in Goldens.
- 24 L-carnitine
- 27 taurine
- 15 Salt
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,513 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 23.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 11.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 4.8%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.5%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 44.7%
278 kcal per cup.
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Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Corn, chicken by-product meal, wheat, oat groats, brewers rice, corn protein meal, chicken fat, natural flavors (ONLY FOR MEXICO: including poultry, cow milk), pea fiber, dried plain beet pulp, wheat gluten, fish oil, vegetable oil, sodium aluminosilicate, salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, monocalcium phosphate, powdered psyllium seed husk, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), niacin supplement, D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A acetate, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, vitamin D3 supplement], fructooligosaccharides, L-lysine, choline chloride, L-carnitine, rosemary extract, preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid, taurine, DL-methionine, glucosamine hydrochloride, trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate, copper proteinate], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), magnesium oxide, chondroitin sulfate
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 23.0% | 25.7% | TYPICAL |
| FAT | 11.0% | 12.3% | n/a |
| FIBER | 4.8% | 5.4% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 44.7% | 49.9% | HIGH |
Our read The label
Light by the cup, grain-first in the bowl
79g
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Is a cup a normal cup?
No, it's light
278 kcal a cup, about 30% below the average dry food we list. Switching from a denser food, match calories, not cups, or your dog runs short.
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Is it a high-protein food?
No
Corn leads, and carbohydrate supplies about 47% of the calories. Protein runs about 4 points under the average dry food we list on a dry basis.
- Feed it to
- Adult Goldens over 15 months on a normal routine that do well on corn, wheat and chicken.
- Skip it for
- Golden puppies, dogs that react to chicken, corn or wheat, and owners who want more protein and less starch.
What a bag costs
| BAG | LOWEST PRICE | PER LB | WHERE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lb | $29.99 | $6.00 | Amazon lowest of 5 stores |
| 17 lb | $79.99 | $4.71 | Amazon lowest of 9 stores |
| 30 lb | $99.99 | $3.33 | Amazon lowest of 16 stores |
Prices are from our check on Oct 5. Prices change often; the store’s price at checkout is the one that counts. We may earn a commission on some links.
Daily portion calculator
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density (278 kcal per cup). 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 on a dry matter basis, read the same way.
Similar recipes from other brands
Other kibble recipes with the closest protein, fat and starch as fed, the way the bag prints them. Prescription diets are left out.
Lower-priced alternative
$1.40/lb vs $3.33/lb for this recipe. A similar protein, fat and starch profile for less per pound, from the lowest price per pound we have saved for each. Prices change; check before you buy.
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