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Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy
Dry · Puppy · Small
Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy is a dry dog food for puppies. The maker lists it for small dogs. Chicken by-product meal heads the ingredient list, so by weight before cooking there is more of it than anything else. The named animal proteins are chicken. On a dry-matter basis the guaranteed analysis works out at 31.1% protein, 20% fat and 37.5% carbohydrate, at 350 kcal per cup. A 20 kg adult dog would eat about 3 cups a day of it. Our label-based score puts it at 59 of 100, which we rate fair. No recall for it appears in our records.
Key facts
Dry matter removes water from the figure, so wet and dry foods can be compared.
- 31.1%
- Protein
- 20%
- Fat
- 37.5%
- Carbs
Estimated: 100% minus protein, fat, fiber and ash (ash assumed 7% of dry matter). Not printed on the label.
- Calories per cup
- 350kcal
- Calories per kg
- 3,846kcal
- Format
- Dry
- Life stage
- Puppy
- Dog sizes
- Small
| Nutrient | As fed | Dry matter |
|---|---|---|
| Protein (min) | 28% | 31.1% |
| Fat (min) | 18% | 20% |
| Fiber (max) | 4% | 4.4% |
| Moisture (max) | 10% | – |
Food score
Fair59 out of 100
- Ingredient quality
- 12.5/35
- Protein
- 14.9/25
- Carbohydrate load
- 11.2/20
- Fat balance
- 10/10
- Recall record
- 10/10
Calculated from the published label. Not a hand-check, not a vet’s opinion.
- By-products in the ingredient listChicken by-product meal
- Grain or soy filler in the first five ingredientsbrewers rice, corn, wheat gluten
- Carbohydrate is estimated: the label does not print it
- No recall on record
How this score is worked out
Five parts, weighted as below, applied the same way to every food on the site. Percentages are dry matter, which takes the water out so wet and dry foods can be judged on one basis.
- Ingredient quality · 35 pts
- Starts neutral, then moves on what the label names: a named meat first and several named proteins near the top earn points; unnamed “meat meal”, by-products, grain fillers in the first five, artificial preservatives and colours lose them.
- Protein · 25 pts
- 18% dry matter is the AAFCO adult minimum and scores nothing; 40% scores full marks.
- Carbohydrate load · 20 pts
- 20% dry matter or less scores full marks; 60% or more scores nothing.
- Fat balance · 10 pts
- A band, not a ramp: 12–20% dry matter is the target, and too little costs as much as too much.
- Recall record · 10 pts
- Full marks with no recall on record. A recall costs more the more recently it happened.
Same label, same number, every time. If you think we have it wrong, the ingredient list above is the whole of our evidence.
How much your dog needs
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Assumes a neutered adult with normal activity. For puppies, seniors or weight loss, use the Feeding Calculator.
Open in the Feeding CalculatorAllergen groups
Matched from the full ingredient list using our ingredient dictionary.
- Contains
- chickenricecornwheatoatsfishpeas & legumesyeast
- May contain
- turkeybeefporklambpotato
- Not found
- dairyeggsoy
Ingredients
In label order. Ingredients are listed by weight before cooking, heaviest first.
- Chicken by-product meal
- brewers rice
- chicken fat
- corn
- wheat gluten
- dried plain beet pulp
- oat groats
- natural flavors
- fish oil
- vegetable oil
- sodium silico aluminate
- pea fiber
- potassium chloride
- monocalcium phosphate
- calcium carbonate
- fructooligosaccharides
- sodium tripolyphosphate
- vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), D-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement]
- hydrolyzed yeast (source of betaglucans)
- salt
- choline chloride
- DL-methionine
- taurine
- marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.)
- trace minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, manganese proteinate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, copper sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper proteinate]
- L-lysine
- yucca schidigera extract
- L-carnitine
- carotene
- rosemary extract
- preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid
AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement
100% COMPLETE AND BALANCED NUTRITION: Breed Health Nutrition Chihuahua 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).
Recall history
No recalls on record for this product.
Questions about this food
Answers built from this product’s own label data.
Is Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy complete and balanced?
The label carries this statement: “100% COMPLETE AND BALANCED NUTRITION: Breed Health Nutrition Chihuahua 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).”
How much Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy should I feed my dog?
A neutered 20 kg (44 lb) adult dog with normal activity needs about 1,060 kcal a day, which works out at roughly 3 cups of this food. Puppies, seniors, and dogs gaining or losing weight need a different amount.
What are the main ingredients in Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy?
The first five ingredients by weight are Chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, chicken fat, corn, wheat gluten. The label lists 31 ingredients in total, heaviest first, measured before cooking.
How much protein is in Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy?
The guaranteed analysis gives at least 28% protein as fed. Once the water is taken out that is about 31.1% on a dry-matter basis, which is the figure to use when comparing this food with a wet food.
Does Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy contain common allergens?
Our ingredient dictionary matches these groups in the label: chicken, rice, corn, wheat, oats, fish, peas & legumes, yeast. A match means the group is named in the ingredient list, not that a given dog will react to it.
Has Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy been recalled?
No recall for this product appears in our records.
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Closest matches by format and life stage, from our data.
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- 28.4%
- Protein
- 17%
- Fat
- 40.8%
- Carbs
Life stage: All life stages
Serving: 2¾ cups/day
Dry397 kcal/cup · Fish
- 28.4%
- Protein
- 17%
- Fat
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- Carbs
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Serving: 2¾ cups/day
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- 33.3%
- Protein
- 18.9%
- Fat
- 34.1%
- Carbs
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Serving: 2½ cups/day